2.12.1Road transport Carnarvon A private bus service operates in Carnarvon to transport school children. The bus service is available on request, for the transport of the general public to neighbouring towns like Calvinia, Williston etc. Long distance travel by taxi to Cape Town, Upington, and Kimberley is possible from Carnarvon. Travel to Cape Town is once per week. Taxis also operate on request to Kimberley, Upington and De Aar. Vosburg An infrequent taxi service operates between Vosburg and Britstown. No bus service is operational. Vanwyksvlei One taxi is operational in Vanwyksvlei. There is no bus service. 2.12.2 Rail transport No passenger train service is currently operating in the municipality. Transport of goods by rail between Carnarvon and Calvinia is irregular. 2.12.3 Air transport Light air transport facilities are available to all three towns. The private sector, namely private doctors, use these facilities. 2.13 PUBLIC UTILITIES (SERVICES) Collective utilities (services) are those services consumed off-site, to satisfy either community of domestic service needs. Community service needs include movement, drainage, public safety, market trading and social interaction. Collective services include water supply in the form of collective standpipes, sanitation in the form of public toilets, solid waste removal in the form of rubbish collection points, communications in the form of public telephones and post collection points, etc. Collective utility points, (e.g. public standpipes, public telephones, post collection points, solid waste collection points and public toilets) should be clustered around public markets and open spaces, to create favourable small scale manufacturing and trading conditions. Where these utilities perform residential functions as well, residents are enabled to satisfy several needs in a single trip. The public services (utilities) in each of the respective towns will now be discussed in detail: PUBLIC UTILITY CARNARVON VOSBURG VAN WYKSVLEI Collective Water Standpipes All households in Carnarvon, except the 60 squatter households, have access to on site water supply. The squatters do however have access to standpipes. Standpipes are located in one area to serve a total of 36 households situated on14 stands. All households in Vanwyksvlei have access to at least yard connections for water. No need therefore exists for collective water standpipes.
Communal Toilets There are 60 squatter households making use of 5 bucket sanitation toilets. One squatter area has 17 bucket toilets. This situation is totally unsatisfactory. The norm is at least one toilet to every two households. Sanitation in one area should be a high priority. All households in Vanwyksvlei have on-site sanitation and there is thus no need for communal toilets. Solid Waste Collection Points The current level of services includes collection from formal households and for 60 squatters, who do not have access to a solid waste disposal system. There is kerbside collection for all households The municipality is providing a kerbside collection service Postal Collection and Delivery Points There is one postal collection point in the CBD of Carnarvon (Post Office). It is centrally located. In Bonteheuwel there is access to a postal delivery and collection point once a week. Since the average income level of the households in Bonteheuwel is also lower and not all residents have access to transport, access to postal collection and delivery is inadequate. There is a postal agency in Vosburg. No facilities for postal delivery or collection exist in one area. Provision of least an additional point in one area strategically positioned near planned local economic centres, should be made. A delivery service twice a week is rendered. Public Phones There are sufficient public telephones available in Carnarvon and Bonteheuwel. There are public telephones available in Vosburg. Public telephones are fairly well spread throughout Vanwyksvlei and no need exists for additional public telephones.
