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UTHUKELADISTRICT MUNICIPALITY

PROFILE

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 31. INTRODUCTION 41.1 Overview 41.2 Municipalities within the District 51.3 Political and Administrative Leadership and Seat of District 51.4 Political Representation 62. SERVICE DELIVERY 72.1 Household Infrastructure 72.2 Sanitation 72.3 Water 82.4 Electricity 82.5 Refuse Removal 82.6 Service Provider 83. AUDIT OPINIONS 84. STATE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSESSMENT 94.1 Overview of findings on assessment in the Municipality 94.1.1 Governance 94.1.2 Financial Management and Viability 94.1.3 Service Delivery 105. INFRASTRUCTURE PRIORITIES IN TERMS OF THE MUNICIPAL

TURN-AROUND STRATEGY10

6. MIG PROJECTS 117. VULNERABILITY CLASSIFICATION 15

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Uthukela region has an abundance of natural resources and opportunities, including the Drakensberg, Tugela River, N3 and N11 national roads and industrial developments in Ladysmith and Estcourt. The Uthukela area is characterized by a low revenue base, poor infrastructure, limited access to services, high levels of poverty and unemployment, skills shortage, lack of resources, low level of education, underdeveloped land and settlement patterns that make it difficult to plan for effective service delivery. The district includes five local municipalities.

With regard to basic service delivery, Uthukela has made great strides in reducing the water backlog to 30% and the sanitation backlog to 36%. A high number of 42% of households do not use electricity as a means of lighting. Uthukela district has an average access to infrastructure amongst the districts in the province. An overview of household access to infrastructure in the district shows a slight improvement from 42% in 1996 to 50% in 2009.

The Uthukela District municipality and three of the local municipalities have improved their audit outcomes over time to a financially unqualified with other matters opinion. The audit outcomes of Indaka and Okhahlamba remain poor.

Uthukela District Municipality has been identified in the KwaZulu-Natal State of Local Government Assessment as one the municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal affected by political instability, facing serious challenges in the political and administrative interface , as well as serious financial management challenges. The District was further identified as experiencing serious service delivery challenges.

In terms of its Municipal Turn-Around Strategy the Uthukela District Municipality identified political contestations as the main cause for the disruption of service delivery The political dynamics in the district also played a major role in the breakdown in intergovernmental relations in the district. Poor services in the most rural municipalities need to be addressed, as well as the contestations about water services between the district and local municipalities.

Three of the five local municipalities in the Uthukela District have been classified as in the category of most vulnerable by DCoG in terms of functionality, socio-economic profile and backlog status. This profile confirms that infrastructure delivery in Uthukela District require an improved governance and intergovernmental relations environment. The improvement in access to electricity has been negligible and requires concerted effort, while increased access to piped water should also be prioritised.

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1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Overview1

The district is rich in history, with a wealth of historical buildings, battle sites and memorials. Uthukela District Municipality derives its name from one of the major rivers in KwaZulu-Natal, the uThukela River that rises from the Drakensberg and supplies water to a large portion of KwaZulu-Natal as well as Gauteng. The district municipality includes five local municipalities, namely Emnambithi, Indaka, Umtshezi, Okhahlamba and Imbabazane.

Uthukela District Municipality is 11 326.12 sq km in extent and has a population of 723 844. The area is characterized by a low revenue base, poor infrastructure, limited access to services, high levels of poverty and unemployment, skills shortage, lack of resources, low level of education, underdeveloped land and settlement patterns that make it difficult to plan for effective service delivery. The attraction of investors, tourists and skilled human resources is a challenge due to Uthukela’s location away from the two major cities, namely Durban and Johannesburg.

The following priority issues were identified:

1. Backlogs in the provision of sustainable infrastructure, water and sanitation services. 2. Economic development. 3. Prevention of ill health and promotion of wellness. 4. Financial and administrative capacity. 5. Accountability and public participation institutions. 6. Public safety and security. 7. Tenure security and shelter. 8. Coordination of services. 9. Addressing the injustices of the apartheid past.

The population of Uthukela is relatively young, with more than 60% being 5–34 years of age. Nearly 34% of households do not have any income, with more than 46% falling below the minimum living level of R22 452 per annum. According to the KwaZulu-Natal Income Dynamics Survey conducted in 2004, 22% of households in KwaZulu-Natal were chronically poor, with 31% being momentarily poor. The families within Uthukela are therefore far worse off than the average households in the rest of KwaZulu-Natal.

