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

9.2.2. Mpumalanga Provincial Growth and Development StrategyThe Mpumalanga Provincial Growth and Development Strategy for 2004 – 2014 (PGDS), is the strategic framework for theMpumalanga Provincial Government, which was developed in line with the national policy, municipal IDP’s and strategies. ThePGDS highlights critical priority programmes that seek to eliminate or reduce poverty, creates a framework to measure growthand development of the province, and forms the basis for integrated development planning and alignment across all spheres ofgovernment and social partners in the province.The five key performance areas of local government are:o Basic Service Delivery;o Local Economic Development;o Municipal Financial Viability and Management;o Good Governance and Public Participation, ando Municipal Institutional Development and Transformation.These have been used as guideline and framework in the compilation of the Nkomazi IDP.9.2.3. Mpumalanga Growth and Development Summit AgreementLike all municipalities in the Mpumalanga Province, the Nkomazi Local Municipality subscribes to the Mpumalanga Growth andDevelopment Summit Agreement reached on the 7 th April 2005 covering the following eight themes:o More jobs, better jobs and decent work for all;o Addressing the investment challenge;o Advancing equity, developing skills, creating economic opportunities for all;o Local economic development and access to services;o Good governance;o Social Development;o Sustainable environment development, ando NEPAD and international co-operation.9.2.4. Mpumalanga Integrated Spatial FrameworkThe Mpumalanga Integrated Spatial Framework (2005) was developed within the broader national context of the spatialdevelopment vision and objectives defined in the National Spatial Development Perspective (NSDP).The Nkomazi Local Municipality has successfully completed its Spatial Development Framework and finalizing its Land UseManagement System.9.2.5. Ehlanzeni District Integrated Spatial FrameworkTo ensure that development in Ehlanzeni happens in a focused and integrated the district spatial development framework(SDF), a requirement of the Municipal Systems Act, provides the basis in which socio-economic development should take place.The SDF of the district is instrumental for integrated planning processes as a whole because alignment and harmonization ofstrategies and developmental needs and priorities across the spheres of government, that is national, provincial and local, canonly be achieved through synergy among the three spheres of government. The aim of the Spatial Development Framework is:–• To influence local spatial strategies to work towards attainment of regional (district) and provincial development goals andvice versa.• To utilize best practices in development planning that will support regional development by pooling resources of all five localmunicipalities to develop a standard set of guidelines for use in town and regional planning and land use management.• To influence the development of a regional character/brand that boosts development ensuring equitable investment throughcoordinated marketing strategies.• To allow infrastructure planning for projects of regional significance through joint efforts of all municipalities in the district.The EDM Spatial Development Framework was last reviewed in 2007. The processes followed included the analysis of nationaland regional issues to ensure integration within a holistic developmental framework. These issues were thereafter consideredand formed part of the reviewed spatial framework of the district. The national andregional issues were as follows:–NATIONAL 1) Millennium Development Goals (2014 Vision)2) Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative for South Africa (ASGISA)NKLM Integrated Development Plan 2012_2013 45