Final Adopted IDP - KZN Development Planning
Final Adopted IDP - KZN Development Planning Final Adopted IDP - KZN Development Planning
The Municipality developed a Local Economic Strategy for its service area in 2008 with the assistance of Gijima Funding provided by the Zululand District Municipality; however, this Strategy needs to be revised to bring it into line with current trends and developments. Financial constraints mean that the Municipality will need to secure funding in order for this review to take place. An LED Officer has been appointed by the Municipality to coordinate the Municipality‟s engagement with this important sector. Agriculture Agriculture is a major sector within the Municipality and has the potential to contribute to the development of employment opportunities as well as addressing matters related to food security. The KZN Department of Agriculture has three primary programmes that focus on the emerging farmer community within the Municipality. Large commercial farms are located within the western part of the Municipality; these farmers require limited assistance from the Department. Each ward in the Municipality has its own farmers association representing the interests of the farmers, commercial and emerging, in that ward. Under the auspices of the Flagship Programme, the Department of Agriculture has commenced implementation of the One Home, One Garden initiative with effect from January 2011. The initiative is the responsibility of the extension officers employed by the KZN Department of Agriculture; it is proposed to provide training to 700 participants per ward in the Municipality. Participants are identified by the extension officers on the basis of need; each extension officer has a list of community gardens including those located within the traditional authority areas. However, participation in this initiative is not limited to existing community gardens; individuals are encouraged to make an approach to the Department for assistance with a community garden. Part of this initiative is to continue assisting local schools by providing them with a supply of vegetable seeds. The extension officers employed by the KZN Department of Agriculture will jointly capacitate participants in this initiative on a ward by ward basis, commencing with those wards identified as being most deprived – Ward 1, Ward 2, Ward 15, Ward 16 and Ward 24. The mechanisation programme implemented by the KZN Department of Agriculture assists indigent and subsistence farmers with a tractor to plough their fields and provides these farmers with maize and vegetable seeds. The Department sub-contracts small operators to make their tractors available to assist – the cost of this initiative is paid for by the Department. The provision of maize and vegetable seeds is sufficient to plant between one and two hectares per individual farmer of between twenty and thirty hectares per farmer group. Protection of animals by the provision of veterinary health services is the third programme operated by the KZN Department of Agriculture within the service area of 72
the Municipality. In addition to assisting farmers with the management of their livestock, the Department undertakes immunisation campaigns for identified diseases such as rabies. A total of six veterinary technicians are operative within the service area of the Ulundi Municipality; they undertake the rendering of preventative injections and attend to any animal disease outbreaks that may occur within the Municipality. There is also an appointed State Veterinarian whose area of responsibility comprises the entire area of jurisdiction of the Zululand District Municipality. It is the intention of the KZN Department of Agriculture to deploy an extension officer and an extension office assistant in each ward within the Municipality – each ward will also have the services of an animal production technician and a plant production technician. All agricultural projects undertaken are owned by the participating farmers with Departmental officials providing a production advisory role; while these projects are funded from the KZN Department of Agriculture budget, the funding is provided in the form of materials (tools and seeds) only. General Business As is the case with other rural towns, the development of Ulundi began during the decades of the 1970s and the 1980s. Ulundi Town has come a long way from the settlement that once consisted of a supermarket and a bank located on a gravel road. The construction of the Ulundi Plaza in the 1980s was the launching pad for the commencement of commercial development within Ulundi – the Plaza had one large supermarket (today known as Shoprite), a First National Bank Branch, a Standard Bank agency and a number of smaller shops. Apart from the Ulundi Plaza, the Ulundi Holiday Inn is the oldest commercial entity within Ulundi. Apart from the further expansion of the Ulundi Plaza, which was also funded by Ithala Bank, Ulundi now has the King Senzangakhona Mall which was completed in 2008 as the focal point of commercial development within the Town. The establishment of the Mall led to the fast tracking of other developments such as the Ulundi Intermodal Facility, developed and financed by the KZN Department of Transport and the Ulundi Municipality (funding provided by the KZN Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs). Community members today have the choice of five popular supermarkets, two hardware outlets and four commercial banks at which to conduct their business. There are also four filling stations within the ambit of Ulundi where fuel can be obtained. Adjacent to the King Senzangakhona Mall a new commercial development that features, among other commercial enterprises, a Game Retail Store, a Kentucky Fried Chicken, a Nandos and a Chicken Licken outlet has been completed; this development overlooks the R66 entrance to the town of Ulundi. Tourism 73
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the Municipality. In addition to assisting farmers with the management of their<br />
livestock, the Department undertakes immunisation campaigns for identified diseases<br />
such as rabies. A total of six veterinary technicians are operative within the service<br />
area of the Ulundi Municipality; they undertake the rendering of preventative injections<br />
and attend to any animal disease outbreaks that may occur within the Municipality.<br />
There is also an appointed State Veterinarian whose area of responsibility comprises the<br />
entire area of jurisdiction of the Zululand District Municipality.<br />
It is the intention of the <strong>KZN</strong> Department of Agriculture to deploy an extension officer<br />
and an extension office assistant in each ward within the Municipality – each ward will<br />
also have the services of an animal production technician and a plant production<br />
technician. All agricultural projects undertaken are owned by the participating farmers<br />
with Departmental officials providing a production advisory role; while these projects<br />
are funded from the <strong>KZN</strong> Department of Agriculture budget, the funding is provided in<br />
the form of materials (tools and seeds) only.<br />
General Business<br />
As is the case with other rural towns, the development of Ulundi began during the<br />
decades of the 1970s and the 1980s. Ulundi Town has come a long way from the<br />
settlement that once consisted of a supermarket and a bank located on a gravel road.<br />
The construction of the Ulundi Plaza in the 1980s was the launching pad for the<br />
commencement of commercial development within Ulundi – the Plaza had one large<br />
supermarket (today known as Shoprite), a First National Bank Branch, a Standard Bank<br />
agency and a number of smaller shops. Apart from the Ulundi Plaza, the Ulundi Holiday<br />
Inn is the oldest commercial entity within Ulundi.<br />
Apart from the further expansion of the Ulundi Plaza, which was also funded by Ithala<br />
Bank, Ulundi now has the King Senzangakhona Mall which was completed in 2008 as the<br />
focal point of commercial development within the Town. The establishment of the Mall<br />
led to the fast tracking of other developments such as the Ulundi Intermodal Facility,<br />
developed and financed by the <strong>KZN</strong> Department of Transport and the Ulundi<br />
Municipality (funding provided by the <strong>KZN</strong> Department of Cooperative Governance and<br />
Traditional Affairs). Community members today have the choice of five popular<br />
supermarkets, two hardware outlets and four commercial banks at which to conduct<br />
their business. There are also four filling stations within the ambit of Ulundi where fuel<br />
can be obtained. Adjacent to the King Senzangakhona Mall a new commercial<br />
development that features, among other commercial enterprises, a Game Retail Store, a<br />
Kentucky Fried Chicken, a Nandos and a Chicken Licken outlet has been completed; this<br />
development overlooks the R66 entrance to the town of Ulundi.<br />
Tourism<br />
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