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Strategic Corridor Plan for the uMhlathuze-Ulundi-Vryheid Secondary Corridor Empangeni Divisional Meeting of the ZCCI – 22 September 2016 Presented by Andrew Schultz The Spirit of the Emakhosini is a monument to the Zulu people. It comprises, a bronze Zulu beer -pot, surrounded by the horns/tusks of seven animals associated with the Zulu. The pot stands on a beaded plinth accompanied by bronze reliefs of scenes of traditional Zulu life. The beer-pot is an item found in every household and is symbolic both as a receptacle of the heritage of the valley, and of a spirit of togetherness. The horns symbolise the seven Zulu kings who are buried in the valley.

CONTENTS OF PRESENTATION A. I NTRODUCTION B. S ITUATIONAL A NALYSIS & H IGH L EVEL S TRATEGIC A SSESSMENT 1. P OLICY C ONTEXT AND V ISION D IRECTIVES 2. S PATIAL C HALLENGES AND O PPORTUNITIES 3. S YNTHESIS C. SC1 R EGIONAL SDF 1. V ISION S TATEMENT 2. S PATIAL C ONCEPT 3. “P ROTECT ”, “C HANGE ” AND “N EW ” S TRATEGIES D. W AY F ORWARD 2

A. I NTRODUCTION (1 OF 3) 1. A IM & O BJECTIVES The ‘SC1’ Regional SDF will establish a 25 year strategic framework The aim is to coordinate public sector resources to support the vision and create a framework for private investment that promotes economic growth and social well-being in an environmentally sustainable manner. The key objectives of the ‘SC1’ Regional SDF are to:  Support value chain and logistics  Encourage investment growth and development  Coordinate infrastructure development  Guide land use and spatial planning. 3

A. I NTRODUCTION (2 OF 3) 3. S TUDY A REA AT COMMENCEMENT OF S ITUATIONAL A NALYSIS 4

A. I NTRODUCTION (3 OF 3) 2. P ARTICIPATING M UNICIPLAITIES uThungulu DM Zululand DM uMkhanyakhude DM uMhlathuze LM Ulundi LM Hlabisa LM uMlalazi LM Abaqulusi LM Mtubatuba LM Mthonjaneni LM Nongoma LM Ntambanana LM eDumbe LM uMfolozi LM The SC1 Regional SDF extent, shaded in orange, will be the main focus of the study and focus for strategic planning interventions while the participating municipalities, shaded in grey, will be an influencer and be impacted upon by the SC1 Regional SDF. 5

CONTENTS OF PRESENTATION A. I NTRODUCTION B. S ITUATIONAL A NALYSIS & H IGH L EVEL S TRATEGIC A SSESSMENT 1. P OLICY C ONTEXT AND V ISION D IRECTIVES 2. S PATIAL C HALLENGES AND O PPORTUNITIES 3. S YNTHESIS C. SC1 R EGIONAL SDF 1. V ISION S TATEMENT 2. S PATIAL C ONCEPT 3. “P ROTECT ”, “C HANGE ” AND “N EW ” S TRATEGIES D. W AY F ORWARD 6

1. P OLICY C ONTEXT & V ISION D IRECTIVES (1 OF 12) A PPROACH  Policy Context and Vision Directives  Theme based –  Biophysical  Socio-Economic  & Built Environment  Scale for Legislative and Policy Framework –  International  National  Provincial  & Municipal 7

1. P OLICY C ONTEXT & V ISION D IRECTIVES (2 OF 12) P ROCESS Built Spatial Environment Transport Infrastructure Planning Analysis Biophysical Analysis Socio-Economic Analysis Key Policy Directives 8

1. P OLICY C ONTEXT & V ISION D IRECTIVES (3 OF 12) DRDLR Spatial SPLUMA/NDP/NSDP/IUDF Development Framework Guidelines KZN PSEDS/PGDS/PGDP/PSDF KZN Provincial Human Settlements Regional SDFs Master Spatial Plan UUV SC1 Regional District GDPs, IDPs and SDFs SDF PRASA and SIP2 and N2 Local IDPs and SDFs Intersite Plans, Strategic Transnet Plans, DoT Plans, Corridor Plan District and SANRAL Plans, Local etc. Local Area Plans and Precinct Plans Biodiversity Plans, LED Strategies, Transport Plans, etc. Land Use Schemes 9

1. P OLICY C ONTEXT & V ISION D IRECTIVES (4 OF 12)  NDP Schema  Development Corridors:  Ermelo-Richards Bay Freight Corridor  Ermelo - Swaziland  Gauteng - Zimbabwe  Gauteng - Botswana  Mozambique - uMkhanyakhude 10

1. P OLICY C ONTEXT & V ISION D IRECTIVES (5 OF 12) 11

1. P OLICY C ONTEXT & V ISION D IRECTIVES (6 OF 12) R EGIONAL I NDUSTRIAL D EVELOPMENT S TRATEGY 12

1. P OLICY C ONTEXT & V ISION D IRECTIVES (7 OF 12) M PUMALANGA SDF Bethal – N17 Ermelo N2 Balfour Piet Retief Standerton R23 Volksrust 13

