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Gert Sibande District
Municipality
Mpumalanga Provincial Government
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1. OBJECTIVES OF STUDY
This is an annexure to the pilot project for the Comprehensive Rural Development
Programme (CRDP) in the Mkhondo Local Municipality focusing on Jabulani Bafazi and
Water Smeet.
2. A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE JABULANI BAFAZI & WATER SMEETH
The new Department of Rural Development and Land Reform has been given the mandate
by the President of South Africa to develop a Comprehensive Rural Development
Programme (CRDP) throughout the country. To achieve this mandate the Department
embarked on developing a fresh approach to rural development. The focus is on enabling
rural people to take control of their destiny, with the support from government, and thereby
dealing effectively with rural poverty through the optimal use and management of natural
resources. As a result of a Public-Private Partnership between the government and Mondi,
an initiative to transform labour tenancy into Agri-Villages was developed. The Agri-village
concept is intended to empower the communities through food security, security of tenure
and economic livelihoods. This will be achieved through a co-ordinated and integrated
broad-based agrarian transformation as well as the strategic investment in economic and
social infrastructure that will benefit the entire rural communities.
3. STUDY AREA (JABULANI BAFAZI & WATER SMEETH) The study area is part of the Mpumalanga CRDP and falls within the jurisdiction of Gert
Sibande District Municipality under Mkhondo Local Municipality. Jabulani Bafazi is located
on the north of Iswepe whereas Water Smeet is located on the north east of Iswepe.
These areas are rural in nature with no or low levels of basic services as well as
unsustainable livelihoods.
4. PROBLEM STATEMENT
The communities of Jabulani Bafazi and Water Smeet are faced with insecurity of tenure
due to labour tenancy because most of these community members are working for Mondi
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who owns the properties in question. The farms are Spring Valley 429, Paardekop 428 and
Bends 417.
The selection of the Jabulani Bafazi and Water Smeet pilot sites were informed by a Public
Private Partnership that resulted from the CRDP initiative. The nature of the settlement and
the condition in which the people were noted to be living under, poor access roads,
unemployment, lack of basics services (water, electricity, sanitation, health facilities,
transport, economic activities, basic input supplies), in contrast with potential in the area
compelled for interventions.
The pilot sites conformed with prescribes of the rural development policy directives, with
small holding labour tenancy with active agricultural activity. The area has a reasonable
natural resources which could be exploited to the betterment of the community. There is a
need to initially use agriculture to ensure increased production with optimal and sustainable
use of natural resources. This ascertains that those who have these natural resources to
their disposal uses optimally in manner that will impact positively in their livelihoods that will
also lead to a vibrant economic outcome. Other secondary economic opportunities could
therefore be investigated as per findings.
5. METHODOLOGY
The following section details the methodology followed in the determination of interventions
for Jabulani Bafazi and Water Smeeth for the first phase implementation of the
Comprehensive Rural Development Programme (CRDP).
In order to determine focus areas for the CRDP within the Mkhondo local Municipality Pilot
sites the following key indicators were utilized:
Infrastructure Provision (Water, Electricity, Sanitation, access roads)
Income Levels (Low Income Levels)
Employment (High Unemployment levels, Employment Sectors)
Provision of Community Facilities (Health, Education)
Existing Initiatives ( Proposed project etc)
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The indicators above were reflected spatially, overlaid and analysed informed the Key
Focus Areas. Site visits were conducted to arrive at some of the interventions proposed. A
desk top study which included spatial analysis which focussed on the review of IDP’s,
SDF’s and GIS Spatial Analysis information was used as indicators. Based on those
indicators and community needs, issues were verified and proposals developed.
A desktop analysis was done utilising the following documents:
Mkhondo Spatial Development Framework
Mkhondo Integrated Development Plan
Spatial Information sourced from various government departments
Informal interviews with community members
Meetings with Mondi officials
Working meetings were held and inputs gathered from the provincial Department of
Agriculture Rural Development and Land Administration (ARDLA), Department of
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Mpumalanga Provincial Land Reform Office
(MPPLRO), Regional Land Claims Commission (RLCC) and Department of Rural
Development and Land Reform (DRDLR).
