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and credit control policy in the 2007 Financial Year. This tool is necessary to allow for the
recovery ofcharges and fees levied against consumers.
The failure by the affluent members ofthe community to pay for services is further impacting
negatively on the council's ability to implement free basic services and indigent relief in the
short term to the poorest sector of the community (Sibiya, Per. Comm., Thursday, 08-02­
2007c).
In addition to the above analysis on infrastructural provIsions of decision-makers, the
respondents were asked to reveal their perceptions on the adequacy of infrastructural facilities
in the study area. Accordingly, Table 6.31 shows the scale of adequacy of infrastructural
facilities (e.g., roads, water, storm water and sanitation).
Table 6.31: Adequacy ofinfrastructural facilities of U1undi in 2007
I I Cumulative
Scale i
I
Frequency Percentage
I percentage
Poor I 17.2 69 I 69
Good i
I 3.8 15 I 84
Very good : .5 2 !
, 86 :
Excellent \ 0
I "
I
.J ,
87
N/A 3.2 I 13 I 100
TOTAL 25 I 100 ! 100
The infrastructural facilities are meant to ensure the sustainability of local economic
development initiatives in Ulundi. Most respondents 69% described the state of
infrastructural facilities as poor, 15% saw it as good. However, less than I % showed them as
excellent. It is interesting to note that 13% decided not to comment since they had little
insight into the state ofinfrastructural facilities.
The development priority areas under infrastructural provIsion In the Ulundi Local
Municipality include roads and storm water, water, sanitation, electricity and waste
management. The technical services department (ULM) indicated that it is tasked with the
key performance indicators and performance target to achieve the set development objectives
of facilitating the upgrade and maintenance of roads and electricity, and implementing the
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