1. P OLICY C ONTEXT & V ISION D IRECTIVES (8 OF 12) M PUMALANGA SDF Bethal – N17 Ermelo N2 14

1. P OLICY C ONTEXT & V ISION D IRECTIVES (9 OF 12) 2. P ROVINCIAL KZN PGDS Priority Intervention  Areas Nodes and Corridors   Primary (E) Secondary (RB/E)   Tertiary (U, V, P, D) Quaternary   RSC  Areas of Need 15

1. P OLICY C ONTEXT & V ISION D IRECTIVES (10 OF 12) M UNICIPAL – S PATIAL D EVELOPMENT F RAMEWORKS  Areas of need  Nodes and corridors  Urban and rural settlements  Economic activities and opportunities Zululand District SDF  Agricultural areas and land potential  Environmental areas uMkhanyakude SDF uThungulu District SDF 16

1. P OLICY C ONTEXT & V ISION D IRECTIVES (11 OF 12) R34 R66 P700 R34 - Realignment R34 17

P OLICY C ONTEXT & V ISION D IRECTIVES ( 12 OF 12) A DJUSTED S TUDY A REA 18

CONTENTS OF PRESENTATION A. I NTRODUCTION B. S ITUATIONAL A NALYSIS & H IGH L EVEL S TRATEGIC A SSESSMENT 1. P OLICY C ONTEXT AND V ISION D IRECTIVES 2. S PATIAL C HALLENGES AND O PPORTUNITIES 3. S YNTHESIS C. SC1 R EGIONAL SDF 1. V ISION S TATEMENT 2. S PATIAL C ONCEPT 3. “P ROTECT ”, “C HANGE ” AND “N EW ” S TRATEGIES D. W AY F ORWARD 19

2. S PATIAL C HALLENGES AND O PPORTUNITIES (1 OF 10) B IOPHYSICAL Biophysical Key Challenges and Opportunities  Capacity is an issue throughout all the participating municipalities. There is a lack in Short Term Issues human resources for environmental management and in turn, the municipality cannot (≤ 5 years) address environmental issues faced by the municipality.  Water Management and water catchment management is a prevalent challenge, which refers to wetland degradation, surface and ground water contamination. This is mostly resultant from development in close vicinity to wetlands and water resources, over cultivation, communal grazing and poor agricultural practices.  Linked to the challenges around water management, is water provision. The country as a whole is facing drought conditions and water is scarce in the region. This results in numerous knock-on effects which will be most prominent in agriculture.  Soil erosion and degradation is also particularly problematic, arising from agricultural Medium Term Issues activities, no crop rotations, poor agricultural practices and communal grazing, as well as (> 5 years and ≤ 15 over utilization of soils. years)  While urbanisation and urban sprawl is a recurring major challenge for the study area, as extracted from the relevant IDPs, it must be noted that the study area is predominantly rural. Of greater relevance then, is rural sprawl or concentration in environmentally sensitive areas. Where reference is made to urban sprawl, this is with regards to the few towns in Vryheid, and Ulundi, for example. The challenge here being that the increase in urbanisation is in many cases inadequately planned for, which in turn has a detrimental impact on the environment as there is a lack of land allocation, resulting in informal settlements near watercourses and wetlands. 20

2. P OLICY C ONTEXT & V ISION D IRECTIVES ( 2 OF 10) A GRICULTURAL L AND C OVER 21

2. P OLICY C ONTEXT & V ISION D IRECTIVES ( 3 OF 10) E ZEMVELO KZN W ILDLIFE C ORRIDORS Ithala iSimangaliso Ophathe Wetland Park Um./Hl. W.H.S Ngoye Forest Reserve 22

2. P OLICY C ONTEXT & V ISION D IRECTIVES ( 4 OF 10) K EY S ENSITIVITY A REAS 23

2. P OLICY C ONTEXT & V ISION D IRECTIVES ( 5 OF 10) T REAT WITH C AUTION A REAS 24

2. S PATIAL C HALLENGES AND O PPORTUNITIES (6 OF 10) S OCIO -E CONOMIC Socio-Economic Short Term Opportunities Short Term Challenges  P700 Road Linkage  construction/upgrade Climate change and prolonged periods  Agro-Processing incorporating Bio- of drought Short Term Issues  Fuels Lack of adequate water supply (≤ 5 years)   Industrial Regeneration High levels of crime and risk   Small Town Regeneration Poor supply of electricity in the District  Hydo-Electricity (Jozini)  Infrastructure degradation and  Airport Development (Ulundi) dilapidated state of roads   Eco, Battlefields and Cultural Low Levels of skills development and Medium Term Issues Heritage Tourism Routes literacy (> 5 years and ≤ 15   Makatini Flats Agriculture Poor spatial planning footprints showing years)  Industrial Development Zone (IDZ) two separate developments   Rural Waste Management Units Lack of coordination and working together of municipalities. 25