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

“To be the leading, people centered municipality excelling in economic growth, development and governance”• Percentage of households with access to electricity increased from 45% to 80% for LLMcompared to 55% to 80% for Gert Sibande and 70% to 82% for Mpumalanga.• Percentage of households with piped water in house or yard increased from 70% to 88% for LLMcompared to 60 to 80% for Gert Sibande and 55 to 68% for Mpumalanga.Between 2001 and 2007 more households have been using electricity for lighting and cooking, which are thebare necessities, but use of electricity for heating has remained around 40%. This could be attributed to thefact that even though households have access to electricity, it is too expensive to use.Provision of formal sanitation facilities has also increased between 2001 and 2007. In the Province, the Districtas well as Lekwa Local Municipality the provision of flush toilets has increased quite dramatically and thepercentage of households with bucket latrines or no toilets has decreased in all instances.Access to flush toilets has increased from 55% to 80% for LLM, from 50 to 60% for Gert Sibande and from 35 to40% for MpumalangaThe analysis of the access to service infrastructure of the LLM reveals the following:• The situation with regards to electricity, water and sanitation provision has improved between 2001 and2007;• Lekwa is outperforming both the district and the province;• Although access to services has improved, problems of affordability of services remains, as is reflected inthe limited use of electricity for heating and cooking.3.8 DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN (DMP)The Disaster Management Act (No 57 of 2002) requires of local government to develop a disaster managementpolicy and establish a disaster management centre in accordance to the national and provincial frameworks.The main responsibility for disaster management is assigned to District Municipalities in consultation with thelocal municipality to determine the level of the establishment of the Disaster Management Centre and itsDisaster Management Plan. However, the Municipal Systems Act, No 32 of 2000 requires the compilation of aDisaster Management Plan as part of the IDP. In order to comply with the requirements of the MunicipalSystems Act, a disaster management statement is prepared.The Purpose of Disaster Management PlanThe purpose of a Disaster Management Plan is to enhance the capacity of the municipality to prevent and todeal with disasters and to avoid developments, which are subject to high risk of disasters.Disaster Management Framework, Plan and Centre are interrelated. The scope of disaster management asrequired by the Act broadly entails three domains as outlined hereunder: -A. Disaster Planning Hazard identification Risk and Vulnerability assessment Prevention, mitigation, preparedness strategies Contingency planning The monitoring and evaluation of disaster planning Key Performance Indicators.B. Disaster Preparedness and Response68 | P a g e - D r a f t 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