Final Adopted IDP - KZN Development Planning

• The Local AIDS Council (LAC) for the Municipality has been in operation for a
period of two years – the Mayor of the Municipality chairs the LAC, the members
of which include ward councillors, non-governmental organisations, representatives
from Ward Committees and Ward AIDS committees and all government
departments. The LAC meets on a monthly basis and the Municipality takes
responsibility for the administrative and logistical arrangements of these
meetings. The Mayor of the Municipality serves on the District AIDS Council
constituted by the Zululand District Municipality
• Ward AIDS committees have been established in all 24 wards that constitute the
Municipality; 10 of these committees were in existence prior to 1 July 2011 and
the remaining 14 have been established during the course of the 2011 / 2012
financial year. Ward AIDS committees are chaired by the Ward Councilor for the
particular and are fully representative of the stakeholders in the ward – these
committees meet on a monthly basis
• Identification of orphans and vulnerable children; assistance is provided by
facilitating access to grants through the Department of Social Development
• With the assistance of the Department of Health, facilitate the provision of social
services to households headed by elderly grandmothers and child headed
households through food parcels and food vouchers
ACCESS TO COMMUNITY FACILITIES
The maintenance and upgrading of community facilities such as sports fields, municipal
parks and open spaces, community halls and libraries are undertaken by the Directorate:
Community Services of the Ulundi Municipality. Construction of these facilities is
funded from external sources such as the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Sport and
Recreation and the Lottery Board. The Municipality has teams based in Ulundi,
Babanango and Mahlabathini engaged in the maintenance of community facilities managed
by the Municipality.
Libraries
A new community library has been constructed within the town of Ulundi, the operation
of which is under the control of a qualified librarian. The KwaZulu-Natal Department of
Arts and Culture has provided an annual grant for the operation of the library in
addition the Department supplied the library with nine desktop computers and a library
computer assistant who is tasked with providing basic computer skills training to
community members at no cost. The library makes educational material and access to
the internet for educational purposes available to members of the local community at no
cost.
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