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UDM ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK SAFTEY AND SECURITY According to the Crime and Research Statistics by the South African Police Services, the highest number of crimes committed in KwaZulu-Natal for 2011 were contact crimes. This is followed by incidence of property related crimes. Table 10 shows the 2011 crime statistics per policing precinct in UDM. The selected crimes are mostly contact crimes. The last row shows the 2010 crime statistics per 10000 persons. The data was taken from the Institute of Security Studies website which has data for each police precinct as recorded by the South African Police Services. The data is converted into the number of crimes committed per 10 000 persons for analysis and understanding. Table 14: uMkhanyakude DM Crime Statistics per population (1:10000) (Institute for Security Studies , 2011) Precinct Population Murder Sexual Offences Common Assault Aggravated Robbery Business Burglary Emanguzi 91 281 2 5.8 5.8 5 7 Ndumo 44 372 0.9 3.4 3.6 2 3.6 Ingwavuma 84 889 1.8 4.6 8.1 3.4 5.4 Jozini 88 391 1.9 10.2 10.9 8.3 6.7 Mbazwana 75 115 0.3 5.9 9.3 7.6 7.2 Mkuze 17 453 2.3 9.2 18.3 4.6 10.3 Ezibayeni 25 002 1.6 4.4 2.8 0.8 2.8 Hluhluwe 40 140 2.5 7.5 19.4 11.2 9.5 Mtubatuba 23 039 5.2 28.6 105 45.6 25.2 Kwamsane 125 518 4.9 11.5 13.4 15.8 5 Hlabisa 34 186 3.8 9.1 12.3 9.9 5.6 Total 649 386 27.2 100.2 208.9 114.2 88.3 2010 Total - 25.2 96.4 205.2 119.7 124.2 The most common crime committed in the district per 10 000 persons is common assault at 208.9 incidence compared to 371.8 nationally. This is followed by aggravated robbery at 119.7 crimes compared to 203 crimes nationally. Sexual offences are committed100.2 times per annum compared to 132.4 times nationally. The Mtubatuba precinct experiences the highest number of crimes committed, due to a significantly high number of common assault incidences of 105. For the rest of the police precincts, common assault crimes occurred 3.6 - 19.4 times. Aggravated robbery is the second highest crime committed, again Mtubatuba precinct experience the highest crime incidence of 45.6, while in other precincts, aggravated robbery occurred between 0.8 and 15.8 times. Socio-Economic Assessment Page 42
UDM ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK Sexual offences increased in uMkhanyakude from 96.4 to 100.2 crimes committed, common assault also increased from 205.2 to 208.9. GOVERNANCE uMkhanyakude District Municipality faces serious governance challenges that are partly acknowledges in the municipal IDP. Some of the challenges include: Political instability in the uMkhanyakude DM’s council due to the following (Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, 2011): o Lack of understanding and adherence to the roles and responsibilities of politically appointed staff; o Interference in council matters from the regional and provincial political structures; o Not allowing individual councillor input on service delivery issues; o Council dominated by a more politically powerful administration; o Lack of communication and public participation frameworks creates environment for uncoordinated interaction with community by provincial politicians, municipal political office bearers, ward councillors and PR councillors. Lack of financial management (Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, 2011) o Unqualified audit report of FY2009/2010 o Vacant positions in the Finance department (Executive Director. o Lack of accountability for management of funds o Recent suspension of Municipal staff for mismanagement of funds. Inadequate infrastructure (Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, 2011) o Lack of leadership and capacity to implement projects o Lack of finance o There is poor communication and coordination among internal departments, due to lack of unity in the management; ECONOMY AND LIVELIHOODS This section aims to highlight the economic conditions of the uMkhanyakude population, the economic drivers of the area, what the top sectors are and the challenges faced by the district. It is widely recognised across all municipalities that the upgrading of the transport network, particularly roads in the case of uMkhanyakude, is crucial for growth in the region to take place. Further discussion on both social and economic impacts of the road network will take place as part of the discussion. Socio-Economic Assessment Page 43
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