Entire Document - Chris Hani District Municipality

1.2 PRIORITIES FOR 2008/09
The following priority needs were identified:
LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
The main activities were:
• Resuscitation of irrigation schemes
• Livestock Improvement
• Forestry Development
• Tourism Promotion and
• SMME Development
We managed to secure a private partner for the Shiloh irrigation scheme and implementation will start in the next
financial year in partnership with the Department of Agriculture. We have partnered with ASGISA Eastern Cape in the
livestock programme and many farmers in the Sakhisizwe Local Municipality received cattle through this partnership.
Nguni cattle were also given to many farmers in various local municipalities. The Chris Hani Liberation Heritage Route
is the flagship project especially for Tourism Promotion. Most of the funding for the above-mentioned programmes
was spent, except in certain areas where there were some delays.
POVERTY ALLEVIATION AND FOOD SECURITY
Massive Food Production in partnership with Department of Agriculture was the main activity and the allocated
funding was spent.
WATER AND SANITATION
A number of projects were funded under the Municipal Infrastructure Grant which was spent before the end of the
financial year.
MUNICIPAL HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Food Safety
• 170 Hawkers were provided with basic equipment in 3 local municipalities. We also continued with our food handling
premises competition to improve the standard of food quality.
• Land Care Management (Lapesi eradication)
• We continued with the eradication of lapesi in 3 Local Municipalities and 2 484 jobs were created.
Waste Management Project
• 4 local municipalities received financial support towards cleaning towns and townships
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE INCLUDING IGR,
MONITORING AND EVALUATION AND INTEGRATED PLANNING
• All our Local Municipalities adopted their IDPs and funds from Department of Local Government and Traditional Affairs
were transferred to them. IGR structures were established but participation needs to be improved.
FIRE SERVICES AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT
• There were no major incidents during the financial year. Most of the funds were spent on vehicles for Fire Services and
given to local municipalities.
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