Final Adopted IDP - KZN Development Planning

sustainable opportunities for historically disadvantaged regions. Rural development will
always be dependent on links with main urban areas, and can for example produce for the
industries situated within the adjacent urban areas. With the distinct differences in
natural, economic and social conditions, local municipalities must adapt the broad drivers
in the New Growth Path to their circumstances.
“Breaking New Ground”: From Housing to Sustainable Human Settlements
The focus of this policy is to change the delivery of housing at scale, ensuring that
housing delivery results in the creation of sustainable human settlements. The
objectives of this policy are:
Accelerating the delivery of housing as a key strategy for poverty alleviation;
Utilising provision of housing as a major job creation strategy;
Ensuring property can be accessed by all as an asset for wealth creation and
empowerment;
Leveraging growth in the economy;
Combating crime, promoting social cohesion and improving the quality of life for
the poor; and
Utilising housing as an instrument for the development of sustainable human
settlements, in support of spatial restructuring
Comprehensive Rural Development Programme
The Rural Development Framework, adopted by National Government in 1997, defined
rural areas as: “Sparsely populated areas in which people farm or depend on natural
resources, including villages and small towns that are dispersed throughout these areas.”
Ulundi, despite being the previous capital of Kwazulu-Natal, is a predominantly rural
municipality. The Comprehensive Rural Development Programme (CRDP), adopted in 2009,
has as its aim the development of rural South Africa, to create vibrant, sustainable and
equitable rural communities. The CRDP is different from past government strategies in
rural areas due to its approach which focuses on proactive participatory communitybased
planning rather than an interventionist approach to rural development
State of the Nation Address
The State of the Nation Address was delivered by His Excellency, Jacob G Zuma,
President of the Republic of South Africa on the occasion of the joint sitting of
Parliament in Cape Town on 9 February 2012. The President indicated that a mid-term
review, undertaken from 2009 to the present time, had indicated the achievement of
steady progress in various areas such as health, education, the fight against crime,
human settlements, energy, water provision, rural development and others. However,
the triple challenge of unemployment, poverty and inequality persists, despite the
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