Govan Mbeki Local Municipality 2011/12 - Co-operative ...

* Hazardous waste within the municipality is handled by private contractors.
Using the tons per annum column, the table above shows that Govan Mbeki
produces 65% of the Gert Sibande District Municipality’s total waste per annum.
In terms of GSDM Integrated Waste Management Strategy will in partnership with
local municipalities, private sector and civil society strive to partner to achieve the
following goals.
• Waste Minimization
• Waste Management and improved service delivery
• Waste control and eradication awareness
• Efficient waste management (Planning and Control)
Number of Formal Households with access to Waste Collection
(Table 18e)
Level of
Service
Household
removal once
a week using
compactors,
tractors with
trailers and 45
X 6m skips
No. of
Households
Source: GSDM IWMP figures – April 2005
No. of
Households
serviced
(formal)
No. of
Households
serviced
(informal)
69 167 31 042 2 043
Challenges
Financial
resources,
inadequate
equipment and
unregistered
land fill sites.
Estimated budget to eradicate waste management backlogs
(Table 18f)
Type of Settlement (R
million)
Type of Service (R
million)
Total (R
million)
80 510 52 297 35 164 97 644 132 807 15%
Intensive programmes are in the pipeline to address the backlogs of waste
management in partnership with all relevant stakeholders.
2.2 INSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGES AND SWOT ANALYSIS:
%
(Table 19)
Strengths
Experienced, Competent
Workforce
Community Participation
Technical Expertise
Broad Tax Base
Service Delivery Systems and
Mechanisms
Potential Growth in LED
Lack of motivation.
Weaknesses
Poor Attendance of meetings in historically urban areas
Communication
Lack of a proactive maintenance plan.
Old / obsolete infrastructure
Increasing indigent households and increasing
unemployment rate / slow development
Over reliance on outside service providers
Pending finalisation of Local Economic Development
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