Lekwa Local Municipality 2013/14 - Co-operative Governance and ...

The Municipality is busy planning and investigating further funding options aimed at more efficientoperation of their infrastructure and to uplift previously disadvantaged communities in their area.3.11 SWOT ANALYSIS FOR THE GREATER LEKWA MUNICIPALITYBased on the above status quo analysis or in-depth situational assessment information of the Municipality, we canformulate a list of the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats as follows;StrengthsWeaknesses Close proximity to Johannesburg, Durban andNelspruit Natural environment & Scenery Tourism growth potential Large catchments area management for water supply Community’s hunger for development and growth Anglo Coal operates a coal mine close to Standertonand this forms an important source of employmentfor the area The GDP of the municipality has been growingovertime (from 1997 1 590 371 to 4 862 757 in 2007) The income from animal and animal products isdominated by the chicken industry. Beef cattle andmilk products are also important contributors to theincome from animal and animal products The field crops, the majority of the income comesfrom maize production. Sorghum and sunflowerseeds also play a role in providing income to farmersin the area. Availability of underutilized municipal buildings Available workforce Support from Gert Sibande DM Rich cultural heritage and Hospitable culture Partnership with private sector: Public PrivatePartnerships (PPPs) Effective public participation structures Energy generating power station Poverty rates have declined from 48.0% to 48, 8%. Negative perception of municipality bylocal media Deterioration of town i.e. waste andphysical infrastructure Recurring Water quality problems inStanderton Non functionality of LED Forum Poor maintenance of hard infrastructureand buildings Poor road conditions due to the truckHaulage Closure of local Industries Poor amenities High dependency ratio (11700 H/H livingbelow poverty lines) Low literacy and education levels Poor industrial recruitment &Agricultural strategy. Have a relatively high Gini coefficients orhigh levels of income inequality. The labor dependency ratio, whichindicates the number of persons thateach economically active person has tosupport, is 3.88 Lack of industrial recruitment strategy Lack of efficient revenue collectionsystem Scarcity of skilled labor Poor billing system Poor CIDB grading of local contractors toparticipate in our supply chain Lack of internal control measures inHousing unit regarding selling of sites High turnover of the municipal criticalpositions such as Municipal Manager,CFO, Town Planner etc.. Poor management of River Park99 | P a g e - F i n a l I n t e g r a t e d D e v e l o p m e n t P l a n 2 0 1 3 / 2 0 1 4