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The socio-economic landmarks <strong>of</strong> apartheid remain quite visible in South Africa in most<br />
previously disadvantaged communities. Ulundi, the fonner capital <strong>of</strong> the then KwaZulu<br />
nation state is no exception to this negative brunt. This study embraces the holistic approach<br />
<strong>of</strong> the spatial development framework <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Zululand</strong> District and recognises the principles<br />
<strong>of</strong>spatial development as well as acknowledges the Development Facilitation Acts (DFA) as<br />
significant guidelines to indicate priority areas for different types <strong>of</strong> investment by<br />
government departments and other service providers, NGOs and the private sector in Ulundi.<br />
The essence <strong>of</strong>the SDF is to improve accessibility to, and within the district, and to increase<br />
the range and quality <strong>of</strong>services available to communities in all settlements, so as to provide<br />
a base to encourage productive activities at all scales.<br />
5.8 POVERTY RELIEF INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMMES<br />
The <strong>Zululand</strong> District Municipality receives funding from various government Departments to<br />
implement projects within the <strong>Zululand</strong> District Municipality..\ prerequisite for development<br />
is water, it is vital that all infrastructure development occurs within the proposed framework<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Water Service Development Plan. The Community Based Public Works Programme<br />
has a specific focus for providing infrastructural development that can be linked to social<br />
strategies for development. The <strong>Zululand</strong> District Municipality utilises its own funding to<br />
support certain projects aimed at poverty relief. Particularly noteworthy <strong>of</strong> such projects are<br />
the integrated sustainable rural development programme anchor projects (ISRDP) and rural<br />
service centres - mUlti-purpose community centres (MPCC) (IDP-<strong>Zululand</strong> District<br />
Municipality, 2006).<br />
The Integrated Sustainable Rural Development Programme (ISRDP) is a poverty relief<br />
programme that was designed specifically for the purpose <strong>of</strong> fast tracking priority projects<br />
within a Municipality. There is no committed funding for these projects, and the programme<br />
utilises a number <strong>of</strong> Provincial programmes to secure funding for these projects. The Rural<br />
Service Centre concept has been in existence for a number <strong>of</strong>years, and is aimed at delivering<br />
basic services to the rural communities in <strong>Zululand</strong>. This concept revolves around a 'hub'<br />
from where certain services will be provided at satellite points identitled around the 'hub'.<br />
Two towns namely Nongoma and Belgrade (in the Nongoma and Upongola Local<br />
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