Local Economic Development (LED), Tourism and Poverty Alleviation Kareeberg NEEDS ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED CONTRIBUTING FACTORS Implementation of DGDS; SMME promotion; Attraction and retention of investors in the region; Development corridors and development notes; Value-adding to raw materials; Agricultural products; Mining; Upgrading infrastructure (Railway lines); Establishment of and support to emerging farmers; Tourism development; Arts and crafts mancets Explore agri-tourism Guest houses and accommodation Nature reserves, game farms and historical sites Capacity building programmes for HDI’s in tourism industry; Development of tourism routes identified in SDF. Limited economic growth; Diversification of agricultural sector; High level of poverty and unemployment. Limited value-adding to the district products due to lack of manufacturing industries; Lack of investments in the region; Few emerging farmers that can contribute to economic growth; Lack of SMME promotion and development; Ageing infrastructure in urban areas that can discourage investment; The full potential of tourism sector that has been fully exploited also contribute to low economic growth; Lack of good security; Lack of access to basic services; High level of unemployment due to few job opportunities; Disinvestment in the region. Housing
Education, Youth and Development Karreberg Needs Issues To Be Addressed Contributing Factors Higher learning institutions; Youth skills development programmes; Life skills and ICT development centres; Day care centre. Limited or no access to higher learner institutions. Lack of IT skills in the region; Poor qualification and skills of the community limit their entry to institutions of higher learning; Very few training facilities exist in the region; Lack of funds to learners; Very few day care centres exist in the region. Land and Land Reform Kareeberg NEEDS ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED CONTRIBUTING FACTORS Access to farm land for emerging farmers; Land availability for residential development and transfer of ownership; Land Committee; Serviced land to be made available for development; Compilation of a land audit. Insufficient land available for development Land for development is not properly serviced Lack of proper planning; Lack of a land audit; Lack of proper land use management at local municipal level; Lack of funding at local level to install infrastructure to areas made available for development.
PRIORITY ISSUES The dominant socio-economic problems in Kareeberg municipality area are demonstrated by the ranking that stakeholders accorded to individual priority issues. This is summariesd as follows: Table 2.25:Priority issues /Needs Carnarvon Vosburg VanWyksvlei Parks Youth Centre Municipality Regulations in terms of taxi’s Cemetery Prepaid electricity Upgrading of Water leakages Business Centrum: Training & Premises Maintenance of Prov. road through town SKA :Development & Job opportunities Land availability Sustainable job opportunities Associated doctors Service of health inspectors Waste Recycling project and illegal dumping Stray dogs Discretion of job applications Foot passage-B/H/Riverside Pub toilets Clinic: in Town Area Projects Managers Rotation of Sub –contractors opportunities Speed hums-Williston& Victoria-Wes Transport: Deceased persons ambulance Transport for schools Rehabilitations Centre Training for counselors Removal of garden weeds Roads - Road of farms Land bill Speed hums Fines Dumping sites/Landfills Traffic Officers Job creation Water reticulation Ground dam Electricity selling points (vendor systems) Swimming pool Transformers Youth Centre Community development workers Meetings Socio-economic transformation Oxidation pounds-Security officers Organizational structure Christmas decorations Dept. Education Additional grade Satellite offices Fire brigade Name changing of streets Portable toilets Additional Electricity Access points Water trucks Paving of streets Agriculture( youth) Upgrading of grass and sports facilities Drivers licenses Lightning Training of electricians Feedback on requests General workers (street) Brick producing projects Extinguishers Disaster management Maintenances of national roads Credit control Empty Serviced Sites/erven Business sites/erven Sanitation Facilities Youth Centre Extensions and Sanitation Upgrading of sports Facilities Solar geyser project Parks Fire brigade Public ablution Facilities Railway services Ambulance services JoJo water tanks for new housing projects Environmental Health Officer Vanwyksvlei youth unemployment Social worker Protectors Storm water Sustainable job creation Urban and Rural Development
Deepen democracy through a refined Ward Committee model Strengthening our approach to governance and development is a core part of the building the developmental state in this country To enhance communication, civil engagement and liaison to involve all stakeholders in active council structures and programmes to enhance understanding, partnership, collaboration and commitment. Explore and create procedures and structures to communicate with community structures To develop and implement a Communication policy 31-Mar-12 Corporate Services Establishment of new ward committees 30-Nov-11 Corporate Services To sustain and services the institutional needs of the ward committees 30-Jun-12 Corporate Services To develop programmes to include the community stakeholders in the activities of the Municipality (Revenue enhancement, LED etc.) 30-Nov-11 Municipal Manager Develop partnerships with the community based organisations to enhance to quality of life of the residents Explore and establish partnerships with community based organisations to develop the community 31-Dec-11 Municipal Manager
Single window of coordination Review local government legislation, finalise changes in relations to powers and functions and review the intergovernmental fiscal framework To provide a reliable service in line with the vision of council for the peoples of Kareeberg in order to uphold the council’s values for development. The communication and implementation of the municipality's vision, mission and values to internal and external stakeholders and ensure the municipality's commitment in executing the vision To communicate the vision, mission and values to the staff of the municipality and obtain their commitment in executing the vision, mission and values in all their activities 30-Nov-12 Corporate Services To inform the community on the vision of the municipality 31-Dec-11 Corporate Services To monitor the upholding of the values of the municipality in all its programmes and activities 30-Jun-12 Corporate Services A skilled and capable workforce to support an inclusive workforce Increase access to programmes leading to intermediate and high level learning Provide young people and adults with foundational learning qualifications. Increase ABET level 4 entrants from a baseline of 269 229 to 300 000 per annum.
