APPROVED IDP DOC 2011-16.BA PHALABORWA.pdf

B2. THE EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT
The Municipality has scanned both the task and societal environments with the view to identifying
threats and opportunities in the external environment. This subsection presents an in-depth analysis
of the external environment.
B2.1. Spatial Analysis
B2.1.1 Geographic Location
Ba-Phalaborwa Municipality is in the African continent and therefore affected by the political, social
and economic realities of the continent. One of the fundamental ills inherited from the continent is
underdevelopment, hence the local municipality’s mandate to be a developmental sphere of
government.
Map B1: The African Continent
Ba-Phalaborwa Municipality is situated in the North-Eastern part of South Africa in the Limpopo
Province (See Maps B1 and B2). South Africa is a democratic country and therefore adheres to
democratic principles, such public participation in government. Local government processes,
51
Ba-