Final Adopted IDP - KZN Development Planning

To provide a means of enforcement
To ensure the reservation of land for longer-term uses
A process to develop a land use management scheme (LUMS) for the Ulundi Municipality
commenced late in the 2008 calendar year. A town planning scheme was developed
together with a set of maps showing proposed land use. Consultation with Government
Departments took place in August 2010 without any comment being received; however,
during the 2011 / 2012 IDP consultation process some provincial departments indicated
their desire to make comment in this regard. Traditional Authorities were consulted as
one of the key stakeholders since the LUMS study includes traditional land but they
objected due to land ownership issues. An approach was made to the KwaZulu-Natal
Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) to intervene
in the matter; the outcome of the intervention is still awaited.
Given the impasse with regard to the rural areas the Council of the Municipality resolved
to limit the extent of the LUMS to the urban areas only. As a consequence, the Council
of the Municipality adopted a Town Planning Scheme for the town of Ulundi only in June
2011. Details of this Town Planning Scheme, together with the appropriate maps, have
been included as Annexure B attached to this IDP review document.
URBAN AND RURAL NODES
The town of Ulundi is situated on the R66 which connects Ulundi directly to Nongoma in
the North and Melmoth to the south, then leading to the N2 which connects the town to
the coastal cities. The town of Ulundi is the only formal urbanised nodes and houses all
formal (first Economy) economic activities within the Municipality. The areas
surrounding the town of Ulundi are characterised as large, densely populated tribal
areas with an informal settlement pattern. These areas are completely reliant on Ulundi
for employment, goods and services. Due to the high population density, concentration
and service demands, large sections of these tribal areas can be classified as emerging
urban settlements.
There are a number of secondary rural nodes within the Ulundi municipal area. These
comprise the areas of Babanango, Ceza, Mpungamhlophe, Nqulwane, Nhlazatshe,
Mhlahlane, Mahlabathini, Zungu, Ezimfabeni, Ntintini and Stedham / Dlebe. The urban
and rural nodes are illustrated in Map 1 included in Annexure C attached to this IDP
review document. There is a possibility of the development of another node at the
intersection of the R34 and the R66 which can serve as the gateway to the Zulu
kingdom. Possibilities exist to develop the node as a modal interchange, and the
development of a tourist centre to include restaurants, curio shops and an information
service to stimulate the tourism industry.
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