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

Promote and support sustainability of existing businesses. Promote small and micro sized rural enterprises. Tourism growth and promotion: conferencing, casino, motels game farms, natural sites ect. Creation of job opportunities. Industries to support SMME activities. Improve skills development. Increase the revenue potential of the Municipality. Develop the business potential of the area. Establish the municipality as one of preference for national and international visitors.4.3 SPATIAL RATIONALE AND THE IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK OF THESDFThe revised SDF will be used as a strategic tool to guide future development in the area and will form the basis ofthe Land Use Management System (LUMS) for Lekwa Local Municipality (LLM).The revision was divided into three phases:• Phase 1: Analysis of the municipality and initial findings.• Phase 2: Proposed Spatial Development Framework.• Phase 3: Implementation Framework.Municipal Spatial Development Concept: Issues from the Status QuoThe following is a summary of the issues emanating from the Status Quo Analysis. These issues will form the basisfor drafting the Spatial Development Framework as well as the Implementation Framework.• Manufacturing of downstream products e.g. agri-processing;• The backlog in the delivery of services, water supply and sanitation, especially in rural areas.• Focusing on localities with greater economic potential.• Broadening the range of housing products in appropriate localities (e.g. close to places of work) and therange of suitable localities within existing settlements for infill housing developments.• Upgrading inadequate forms of housing – e.g. informal settlements and hostels.• Promoting tourism, specifically eco-tourism activities.• Promoting intensive and extensive commercial farming activities;• Establishing a functional hierarchy of towns and settlements.• Facilitating the establishment of business initiatives, rural and agro-industries, co-operatives, culturalinitiatives and vibrant local markets;• The revitalization of old and creation of new economic, social, and information and communicationinfrastructure, public amenities and facilities in villages and small rural towns, etc• It is a relatively small municipality, both in terms of area and population.• It does not contain a large number of higher order service centers and or large industrial/ manufacturingcomplexes and it lacks second order service centers.• It is bypassed by the national road network.• It is thus relatively isolated and outside of the economic hubs of the country.• The Vaal River together with numerous watercourses, wetlands and pans as well as the Grootdraai Damforms part of the natural open space system of the municipality. These are valuable assets to themunicipality and should be protected as it plays a very important hydrological function. The extensiveriver system also forms part of the ecological corridors as identified in the MBCP.• The Grootdraai Dam is the tenth largest dam in South Africa and is ideal for water sports such aswindsurfing and skiing. The dam can thus contribute significantly to tourism development in themunicipality.112 | 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