With regard to basic service delivery, Uthukela has made great strides in reducing the water backlog to 30% and the sanitation backlog to 36%. However, 18% of householdsstill do not have access to sanitation. What is encouraging though is that the bucket latrine system is being phased out with just under 1% of households still using this typeof sanitation system. A staggering 42% of households do not use electricity as a means of lighting. The percentage of households that use candles as a source of lighting stands at 38%, with the remainder using gas, paraffin and solar power as a source of 1 Source: Gaffney’s, November 2009: Local Government in South Africa 2009 – 2001, Official Yearbook: p 847 - 849

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lighting. Refuse is a serious environmental health issue, with 18% of households having no means of waste disposal.

The Uthukela region has an abundance of natural resources and opportunities, including the Drakensberg, Tugela River, N3 and N11 national roads and industrial developments in Ladysmith and Estcourt. The natural beauty of Uthukela should be turned to advantage through marketing and the maintenance of infrastructure in order to secure a lucrative tourism industry. Uthukela has developed the multicultural centre concept to gain some benefits from the 2010 Soccer World Cup but requires funding and buy-in. The proposed cableway in the Mweni Valley, linking KwaZulu-Natal and Lesotho, will also promote tourism in the district and investigations are underway to establish a tourism development (chalets and hotel) at the Woodstock Dam. An initial viability study was also completed for the Big Five Game Reserve/Bridge to Nowhere initiative, which has the potential to create 4 000 jobs.

1.2 Municipalities within the Uthukela District

The details of the five local municipalities within the District are tabled below:

Table 1: Statistics of the Uthukela District and Local Municipalities

Municipalities within the District

Area (km²)in 2009

Area (km2) after 2011Local Govt Elections

& % changePopulation No. of

HouseholdsPoverty Rate

Uthukela District Municipality 11,326.12 11,326.12 - 723,844 141,481 68.00%Emnambithi-Ladysmith Local Municipality 2,964.84 2,964.84 - 239,703 50,887 54.11%

Imbabazane Local Municipality 985.24 1,426.31 44.77% 142,505 24,865 76.79%Indaka Local Municipality 991.54 991.54 - 102,819 21,343 82.54%Okhahlamba Local Municipality 3,475.48 3,970.98 14.26% 153,341 28,865 70.71%Umtshezi Local Municipality 1,972.45 1,972.45 - 84,954 15,422 53.05%Uthukela District Management Area (GiantsCastle Game Reserve

936.57To be incorporated intothe local municipalities 521 100 70.00%

1.3 Political and Administrative Leadership and Seat of District2

Political Leadership: Executive Mayor: Ms DCP MazibukoAdministrative Leadership: Acting Municipal Manager: Mr J N Madondo

The head office of the District is located in Ladysmith.

2 Source: Uthukela DM; August 2011

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1.4 Political representation3

Table 2: Local Government Election 2006 / Provincial and National Elections 2009 comparison:

Leading Parties in the Elections

Local Government Elections 2006 Provincial Elections 2009 National Elections 2009Party Party Votes and

%Ward Votes and %

Councillor Seats Party Votes and % Party Votes and %Party Seats %

1st IFP 68,855 51.5% 69,019 51.6% IFP 16 53.3% ANC 111,584 55.7% ANC 115,975

57.0%

2nd ANC 53,349 39.9% 52,606 39.4% ANC 12 40.0% IFP 75,382 37.6% IFP 71,879 35.3%3rd DA 5,366 4.0% 5,209 3.9% DA 2 6.7% DA 6,996 3.5% DA 8,139 4.0%4th ACDP 2,180 1.6% 2,003 1.5% % MF 1,235 0.6% MF 1,143 0.6%

Other 3,997 3.0% 4,830 3.6% Other % Other 5,196 2.6% Other 6,445 3.2%Totals 133,74

7100% 133,667 100% Totals 30 100% 200,393 100% 203,58

1100%

Figure 1: 2011 Local Government Election results and seat allocations:

3 UPDATE Aug’09: DC40 seats - IFP(50%) 6 seats, ANC(42%) 5 seats, DA(8%) 1 seat, Total 12 DC40 seats

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The ANC is the leading party in terms of proportional DC40 Seats in Uthukela, with 7 seats of 13 seats.2. SERVICE DELIVERY4

2.1 uThukela District Municipality Household Infrastructure

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Uthukela district has got an average access to infrastructure amongst the districts in the province. An overview of household access to infrastructure in the district shows a slight improvement from 42% in 1996 to 50% in 2009.