Maps were generated utilising all information available from the provincial ARDLA,
MPPLRO, RLCC and DRDLR.
6. JABULANI BAFAZI & WATER SMEET COMMUNITY PILOT SITE (See maps)
6.1 PROPERTY DESCRIPTION
The pilot site for the programme is located in the Mkondo Local Municilaity approximately
34km from Amsterdam. It lies 12km adjacent to the N2 national road from Piet Retief to
Ermelo. It is situated in the mountains west of the Driefontein settlement. It is composed of
3 farms that are owned by Mondi, the beneficiaries of the programme were the following
communities; Jabulani Bafazi and Water Smeet which are groups of previously
disadvantaged people in the Mpumalanga province.
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The following properties are the farms wherein the communities reside:
COMMUNITY LAND DESCRIPTION AREA (ha)
Jabulani Bafazi Community
It is portion 1 of the Bends 417IT (Option A development)
2262.845H
Jabulani Bafazi Community
It is portion 1 and 2 of the Bends 417IT (Option B development) 2262.84H
Water Smeet
Community
It is portion 2 of Spring Valley 429IT. It is the remainder of Spring
Valley 429IT. Portion 2 of Bushmanbend 433IT
Portion 4 of Pardekop 428IT
2705.681H
3008832H
2849.028H
FIGURE 1: OVERVIEW MAP OF JABULANI BAFAZI & WATER SMEET
6.2 SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS 6.2.1. Rainfall The area has a fairly moderate to high rainfall per annum and thus making it more suitable for dry land cropping. A variety of dry land crops are suitable and the production resources
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MAP DATE
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Chief Directorate: Spatial Planningand Information (Mpumalanga)
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Department of Rural Development and Land ReformREPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
Gert Sibande DM
Mpumalanga Provincial Government
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6.3 SITE VISIT FINDINGS FOR JABULANI BAFAZI & WATER SMEET JABULANI BAFAZI
NEEDS
FINDINGS PROPOSED INTERVENTIONS AND
OPPORTUNITIES
ROADS
All the internal roads need upgrading . (See figure 4)
The community has challenges with public transport to interconnect to other settlements.
Settlements are hidden within the forests
Upgrade and maintain internal roads regularly
Develop mitigation methods to prevent soil erosion next to internal roads.
Road signage indicating location of village
WATER
Community relies on water from the Dam.
The water is pumped from the dam
There is a water purification plant
There is water reticulation in the area and stand pipes are installed but the community only has access to water in evening.
Ensure that the community has consistent water supply.
SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT
The community relies on Mondi for employment
Develop sustainable agricultural initiatives
Establish agro-tourism opportunities
EDUCATION
The Primary School (Thathakusa) is currently closed down due to the low number of enrolled learners in the community
No high schools in the area, learners are dependant on school buses to transport them to a Esibusisweni Combined School in Webber.
Learners have to walk to main road to catch the scholar transport
Improve the road leading to the settlement from the main road to facilitate access to scholar transport and public transport
ELECTRICITY There is no electricity in the area. The community should be included in the ESKOM’s rural electrification programme
SANITATION The community has no ablution facilities.
No sewerage bourn-system
Not every household has pit-latrines
Provide alternative ablution facilities that are environmentally sensitive (septic tanks), the municipality should maintain the septic tanks
HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS
No mobile clinic visits to the area.
The nearest health facility is in Iswepe and Piet Retief.
Provide a mobile clinic
AGRICULTURE Subsistence Livestock Farming (cattle, chicken and pigs)
Lack of management of livestock.
Lack of proper fencing for grazing
Improve subsistence livestock management
Proper fencing for livestock
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NEEDS
FINDINGS PROPOSED INTERVENTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES
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FISHING Subsistence Fishing To be investigated
CRIME Low crime rate
The nearest SAPS unit is located in Piet Retief.
Satellite Police Station
TOURISM No tourism activities taking place in the area
Tourism opportunities (cultural village, camping, guest houses and hiking trails, horse trails and action adventure
HOUSING Traditional homestead houses (mud houses).
Roll out RDP housing programme as per community needs and requirements (blended with tradition and traditional homesteads).
