APPROVED IDP DOC 2011-16.BA PHALABORWA.pdf

C1. Introduction
SECTION C
Strategic Intent
This document is the strategic plan for Ba-Phalaborwa Municipality that was developed on 27 – 29 October
2010 at the strategic planning session that was held in Mopani Rest Camp, Kruger National Park. The
strategic planning session was attended by the Acting Municipal Manager, S57 managers, Assistant
Directors, Internal Auditor, Risk Manager, IDP Manager, Manager Tourism, the Performance Management
Officer, Speaker, the Executive Committee and union representatives.
The content of this strategic plan draws meaning from the Analysis Phase of the integrated development
planning process of the Municipality; and is meant to inform and give meaning to the Projects Phase. The
strategic planning session was held to ensure that the Municipality remains relevant and responsive to the
needs of the community and form a base for monitoring progress and assessing results and impact.
The strategic planning team focused on assessing the Municipality’s current business environment, defining
the organisation’s purpose, and deciding on what the organisation should look like in the next decade or so.
The Municipality further recognised its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. It resultantly
mapped out a course of action to be undertaken in order to move from the current situation to the desired
position.
A picture of the current situation in the Municipality was painted with the view to presenting the status
quo and laying a sound foundation for future plans. The following presentations were made in an attempt
to present the current state of development amid interventions undertaken in the previous financial years:
• Progress made in the implementation of the 2009/10 IDP;
• Situational analysis focusing on both the internal and external environments of the Municipality;
and
• Line function performance reports, goals and strategies by heads of departments.
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