2.2 Sanitation

With regard to access to sanitation, the district municipality’s household access to hygienic toilets has gone up from 35% in 1996 to 59% in 2009. The improvement in access to sanitation in general in the Municipality is mainly due to the increase in the use of pit latrines with ventilation.

4 Sources: IHS Global Insight Regional eXplorer version 574 and Municipal Demarcation Board, 2008: National Report on Local Government Capacity, District and Local Municipalities, MDB Capacity Assessment, 2007/2008.

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2.3 Water

Access to piped water above RDP level increased by only 5%, from 51% in 1996 to 56% in 2009. Similarly, there has been a slight increase as well in access to piped water below RDP level. About 25% of the households do not have access to this service.

2.4 Electricity

While electricity connections are the biggest infrastructure achievement in most of the municipalities around the country, household access to electricity connections in the district increased by a percentage from 43% in 1996 to 44% in 2009.

2.5 Refuse removal

Access to formal refuse removal service in the district has been lower since 1996 (27%). By 2009, some of the formal refuse removal services in the district were reduced to community removal. While this is the case, personal refuse removal went up over the years reaching 60% in 2009. The district is rural and the low levels of formal refuse removal must be taken in the context of low settlement densities, where on-site disposal or backyard burning of waste is sometimes appropriate.

2.6 Service provider

Uthukela district does not have authority and does not perform the electricity reticulation function. The district, however, has authority and performs potable water and sanitation functions. The district has no authority and is not performing the refuse removal, refuse dumps and solid waste disposal function.

3. AUDIT OPINIONS

Table 3: Audit Opinions of the District and Local Municipalities

Municipality Audit Opinion 2005/6

Audit Opinion 2006/7




uThukela DM Financially unqualified with other matters

Qualified Financially unqualified with other matters

Financially unqualified with other matters

Financially unqualified with findings

Emnambithi/Ladysmith LM

Qualified Financially unqualified with other matters

Financially unqualified with other matters

Qualified Financially unqualified with findings

Imbabazane LM Financially unqualified

Qualified Financially unqualified

Financially unqualified

Financially unqualified

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with other matters

with other matters

with findings

with findings

Indaka LM Disclaimer Qualified Qualified Disclaimer AdverseOkhahlamba LM Disclaimer Disclaimer Adverse Disclaimer QualifiedUmtshezi LM Qualified Qualified Financially

unqualified with other matters



Source: Auditor-General 2009 and 2011, see. www.agsa.co.za

From 2005/6 to 2009/10 Indaka and Okhahlamba have shown no improvement in their audit outcomes. In 2007/8 and 2009/10 uThukela district, Emnambithi, Imbabazane and Umtshezi secured financially unqualified audit results.

4. STATE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSESSMENT

4.1 Overview of findings on assessment in the municipality

Uthukela District Municipality was identified in the KwaZulu-Natal State of Local Government Assessment as one of 19 municipalities that recorded serious challenges in most of the focus areas and prioritised for immediate intervention.

4.1.1 Governance

Uthukela District Municipality was one of 17 municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal affected by political instability. The Provincial Report lists a number of causes of political instability including: the lack of understanding and adherence to the roles and responsibilities of political office bearers, interference in council matters from the regional and provincial political structures, a lack of deliberations on matters in council, domination of some councils by politically powerful administrations, power struggles between political office bearers from same party and a lack of communication and public participation frameworks creates environment for uncoordinated interaction with community.

Uthukela District Municipality was one of 8 municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal facing serious challenges in the political and administrative interface. According to the Provincial Report the most recorded complaint by stakeholders is the tendency to appoint politically aligned Municipal Managers and Section 57 Managers. Some of the other reasons for a poor relationship between the political and administrative components which negatively affects service delivery are: councillors getting over-ruled by officials; political office bearers interfering in administrative function; lack of strategic direction on service delivery by council due to poor leadership and focus on political rule in council; and staff forced to show political alliance to ensure job security.

