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3.3 EmploymentThe manufacturing, retail and public sectors are the largest employers in the node.The categories “Mining and Quarrying” and “Electricity, Gas and Water Supply” werenot included in the graph as each amounts to less than 1%.30%Formal Employment by Major Sector: 2001 1% of Employed PopulationAged 15 - 6520%10%21.4%19.4%17.7%10.3%8.8%5.5% 5.0%2.2%0%ManufacturingWholesale &Retail tradeCommunity,Social &PersonalServices 2Financial &BusinessServicesConstructionTransport,Storage &CommunicationPrivateHouseholdsAgriculture,Hunting,Forestry &FishingNo. of Jobs24,80922,55520,54211,94710,1676,3415,8262,529Figure 3.3.1: Formal employment by major sector: 20013.4 Growth in GDP and employmentThe retail and financial services sectors have shown promising growth over the pastdecade; they are also relatively large employers and should aim to continueexpanding.8%6%Employment CAGR 1995 – 2004: 0.4%GDP CAGR 1995 – 2004: 1.7%Finance &Business Services4%Community, Social andOther Personal ServicesEmployment by Sector2%0%-2%-4%MiningAgriculture, Forestryand FishingGeneral GovernmentServicesWholesale & Retail Trade;Catering and AccommodationManufacturingConstructionTransport & CommunicationElectricity & Water-6%-20% -15% -10% -5% 0% 5% 10%GDP by Sector= 3,000 jobsFigure 3.4.1: Growth analysis of Mitchell’s Plain’s economic sectors8
Section 4: Enabling EnvironmentThis section is broken down into two parts, focusing on governance and theIntegrated Development Plan (IDP) assessment.4.1 GovernanceMitchell’s Plain was originally founded to alleviate housing shortages in the colouredcommunity of Cape Town, at a time when communities were being forcefullyremoved in terms of apartheid legislation. The urban renewal institutional frameworkconsists of the following:• Executive mayor and mayoral committee• Council’s political structures• City manager• Urban Renewal Programme (URP) Unit• Line managers• Mitchell’s Plain Project Steering Committee/Implementation• Khayelitsha Project Steering Committee/Implementation• Mitchell Plain Development Forum• Khayelitsha Development Forum• National, provincial and local political championships• Multi-stakeholder Steering Committee.4.2 IDP assessmentMitchell’s Plain falls under the City of Cape Town. The latest IDP is for the2006/2007 year. The process was managed by the mayoral committee and the IDPis approved and adopted by the council of the municipality. The IDP is reviewedannually.The IDP highlights key development issues and guides development of municipalresources. The information in the IDP is timely and precise. The City of Cape TownIDP serves as a high-level planning and co-ordination document. It contains strategicobjectives, financial plans, and plans for restructuring and transformation. It alsocontains a spatial development framework and a land-use management plan.9
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