Chapter 11 - Sedibeng District Municipality

Devon/Impumelelo which is situated on the eastern edge of the municipal area, and
abutting the N17 freew ay on the north, represents the most prominent rural
settlement w ithin the Municipality and has consequently also been identified to
function as a secondary activity node by the SDF. The Vischkuil Agricultural
Holdings (A.H.) / Endicott situated w ithin the north-western extents of the
Municipality (east of Springs) and abutting the R29 constitutes another, but smaller
rural centre in comparison to Devon. Although these settlements appear as prominent
nodes / services centres w ithin the Municipality, in comparison to other s maller nodes
found along the N17 and R29 roads betw een the CoJ and Ermelo (e.g. Leandra,
Kinross, Evander, Secunda, Trichardt and Bethal), they perform a very limited
economic function. None the less, the Vischkuil, Spaarw ater and Hallgate Agricultural
Holdings have been identified as Rural Nodes by the SDF.
Other agricultural holdings w ithin Lesedi include, Bothasgeluk, Kaydale,
Spaarw ater, Heidelberg, Eendracht, Boschfontein, and Zonnestraal. Diverse land
uses are found on these agricultural holdings, ranging from rural residential, through
small scale farming to extensive, informal industrial and commercial activities. A
relatively large proportion of the agricultural holdings are vacant. Hence, the
Development Framew ork proposes that only strategically located smallholding areas
are earmarked for future residential densification and the provision of higher order
services. Areas identified over the short-term include JamesonPark, Kaydale,
Vischkuil / Endicott, Hallgate and Spaarwater. Multi-Purpose Community Service
Centres are proposed in Vischkuil / Endicott and JamesonPark.
Apart from the numerous agricultural holdings, four major informal settlement areas
are present w ithin the Municipality, namely:
• Sepiwe / Floracadia situated to the south-east of Heidelberg;
• Ratanda (around the fringes of the tow nship, as w ell as backyard shacks);
• Impumelelo (Impumelelo Extension 1 and backyard shacks in Impumelelo to
the w est and adjoining); and
• Kw aZenzele close to the Vischkuil/Endicott Agricultural Holdings
In an effort to speed up development in the region, boost local economic development
and empow er the communities w ithin the municipality, several of the aforementioned
settlement areas / activity nodes have been identified as Priority Development
Zones by the SDF, namely:
• Heidelberg / Ratanda: The focus should be on subsidy-linked housing to
address the existing housing backlog.
• JamesonPark: Development here should be primarily focused on the
upgrading of existing services and facilities, and the facilitation of formal
housing.
• Vischkuil / Endicott: This area is regarded as an emerging node suitable to
densification.
• Devon / Impumelelo: The focus should be on land use integration betw een
Devon and Impumelelo and local economic development.
In respect of residential development, the SDF specifically mentions that Infill
development betw een the historically advantaged and disadvantaged residential
areas of Heidelberg/Ratanda and Devon/Impumelelo should be encouraged.
Supplementing the SDF is the recently compiled Gauteng Department of Housing:
Sedibeng Regional Master Plan (2009). As far as housing delivery in Lesedi is
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