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Nkomazi Local Municipality 20 - Co-operative Governance and ...

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6. SWOT ANALYSISTable 1 reflects the SWOT analysis of the <strong>Nkomazi</strong> <strong>Local</strong> <strong>Municipality</strong> in terms of institutional <strong>and</strong> external environmentalfactorTABLE 1__INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENTStrengthso Improved institutional capacity to operate as amunicipality,o Ability <strong>and</strong> capacity to provide communities withbasic services,o Capacity to formulate <strong>and</strong> implement policieso Vastly improved administration of themunicipality,o Managerial positions filled with qualified <strong>and</strong>skilled people,o Successful skills training plan implementedthrough the workplace skills plano Political support <strong>and</strong> oversight by councilEXTERNAL ENVIRONMENTOpportunitieso Potential increase in tax income baseo Geographic location in respect to the MaputoDevelopment <strong>Co</strong>rridor.o Potential for economic growth through theexploitation of the high agricultural potential of thearea.o Improved cooperation between the <strong>Municipality</strong><strong>and</strong> the Traditional leaders <strong>and</strong> other communitystructureso Tourism <strong>and</strong> cultural aspects of the area Existenceof Railway infrastructureo MIG by National TreasuryWeaknesso Insufficient office spaceo Insufficiently skilled human resources at theoperational levelo Budgetary constraintso Lack of monitoring <strong>and</strong> Evaluationo Ward committees not fully capacitated toparticipate in development planning <strong>and</strong> lack ofmeaningful participationThreatsooooooooHuge <strong>and</strong> uncontrollable influx of immigrants fromneighbouring countries ( Swazil<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong>Mozambique)Rural sprawlsHigh HIV/AIDS impactSpiralling unemployment rateDistance between urban economic centres <strong>and</strong>rural settlementsHigh rate of illiteracyAgeing infrastructureClimate change7. DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF THE MUNICIPALITYThe demographic profile of the <strong>Nkomazi</strong> <strong>Local</strong> <strong>Municipality</strong> is discussed in terms of the Institutional <strong>and</strong> demographicanalysis7.1. Institutional analysisThe <strong>Nkomazi</strong> <strong>Local</strong> <strong>Municipality</strong> is located in the eastern part of the Ehlanzeni District <strong>Municipality</strong> of the MpumalangaProvince. The municipality is strategically placed between Swazil<strong>and</strong> (North of Swazil<strong>and</strong>) <strong>and</strong> Mozambique (east ofMozambique). It is linked with Swazil<strong>and</strong> by two provincial roads the R570 <strong>and</strong> R571 <strong>and</strong> with Mozambique by a railwayline <strong>and</strong> the main national road (N4), which forms the Maputo <strong>Co</strong>rridor.NKLM Integrated Development Plan <strong>20</strong>12_<strong>20</strong>13 15

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