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24 the visibility of informal settlements on the fringes of Cofimvaba and Tsomo. Coupled with efforts to make available basic services to the poor the municipality should embark on the creation of employment opportunities. In its plan the municipality should make rural development a priority so as to lessen the migration of people to urban areas. The increasing migration rate puts pressure on the municipality to provide housing in the towns. There is an obvious need for pro-active planning . 4.3.2 Settlements Settlements are divided into 2 distinctive types, namely rural and urban. Around the urban settlements there is relative visibility of urban sprawl. The rural settlements are also sparsely scattered all over the municipal area with the largest concentration of pockets found along the main access routes. Surrounding villages are huge tracts of bare arable land. There is need to create compact rural villages which will facilitate economical provision of services and infrastructure. 4.4 Demography. According to 2001 census information 194 246 persons live in Intsika Yethu municipality, which represents 22% of the Chris Hani District Municipality population. This population figure represents 44 768 households, at an average household size of 4.3 persons per household. Two further population estimates undertaken in 2005 concluded that the population size and the number of households had remained unchanged since the 2001 census. Population growth is clearly very low. The Bureau of Market Research publication of 2005 and Global Insight projections (2005) also estimated the population of Intsika Yethu to around the same levels (194 000 people and 45 000 households), however according to municipal sources the population in 2007 was estimated at 167 050 (Global Insight and STATSA). Should this be correct, the population decrease would have serious implications for housing delivery in the area. The Community Survey 2007 (Stats SA) shows the population to be 185 344. The 5 year population forecast based on this figure can be found in the tables in the Appendices. Population spatial distribution Rural / Farms 0% Urban 3% Peri-urban 2% Rural / Villages 95%
25 Itsika Yethu is the largest and most rural municipality in the Chris Hani District when comparative figures are reviewed for all the municipalities in the area. 4.4.1 Household income Household income is a useful proxy for understanding levels of poverty. The analysis (RSS 2006) of monthly household income distribution within the Intsika Yethu municipality shows that an estimated 76% of households can be regarded as poor with gross monthly incomes of less than R1500. The figure below compares the household income distribution of the Intsika Yethu with other municipalities in the district. 63 Household Income Distribution 76 71 75.3 75.9 59.9 57.2 50.6 Inxuba Tsolwana Inkwanca Lukhanji Intsika Yethemba Yethu Emalahleni Engcobo Sakhisizwe % HH income less than R1500/month It shows that Intsika Yethu has the highest number of households receiving incomes of less than R1500 per month within the district. This implies the need for the municipality to invest in building its local economy so as to create income generating opportunities and livelihood security nests for its communities. The updated earnings from the Community survey 2007 can be found in the table sin the Appendices 4.4.2 Unemployment Unemployment in the municipality is very high. There is an urgent need to invest in sustainable economic growth and poverty alleviation to relieve local residents of the agony of poverty and unemployment. Recent survey by RSS (2006) estimated unemployment rate of Intsika Yethu to be as high as 87.1%. When compared to the district as whole, Intsika Yethu municipality remains the worst affected. The figure below shows a comparative picture.
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