COMMUNICATION No telecommunication infrastructure (cell phone coverage or fixed line)
Investigate requirements by mobile service providers for the provision of cell phone infrastructure.
LIVELIHOODS Reliance on government social grants
Communities should improve on subsistence farming (vegetable gardens, fishing)
SOCIAL STRUCTURE
Cemeteries located within the plantations.
Provide suitable land for graveyard
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FIGURE 2: LAND USE JABULANI BAFAZI
EXISTING LAND USES JABULANI BAFAZI The current uses include residential, agricultural activities such as subsistence livestock farming, institutional such as primary school, forestry, water bodies, graveyard, sports field and business such as tuck shop. See figure 2 PROPOSED LAND USES The proposed land use is the Residential phase 2, chalets, irrigated crop fields, upgrading of internal roads, recreational area behind the tanks,
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Landuse:Jabulani Bafazi October 2009
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Gert Sibande DM
Mpumalanga Provincial Government
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WATER SMEET
NEEDS
FINDINGS PROPOSED INTERVENTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES
ROADS
All the internal roads need upgrading. (See Figure 4)
The community has challenges with transport to interconnect to other settlements.
Settlements are hidden within the forest
Upgrade and maintain internal roads regularly
Develop mitigation methods to prevent soil erosion next to internal roads.
Boards indicating the name of the Settlement/village
WATER
Stand pipes are installed
The are a number of boreholes in the community
The boreholes serves the communities which do not have access to water
SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT
The community relies on Mondi for employment
Develop sustainable agricultural initiatives
EDUCATION
Siyeza Primary School is currently running
No high schools in the area, the learners are dependant on school bus to transport them to Esibusisweni Combined School in Webber.
The Siyeza Primary School should be extended to Combine School to cater for its secondary learners
ELECTRICITY Some houses have access to electricity.
The un-electrified houses be included in the ESKOM’s rural electrification programme
SANITATION Sewerage bourn-system
Poor maintenance/ overflow of septic tanks
The municipality should maintain the septic tanks system
HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS
No mobile clinic visits in the area.
The nearest health facilities are in Iswepe and Piet Retief.
Provide a mobile clinic
AGRICULTURE Subsistence Livestock Farming (cattle, chickens and pigs)
Lack of management of livestock.
Provide awareness campaigns (agric farmers days, study groups)
Improve subsistence livestock management
Proper fencing for livestock
CRIME The nearest SAPS unit is located in Piet Retief.
Satellite Police Station
TOURISM No tourism activities taking place in the area
Tourism opportunities (cultural village, camping, guest houses and hiking trails, horse trails and action adventure
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FINDINGS PROPOSED INTERVENTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES
HOUSING Formal Houses
Traditional homestead houses.
Scattered settlement
Roll out RDP housing programme as per community needs
COMMUNICATION No telecommunication infrastructure (cell phone coverage or fixed line)
Investigate requirements by mobile service providers for the provision of cell phone infrastructure.
SOCIAL STRUCTURES
Homestead graves
Provide suitable land for graveyard
LIVELIHOOD Reliance on government social grants
Communities should improve on subsistence farming (vegetable gardens)
FIGURE 3: LAND USE WATER SMEET
Existing Land Uses The current land uses include residential, agricultural activities such as subsistence
livestock farming, light industrial such as charcoal production and forestry, institutional such
as primary school, sports field, business such as tuck shop and multipurpose facility such
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Lothair
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Shabalala
Selindile
Sheepmoor
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KwaThandeka
Driefontein
WakkerstroomSibiya/Masidla
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OVERVIEW
MAP DATE
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Chief Directorate: Spatial Planningand Information (Mpumalanga)
Tel: (013) 752 – 2066Fax: (013) 752 - 2079
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!C Health Facilities
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Streets
Railways
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Wards
Sub Division
Local/Metro Municipalities
Landuse:Watersmeet October 2009
Department of Rural Development and Land ReformREPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
Gert Sibande DM
Mpumalanga Provincial Government
Households
Roads
Development Option A
Development Option B
Internal Roads
Main Road
Dam
Forest
Graveyard
Grazing Fields
Lodges
Proposed Chalets
Proposed Residential
Residential
School
Shop
Sports Field
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Proposed Land Uses The proposed land uses are, upgrading of the road from the main road linking to the settlement, upgrading of Siyeza Primary School to a Combined School, FIGURE 4: ROADS UPGRADE There is to upgrade all internal and connecting roads for easy access to basic amenities in Iswepe and closer towns’ i.e. Piet Retief, and Amsterdam. 6.4 CHALLENGES IDENTIFIED The following are some of the challenges that were noted to be prevalent in the area.