4.1.2 Financial Management and Viability

Uthukela District Municipality was also one of 30 municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal that were facing serious financial management challenges. The Provincial Report lists some

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of these concerns, including: poor financial planning, inadequately skilled staff appointed, lack of proper financial controls, poor financial competencies of elected representatives, and unemployment and poverty had a negative effect on credit control and income. There is also a general perception that councils are not transparent when it comes to financial policies and activities and that the reason for this is to hide their corrupt practices from the public.

4.1.3 Service Delivery

Twenty municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal, including Uthukela District Municipality, were experiencing serious service delivery challenges. The Provincial Report was of the view that the allocation of powers and functions between the different categories of municipalities is impeding service delivery. This factor, coupled with the lack of adequate funding and objective prioritisation of needs, appear to be the major factors giving rise to service delivery challenges.

5. INFRASTRUCTURE PRIORITIES OF THE MUNICIPAL TURN-AROUND STRATEGY

The Uthukela District Municipality identified political contestations as the main cause for the disruption of service delivery in its evaluation of the MTAS issues in the Uthukela family of municipalities. The political dynamics in the district also played a major role in the breakdown in intergovernmental relations, especially between the District Municipality and the Emnambithi Local Municipality. The Uthukela District identified the challenges and actions per municipality in terms of MTAS implementation.

Table 4: Infrastructure delivery in terms of the MTAS

INDAKA LM EMNAMBITHI LM

IMBABAZANE LM

UMTSHEZI LM

Challenges Municipality is rural and has limited capacity

The municipality sometimes provides water which is a district function and hence faces audit query issues.

There are political manifestations in the delivery of

Political contestations prevail on service delivery.

The whole municipality is characterized by lack of services

Political contestations on service delivery

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services.

MTAS Municipal Actions

The Municipality should implement the strategy with all stakeholders as indicated including COGTA; Energy, Eskom and WA

The Municipality has a focused MTAS which has to be implemented as such.

Water is the District function; however, the strategy does not indicate how the District Municipality will be engaged to facilitate delivery.

The Municipality does not indicate how the issues of refuse removal and access roads will be addressed.

The Council is not specific on how and on which problem areas the District Municipality will be engaged on water delivery

6. MIG PROJECTS)5

Table 6: MIG projects

Municipality Project name MIG funds Actual expenditure in the 2010/11 financial year

Project status (Registered/design/tender/construction)

Project category (e.g. water, sanitation, PMU)

Okhahlamaba LM

Kwaxaba Road Ward 4 R 2,306,613.55 R 111,541.13 Completed Road & StormwaterLanglook Community Centre R 4,180,000.00 R 4,180,000.00 Completed

Multi purpose community halls

Mamfefetheni Service Centre R 5,586,000.00 R 5,586,000.00 Completed


Winterton Tarred Roads

R R14,300,000.00 R 1,608,274.28 Completed Road & Stormwater

PMU R 55,203.28 OtherMoyeni/ Zwelisha RWSS Ph. 4 (Dukuza / Hoffenthal) (AFA) MIS 172338 R56,013,761.00 R 18,149,901.40 Construction Water

Emnambithi/Ladysmith LM

Roosboom Sanitation Project Phase 2 (AFA) MIS 167203 R11,316,207.00 R 30,086.26 Completed SanitationJononoskop Sanitation (AFA) MIS 188292 R 17,300,960.00 R 5,988,755.00 Construction Sanitation

5 According to the June 2011 monthly non-financial report on Municipal Infrastructure Grant, KwZulu-Natal has not adopted the new format of reporting on MIG projects. As a result, it becomes a challenge to track the implementation of MIG projects in that province.

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Mcitsheni Sanitation Phase 2 R 18,036,858.00 R 7,758,395.69 Construction SanitationDriefontein Complex Bulk Water Supply

R126,101,362.00 R 20,457,536.48 Construction Water

Pedestrian/ Vehicular Bridge Steadville to Ndomba Cemetery R 4,774,000.00 R 183,483.17 Construction Road & StormwaterPedestrian Bridge Ezakheni to Esidakeni R 1,600,000.00 R 1,205.98 Design & Tender Road & StormwaterPedestrian Bridge Watersmeet to Burford R 1,600,000.00 R 1,205.98 Design & Tender Road & StormwaterEzakheni Surfaced Roads and Stormwater R 50,000,000.00 R 18,526,530.94 Construction Road & StormwaterConstruction of Emahhukwini Community Hall R 2,000,000.00 R 66,959.14 Construction


