Final Adopted IDP - KZN Development Planning

clarity as to whether any of the outstanding units in the Nsukazi Rural Housing Project
and the Nsabekhuluma Rural Housing Project will be constructed.
In terms of new housing projects the following priority listing has been developed by the
Community Services Portfolio Committee for inclusion in this IDP review:
• Zungu Rural Housing Project
• Mbatha Rural Housing Project
• Mpungose Rural Housing Project
• Ndebele Rural Housing Project
• Nkwanobamba Rural Housing Project
• Jama Rural Housing Project
• KwaNsimbi Rural Housing Project
• Empithimpithini Rural Housing Project
• Buthelezi Rural Housing Project
• Ximba Phase 2 Rural Housing Project
Funding for these housing projects has still to be sourced from the KZN Department of
Human Settlement.
HIV / AIDS
In order to provide an appropriate programme in response to the ravages of the HIV /
AIDS pandemic within the service area of the Municipality, an HIV / AIDS strategy was
developed and approved by the Council of the Municipality. The HIV / AIDS strategy is
being implemented under the coordination and direction of the HIV / AIDS Coordinator,
an official appointed by the Municipality during the course of the 2009 / 2010 financial
year.
Involvement of the Municipality
As part of the process of implementing the HIV / AIDS strategy adopted by the Council
of the Municipality, the Municipality, its political office bearers and officials are
engaged in the following programmes and initiatives:
• Conduct of HIV / AIDs awareness campaigns (Operation Mbo) jointly with
Provincial Government Departments in particular the Department of Health and
the Department of Social Development. These campaigns are conducted on a
quarterly basis and communities from clustered adjacent wards gathered together
in order to maximise the impact of the campaign
• Coordinate the activities within the Municipality on World AIDS Day in December
each year
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