No telecommunication infrastructure exists in the area.
Social cohesion in sparsely placed households within the area might be a challenge.
Infrastructure (roads, electricity, telecommunication and amenities)
Lack of basic services
Burial sites, the community uses homesteads for burial
Poor public transport
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THATHUKUSA PRIMARY SCHOOL
UMZAMOWETHU PRIMARY SCHOOL
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Shabalala
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KwaThandeka
Driefontein
WakkerstroomSibiya/Masidla
Ethandakukhanya
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Chief Directorate: Spatial Planningand Information (Mpumalanga)
Tel: (013) 752 – 2066Fax: (013) 752 - 2079
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Police Stations
Health Facilities
Main Place
National Roads
Main Roads
Streets
Railways
Secondary Roads
Rivers
Dams
Sub Place
Parent Farms
Wards
Sub Division
Local/Metro Municipalities
Roads Upgrade October 2009
Department of Rural Development and Land ReformREPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
Gert Sibande DM
Mpumalanga Provincial Government
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Households
Roads
Development Option A
Development Option B
Internal Roads
Main Road
Internal Roads
Main Road
Development Option A
Development Option B
Dam
Forest
Graveyard
Grazing Fields
Lodges
Proposed Chalets
Proposed Residential
Residential
School
Shop
Sports Field
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Poor accessibility in terms of orientation to the villages
High level of water table (subject to geo-tech investigation)
Poor housing structures
Veld fire
Poor management of livestock
Lack of social amenities
6.5 OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT The following are some of the opportunities that were noted for the area.
Eco-tourism (boating, fishing and water front development)
Backyard vegetable gardens to enhance food security
Designation of areas intended for crops cultivation
As part of the Land Redistribution Programme of the government, certain properties
currently owned by Mondi could be acquired on behalf of the Jabulani Bafazi
settlements. This could afford the community the options of leasing the properties to
Mondi or the community undertaking forestry on a commercial basis (See Figure 2:
option B)
Mondi has committed to give the community the area indicated on Figure 2: option A for
Agri-village
Improvement of the access from the main road to the settlement to facilitate linkage with
other settlements
Optimum utilization of dam for consistent provision of water (household consumption
and irrigation schemes)
Potential for expansion of light industry (charcoal production, sculpturing, carpentry and
wood processing)
6.6 RECOMMENDATIONS The following are some of the recommendation for the area.
Utilization of the Thathukusa Primary School as a Satellite Thusong Service Centre
(healthcare, Early Childhood Development Centre (ECDC), Home Affairs, SASSA)
Fencing of grazing camps, households, dams
Livestock vaccination programme- cattle, pigs, goats and chickens
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Supplementary feeding implements (licks, fodder)
Cattle handling facilities with shed, holding pen and loading ramp
Improve the road leading to the settlement from the main road to facilitate access to scholar transport and public transport
Upgrade Siyeza Primary School to a combined school
Provision of refuse removal services for Water Smeet
Designation for a convenient shop site for both settlements
Road signage indicating village names
7. CONCLUSION
The areas Jabula Bafazi and Water smeeth be included to the broader municipality
receiving attention on specific challenges identified. Further follow-up exercises should be
envisaged to further refine the findings and intervention strategies. The community needs
to be engaged to identify further areas to be addressed and submit proposals as part of this
project.
Sector departments which can contribute to the success of the pilot project need to be
identified and invited to contribute to the initiatives so as to achieve the desired
interventions and outcomes. A record of other government departments current and
proposed activities in the project area need to be identified and incorporated into the overall
Agri Village concept.
There needs to be a detailed record of the existing situation so that the resulting
interventions are measurable and that progress can be monitored