Peacetown Taxi Rank R 2,239,850.21 R 1,793.51 Design & Tender Taxi RanksEstablishment of a New Landfill Site R 16,479,865.73 R 814,102.50 Design & Tender

Solid waste disposal site

Vehicular Bridge Baldaskraal to Lucitania R 1,412,405.28 R 96,816.55 Registered Road & StormwaterConstruction of Ezakheni Sports Complex R 21,443,400.00 R 1,466,279.40 Registered Sport Facility

Indaka LM Mbondwane Road R 1,100,000.00 R 407,216.94 Construction Road & StormwaterCwebelele Road R 1,100,000.00 R 85,917.73 Construction Road & StormwaterIlenge Road Phase 3 R 880,000.00 R 27,097.56 Construction Road & StormwaterEmachibini Road R 1,320,000.00 R 74,052.12 Construction Road & StormwaterWaaihoek Road Phase 1 R 2,500,000.00 R 2,412,797.86 Construction Road & StormwaterMgejakazi Road Phase 2 R 2,500,000.00 R 2,455,117.02 Registered Road & StormwaterInkinga Road Phase 2 R 2,000,000.00 R 1,965,301.46 Construction Road & StormwaterEzihlabathini Road Phase 1 R 2,000,000.00 R 2,000,000.00 Construction Road & StormwaterLimehill Access Phase 2 R 2,500,000.00 R 2,237,436.52 Construction Road & StormwaterIlenge Road Phase 4 R 3,300,000.00 R 3,066,262.50 Construction Road & StormwaterNazareth Sanitation Phase 2 R 2,225,654.00 R 2,225,366.50 Design & Tender SanitationFitty Park Umhlumayo Extensions R 15,700,000.00 R 4,119,847.40 Registered WaterKwahlathi Sanitation (AFA) MIS 167210 R 15,142,933.00 R 2,334,046.00 Completed Sanitation

Umtshezi LM Intabamnyama Gravel Road R 3,621,530.08 R 455,905.90 Construction Road & StormwaterIngavusa Gravel Road (AFA) MIS 177090 R 1,819,200.00 R 96,458.86 Construction Road & Stormwater

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Ncujana gravel road R 2,250,000.00 R 1,375,432.49 Completed Road & StormwaterMimosadale Gravel Road – Rehabilitation R 2,775,000.00 R 78,523.30 Construction Road & StormwaterColita Gravel Road – Rehabilitation (AFA) MIS 182353 R 2,407,024.10 R 351,794.88 Construction Road & StormwaterCornfields Clinic Access Road (AFA) MIS 184583 R 1,201,130.40 R 220,712.08 Construction Road & StormwaterWembezi D-Section Gravel Road – Rehabilitation (AFA) MIS 184627 R 2,178,760.98 R 239,410.10 Construction Road & StormwaterFrere Creche Ward 6 R 725,000.00 R 75,159.63 Design & Tender Child care facMhlumba Creche R 725,000.00 R 60,438.24 Design & Tender Child care facMahashini Creche Ward 2 R 725,000.00 R 60,438.24 Design & Tender Child care facMshayazafe Community Hall R 2,405,000.00 R 132,000.00 Design & Tender


Brynmbella Gravel Access Road Rehabilitation R 3,375,000.00 R 1,253,374.08 Construction Road & StormwaterNkaseni Gravel Access Road Rehabilitation R 1,377,000.00 R 961,405.27 Construction Road & StormwaterEsiphetwini Gravel Roads - Rehabilitation R 2,030,400.00 R 157,477.32 Registered Road & StormwaterGomba gravel access road – Rehabilitation R 2,142,000.00 R 1,466,791.72 Construction Road & StormwaterMzobotsheni Gravel Road - Rehabilitation R 2,907,000.00 R 476,670.16 Construction Road & StormwaterChieveley Gravel Road - Rehabilitation (Ward 6) R 2,180,000.00 R 433,434.36 Construction Road & StormwaterGanahoek Gravel Road - Rehabilitation (Ward 5) R 5,250,000.00 R 843,131.21 Construction Road & Stormwater

Imbabazane LM

Imbabazane LM Ward 12 Sanitation Project R 22,150,856.00 R 617,400.00 Registered SanitationBhekuzulu-Epangweni Community Water Supply (AFA) MIS 201661

