THE KWAZULU-NATAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN WITH SPECIFIC FOCUS ON THE UTHUKELA DISTRICT 10 September 2013

2 GROWING OUR ECONOMY IMPROVEMENT OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF ALL PEOPLE LIVING IN THE PROVINCE OF KWAZULU-NATAL DEFINING “GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT” IN THE CONTEXT OF THE PGDS FOR THE

PGDS/P Underlying Principles 3 Alignment & Integration One Plan for All “Ownership” (Government/Labour/Business/Civil Society) Structured Consultation with Institutional Framework Clear Roles and Responsibility Resource Commitments and Budget Alignment National Provincial Local Area of Impact

Alignment, Integration & Co-ordination 4 Focus Deliverable Competitive Edge Where How National Development Plan MTSF 14 Outcomes Spatial Development Framework Sector Strategies and Departmental Strategic Plans District Growth and Development Plans and IDP’s When and who PGDS/P Horizontal & Vertical Alignment Towards 5 National Priorities

Aug 2011 PGDS adopted Aug 2012 PGDP adopted The KZN PGDS/P Roadmap Alignment with NDP 5 Engagement with Business, Labour & Civil Society Aug 2013 Refined PGDP adopted Depts Strategic Plans & Budgets and IDPs aligned to PGDP Focus now on Implementation and Monitoring :  Strategic Objectives  Indicators & Targets  Interventions  Catalytic Projects  Budget alignment 1 st Report 2 nd Report

6 KWAZULU-NATAL 2030 Vision KwaZulu-Natal will be a prosperous Province with a healthy, secure and skilled population, acting as a gateway to Africa and the World

30 7 Vision 2030 Aspire to … STRATEGIC GOALS STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES KZN PGDS STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK Gateway Human & Natural Resources Safe, Healthy & Sustainable Living Environments Healthy Educated Communities employable people are employed Equitable society Basic Services More equitable Society World Class Infrastructure Investors Confidence Skilled Labour Force Focus on People centred- ness. Strong & Decisive Leadership Foster Social Compacts JOB CREATION 1 GOVERNANCE AND POLICY 6 ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY 5 STRATEGIC INFRASTRUCTURE 4 HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT 2 SPATIAL EQUITY 7 HUMAN & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 3 1. Unleashing the Agricultural Sector 2. Enhance Industrial Development through Trade, Investment & Exports 3. Expansion of Government-led job creation programmes 4. Promoting SMME, Entrepreneurial and Youth Development 5. Enhance the Knowledge Economy 6. Early Childhood Development, Primary and Secondary Education 7. Skills alignment to Economic Growth 8. Youth Skills Development & Life-Long Learning 9. Poverty Alleviation & Social Welfare 10. Enhancing Health of Communities and Citizens 11. Enhance Sustainable Household Food Security 12. Promote Sustainable Human Settlements 13.Enhance Safety & Security 14. Advance Social Capital 15. Development of Harbours 16.Development of Ports 17. Development of Road & Rail Networks 18. Development of ICT Infrastructure 19. Improve Water Resource Management & Supply 20. Develop Energy Production and Supply 21. Increase Productive Use of Land 22. Advance Alternative Energy Generation 23. Manage pressures on Biodiversity 24. Adaptation to Climate Change 25. Strengthen Policy and Strategy Co-ordination & IGR 26. Building Government Capacity 27. Eradicating Fraud & Corruption 28. Promote Participative, Facilitative & Accountable Governance 29. Actively Promoting Spatial Concentration 30. Facilitate Integrated Land Management & Spatial Planning 7 7

The uThukela Region and the PGDS/P JOB CREATION 1 GOVERNANCE AND POLICY 6 ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY 5 STRATEGIC INFRASTRUCTURE 4 HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT 2 SPATIAL EQUITY 7 HUMAN & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 3 Agriculture, Manufacturing, Tourism & EPWP Programmes Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Education, Skills Development to support economy Poverty, Health, Food Security & Human Settlement, Road & Rail, Water, Sanitation, Energy, ICT, Health & Education (Ports & Harbours) Productive Use of Land, Renewable Energy, Biodiversity & Climate Change Public / Private Sector relations, Capacity Constraints, Fraud & Corruption Rural Development Imperatives & Land Use Planning Controls, New emerging towns 8

9 THE INFRASTRUCTURE LANDSCAPE ROAD FREIGHT ACCESS TO WATER

10 Provincial Spatial Interventions Map This is where a Capable, Responsive, Caring and Cooperative Government should be at work

