Kwadukuza IDP 2011 - KZN Development Planning

• To create a sense of place, i.e. building on the specificopportunities of each location and encouraging thecreation of unique environments,• To cluster development and establish a centre strategy,i.e. discouraging development sprawl, encouraging theclustering of compatible development and establishinga hierarchy of service nodes,• To identify access routes as investment lines, i.e. utilizinglevels of accessibility as guidance for the location ofdevelopment components,• To recognize natural resources as primary assets, i.e.positively integrating natural elements in the creation ofa human and sustainable environment,5.4. Alignment with the National SpatialDevelopment PerspectiveThe KwaDukuza SDF is in line with the National SpatialDevelopment Perspective. The vision of the NSDP states that“South Africa will become a nation in which investmentin infrastructure and development programmes supportgovernment’s growth and development objectives:• By focus economic growth and empowerment creationin areas where this is most effective and sustainable;• Supporting restructuring where feasible to ensuregreater competitive• Fostering development on the basis of local potential• Ensuring that development institutions are able toprovide basic services across the country5.5. Alignment with Provincial Growthand Development StrategyThe KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Growth Development Strategyis a framework that indicates areas where economicopportunities exist; it also outlines the development prioritiesof the province. Some of the main objectives of the PGDSare to:• Serve as the overarching framework for development inthe province• Guide the provincial government as well as otherspheres, sectors and role players from civil society whichcan contribute to development in the province.• Set a long term vision and direction for development inthe province.• Guide the district and metro areas’ developmentagenda.The eThekwini-uMhlathuze corridor, which is thePrimary corridor in terms of the PSEDS, traverses theKwaDukuza Municipality. The NSDP outlines variouscategories of potential; the primary corridor of KZNconsists of the following categories of potential:• Production of high value, differentiated goods• Production of labour intensive, mass producedgoods• Innovation and experimentation• Retail and private sector services• Tourism• KwaDukuza represents the development engineof the iLembe District and forms an important linkbetween eThekwini and Richards Bay.The potential for development in KwaDukuzaMunicipality can be described as follows:• Located along the coast and coastal developmentcorridor between the eThekwini Municipality, itsharbour and new airport, and the Richards BayHarbour,• Major coastal development opportunities butalso requirements for appropriate conservation;new national environmental legislation requiresa much more sensitive approach to coastaldevelopment;• Potential increased development pressures andopportunities emanating from the south alreadyvisible in terms of pressure for additional coastalaccommodation and various forms of economicdevelopment;• Potential for skewed development favouring thesouth,• Adjacent municipalities to west and north ofrural character (Maphumulo and NdwedweMunicipalities) with the potential to provideadditional agricultural and tourism activities;• PSEDS suggests concentration on opportunitiesrelating to beach coastal tourism, improved inlandlinkage, agriculture and agri-processing;• Providing some regional and district east-westlinkages.Chapter 539