R239,235,494.74 R 930,000.00 Design & Tender Water

Nyezane Sanitation Project R 4,267,859.00 R 4,190,971.50 Design & Tender SanitationSilimangamehlo / Emodolobheni Sanitation Project (AFA) MIS 188307 R 12,088,177.00 R 3,927,298.00 Construction Sanitation

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Ntabamhlophe Water Supply Phase 4 to 13 R 70,891,154.00 R 30,549,651.41 Construction WaterEdashi Sanitation Project Phase 2 (AFA) MIS 167200 R 10,016,516.00 R 425,834.53 Completed SanitationEmahlutshini Sanitation Phase 2 (AFA1) MIS 167221 R 9,977,616.00 R 27,339.00 Completed SanitationKwaDlamini Sanitation Project Phase 2 (AFA1) MIS 167212 R 3,344,318.00 R 4,806.89 Completed SanitationKwaMkhize Sanitation Project Phase 2 (AFA) MIS 167214 R 2,454,326.00 R 421,818.03 Completed SanitationCommunity Hall Ward 10 R 1,665,470.00 R 71,933.97 Construction


Mahlubi-Mangwe Gravel Road R 4,500,000.00 R 89,151.39 Construction Road & StormwaterThamela Gravel Road R 4,500,000.00 R 75,163.51 Construction Road & StormwaterMbhaza Gravel Road R 1,125,000.00 R 42,948.72 Construction Road & StormwaterPedestrian Bridge Sobabile/ Goodhome-Ntabamhlope R 800,000.00 R 789,842.90 Construction Road & StormwaterPedestrian Bridge Lomode/ Loskop R 2,000,000.00 R 910,440.62 Construction Road & StormwaterPedestrian Bridge - Silimangamehlo/ Ngodini - Loskop R 2,000,000.00 R 915,658.83 Construction Road & StormwaterInjeza Low Water Pedestrian Bridge Ward 8 R 2,400,300.00 R 2,376,561.48 Construction Road & StormwaterJikeleza Gravel Road R 1,875,000.00 R 1,008,540.82 Construction Road & StormwaterZakwe Access Gravel Road Rehabilitation Ward 3 R 2,625,000.00 R 1,741,478.03 Registered Road & StormwaterMsimango Access Gravel Road Rehabilitation Ward 5 R 3,375,000.00 R 2,145,273.75 Registered Road & StormwaterScelukwedlula Gravel Road Rehabilitation Ward 8 R 4,500,000.00 R 2,611,719.94 Construction Road & StormwaterNgunjini / Dabe Low Water Pedestrian Bridge Ward 9 and 10 R 2,000,000.00 R 827,820.30 Construction Road & StormwaterEmadabeni / Mpolombeni Low Water Pedestrian Bridge Ward 9 R 2,400,300.00 R 794,983.79 Construction Road & StormwaterDe Klerk Clinic R 907,000.00 R 438,381.24 Construction Road & Stormwater

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Low Water Pedestrian Bridge Ward 4 and 5

Source: All MIG projects, June 2011

The June 2011 non-financial report on MIG states that Uthukela district and its locals did not submit their MIG reports for the month of June. In Emnambith/Ladysmith, Umtshezi and Imbabazane most MIG projects are about roads and stormwater. The aforementioned municipalities have most of their projects at a construction stage. In the case of Okhahlamba there are already a number of projects that have been completed.

7. VULNERABILITY CLASSIFICATION

The DCoG Municipal Spatial Classification System was designed to develop municipal profiles according to spatial location, based upon results from indicator sets on functionality, socio-economic profile and backlog status. Its purpose is to inform a differentiated approach to municipalities.

The four municipal classifications developed by DCoG are:

Class 1: Most vulnerable (57 local municipalities)Class 2: Second most vulnerable (58 local municipalities)Class 3: Second highest performing (58 local municipalities)Class 4: Highest performing (58 local municipalities)

The five local municipalities in the Uthukela District can be classified as follow:

Table 6: Vulnerability Classification

Local Municipality ClassificationEmnambithi-Ladysmith

Second highest performing

Imbabazane Most vulnerableIndaka Most vulnerableOkhahlamba Most vulnerableUmtshezi Second highest

performing

From this table it is evident that three of the five local municipalities in the Uthukela District fall into the most vulnerable category.

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