11 Providing a basis for District Alignment uThukela District Municipality (DC23)

12 The KZN PGDP 2030 DESIRED OUTCOME 2010 BASELINE INDICATOR OF MEASUREMENT TARGETS FOR 2015/20/25/30 INTERVENTIONS MONITORING, EVALUATION & REPORTING

Develop the knowledge base to enhance the knowledge economy 1.4 Promote SMME and entrepreneurial development 1.3 Improve the efficiency of government led job creation programmes 1.2 Enhance sectoral development through trade & investment 1.1 Unleash Agricultural Potential

Districts / Metro AgricultureTourism Manufacturing Services Sector Government lead jobs TOTAL DC 21?? DC 22?? DC 23?? DC 24?? DC 25?? DC 26?? DC 27?? DC 28?? DC 29?? DC 43?? eThekwini ?? TOTAL ?? 2,100,000 Jobs to be created per Sector / Region 14 Note: To be populated by DEDT and COGTA in process of supporting Districts with development of District Growth and Development Plans

Enhance youth skills development and life-long learning 2.2 Support skills alignment with economic growth 2.1 Improve early childhood development, primary and secondary education

16 GOAL 3 HUMAN AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 3.6 Social capital 3.5 Safety and security 3.4 Sustainable human settlements 3.3 Enhancing sustainable household food security 3.2 Enhancing health of communities and citizens 3.1 Poverty alleviation and social welfare

Improve energy production and supply 4.5 Improve water resource management and supply 4.4 Development of ICT infrastructure 4.3 Development of road and rail networks 4.2 Development of airports 4.1 Development of harbours

Adapting to climate change 5.3 Manage pressure on biodiversity 5.2 Advance alternative energy generation and reduce reliance on fossil fuels 5.1 Increase productive use of land

Promote participative, facilitative and accountable governance 6.3 Eradicating fraud and corruption 6.2 Building government capacity 6.1 Strengthen policy, strategy co-ordination and IGR

Effective spatial planning and land management systems are applied across the province 7.1 Actively promote spatial concentration and co-ordination of development interventions

PRESIDENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE CO-ORDINATING COMMISSION No 18 STRATEGIC INTEGRATED PROJECTS 1Unlocking the Northern Mineral Belt with Waterberg as a Catalyst 2Durban -Free State - Gauteng Logistics and Industrial Corridor 3South Eastern Node and Corridor Development 4Unlock the Economic Opportunities in the North West Province 5Saldanha - Northern Cape Development Corridor 6Integrated Municipal Infrastructure Project 7Integrated Urban Space and Public Transport Programme 8Green Economy in support of the South African Economy 9Electricity Generation to support Socio-Economic Development 10Electricity Transmission and Distribution for all 11Agri-logistics and Rural Infrastructure 12Revitalisation of Public Hospitals and other Health Facilities 13National School Build Programme 14Higher Education Infrastructure 15Expanding access to communication technology 16SKA and Meerkat 17Regional Integration for African Co-operation and Development 18Water and Sanitation 21

Strengthen the logistics and transport corridor between SA’s main industrial hubs; improve access to Durban’s export and import facilities, raise efficiency along the corridor and integrate the Free State Industrial Strategy activities into the corridor and integrate the currently disconnected industrial and logistics activities as well as marginalised rural production centres surrounding the corridor that are currently isolated from the main logistics system. 22

The 2050 Vision Poster 23

SEZs and the uThukela District 24

25 Infrastructure Development and Construction; Freight and Logistics; Maritime; Rail related industries Manufacturing; Tourism; Finance and Commerce; Knowledge Economy and Skills Development; Agriculture and Processing Green Economy Is the uThukela District keen and geared to maximise opportunities in areas such as:

26 National and Provincial Strategic Planning Timeline August 2013 February 2014 August 2014 August 2015 February 2015 MTSF Adopted Final 2014 APP Submitted 2013 PGDP Adopted Draft Strat Plans & APPs to Legislature Strat Plans & APPs to Parliament Elections 2014 PGDP Adopted 2015 PGDP Adopted Reviewed PGDS Adopted 2015 APP submitted amending Strat Plan APPs to Treasury PGDS Review National Provincial

National to Local Alignment 27 IDPs 5 Year Term

Recommendations Prepare District Growth and Development Plan aligned with National Development Plan and PGDP Consider using same format as PGDP to facilitate alignment Accommodate PGDP:  7 Strategic Goals;  30 Strategic Objectives;  Primary Indicators;  Interventions and  Catalytic Projects as minimum requirement Elaborate on the above by focussing on District Specific issues, but using the same framework 28

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