APPROVED IDP DOC 2011-16.BA PHALABORWA.pdf

Nepotism
A public servant ensuring that family members are appointed to public service positions or that family
members receive contracts from the state is regarded as nepotism.
These manifestations are by no means exhaustive as corruption appears in many forms and it is virtually
impossible to list all of these.
E4. Local Economic Development Strategy (Approved)
Purpose
The purpose of this document is to recommend strategic interventions to create integrated and sustainable
communities for Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality where social well-being, economic development and
the environment are in harmony. This forms part of the DBSA sustainable community programme, which is
currently being piloted at six places in South Africa, including Ba-Phalaborwa.
Localised strategic guidelines for local economic development adopted to inform specific LED strategies
and employment generation strategies which have to be designed to address unemployment and lack of
income sources. The strategic guidelines will also inform strategies and the design of project proposals in
other fields, which may have an impact on local economic development. These may include issues such as
labour-intensive means of construction and procurement approaches.
Motivation:
The achievement of IDP objectives is largely dependant on the local economic development (LED) strategy
that needs to incorporate elements of local economic promotion.
Source documents for local economic guidelines:
• The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa – mandate to promote social and economic
development;
• White paper on Local Government;
• Growth, Employment and Redistribution Programme (GEAR), and
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