Final Adopted IDP - KZN Development Planning

SAFETY AND SECURITY
The Ulundi Municipality is serviced by five police stations each with a service radius of
20 kilometres. The police stations are situated in Babanango, Strangers Rest, Ulundi,
Mahlabathini and Ceza (near the Hospital). Only the far north west of the Municipality
around Ngongweni, and the far eastern areas around Nqulwane are not situated within
the 20 kilometre service radius of the police stations. Each of the police stations has
developed a community police forum where all of the relevant stakeholders, including the
Municipality, participate.
Traffic management and control is carried out by the traffic officials employed by the
Ulundi Municipality; provincial traffic officers are also located within the service area
of the Municipality. Traffic officials employed by the Municipality form part of the
structure of the Directorate: Protection Services. In order to monitor the speed of
vehicles on the Municipality‟s roads, the traffic officials make use of two speed
monitoring cameras, one of which is owned by the Municipality and the other is on
contract from a service provider.
The Municipality developed its own testing ground which was placed in operation with
effect from 10 January 2011. As a consequence the Municipality is able to provide its
communities with the opportunity to obtain a learners‟ license (30 people can be
examined per day); the testing of drivers‟ licenses (21 persons can be examined per day)
and the testing of vehicles (light motor vehicles; heavy motor vehicles and articulated
vehicles). Currently there are five driving schools operating within the Ulundi municipal
area; the establishment of a testing ground has meant that they have much reduced
distances to travel for the testing of drivers‟ license candidates; two of the driving
schools provide training to prospective drivers in all three categories of motor vehicle.
One of the issues that need to be addressed is the prevalence of stray animals which
are a hazard on the roads, both within the towns and in the rural areas. What is
required is the establishment and operation of an animal pound within the Ulundi
municipal area. In this regard the Municipality purposed to engage a service provider to
establish the facility – the tender was first advertised in the latter part of the 2010
calendar year without soliciting a single response from any potential service provider.
The Municipality has decided that this tender will be re-advertised during the course of
the 2011 / 2012 financial year.
SPECIAL GROUPS
Within the area of jurisdiction of the Ulundi Municipality the development and
establishment of programmes that benefit specific groups within the Municipality is the
focus.
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