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

“To be the leading, people centered municipality excelling in economic growth, development and governance”a) The Housing Development DepartmentThe Breaking New Ground Policy puts a new emphasis and orientation on the extent to which the housingsector has been viewed in South Africa. Principal emphasis is placed on the fact that housing is not a shelterissue alone but also an important economic asset. Therefore, in order to deal with the value chain of allhousing related processes, it is important that the municipality looks at creative ways of profiling and elevatingthe importance of this sector.b) Land Availability and PackagingLekwa Municipality has secured a number of stands serviced with water, sanitation and electricity in thefollowing areas:Table 23 : Stands Serviced with Water, Sanitation and ElectricityAreaNumber of ervenStanderton Extension 6 1 200Sivukile Extension 4 282Azalea Extension 1 443Sakhile Extension 3 235Sakhile Extension 1 224Sakhile Extension 4 3 256TLC Camp 174Total 5 814c) Informal settlementsLekwa municipality is faced with a challenge of informal settlement on the basis that there are 8 398inadequate households in the informal settlements which is higher figures than the traditional housingamounting to 2 840 and 258 hostel units.Additional housing needs are indicated below.Table 24: Housing Needs for Lekwa Local MunicipalitySettlement Households LandOwnershipSakhileExt. 1SakhileExt 2SakhileExt 3224 Municipalland600 Residentsowned235 MunicipallandServicesSewer, water,roads, toilet,and electricitySewer, water,roads, toiletand electricitySewer, water,roads, toilet,and electricityGeotechNotdoneEnvironmentalImpactassessmentNot doneTownshipEstablishmentDoneDone Not done DoneNotdoneNot doneDoneSakhile 3276 Municipal Sewer, water, Not Not done Done75 | 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