At least 30% of small farmers are organized in producer associations or marketing coops to give collective power in negotiating for inputs and marketing; Establishing of community structures to support social cohesion and development (530 enterprises and 1590 cooperatives) 50% of rural municipalities have systems for disaster management and mitigation to facilitate rapid response to rural disasters Levels of alienation and anomie have fallen from 25% (figures from the rural nodes for 2008) to a maximum of 15%. Sustained human settlement and Improved quality of household life Upgrade 400 000 units of accommodation within informal settlements The target is to deliver at least 20 000 units per annum
to communicate with community structures Establishment of new ward committees Corporate Services To sustain and services the institutional needs of the ward committees Corporate Services Develop programmes to include stakeholders in the activities of the municipality To develop programmes to include the community stakeholders in the activities of the Municipality (Revenue enhancement, LED etc.) Municipal Manager Develop partnerships with the community based organisations to enhance to quality of life of the residents Explore and establish partnerships with community based organisations to develop the community Municipal Manager Strategic Objective 3 To develop a positive organisational ethic and culture through effective utilisation of human resources, legislative guidelines and policies, skills development and policies of council Strategy Key Performance Indictor Time Frame Responsibility Motivate and develop staff members to be a and positive component to serve the community To investigate, report and implement a more conducive office environment which is more client orientated and customer friendly Municipal Manager To have 4 personnel meetings per annum Municipal Manager and Corporate Services To have a staff motivational session Municipal Manager To comply with all labour legislation Corporate Services Strategic Objective 4 To develop a monitoring an evaluation system which will enable the municipality to critically keep track of the strategic direction in which the municipality is heading. Strategy Key Performance Indictor Time Frame Responsibility Develop and Implement a system of monitoring the performance of the Council and the Administration Six monthly monitoring of Council to assess whether council is still on track in terms of their Strategic Direction Municipal Manager Monitoring and evaluating the performance of administration in terms of the performance management system Municipal Manager Strategic Objective 5 To provide a reliable service in line with the vision of council for the peoples of Kareeberg in order to uphold the council’s values for development. Strategy Key Performance Indictor Time Frame Responsibility The communication and implementation of the municipality's vision, mission and values to internal and external stakeholders and ensure To communicate the vision, mission and values to the staff of the municipality and obtain their commitment in executing the vision, mission and values in all their activities Corporate Services 11 11 12 11 11
CHAPTER FIVE 5.PROJECTS 5.1 ProjectsPer Town 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 Vanwyksvlei 1 Upgrading of streets and stormwater 2 000 000 2 Upgrading of streets 3 Cleaning of the solid waste in put latrines 500 000 4 Tarring of the Vanwyksvlei/Copperton road 150 000 000 5 Public ablution facilities in town 200 000 6 Upgrading of commonage 1 000 000 7 Permanent ambulance service 2 000 000 500 000 8 Upgrading community hall with facilities to accommodate government Departments visiting the town e.g. SASSA and a computer centre 500 000 9 Water pipe line 20 406 000 10 High mast lighting in town 200 000 Railway services from Calvinia to Hutchinson 100 000 000 Tree planting project 100 000 14 Housing 8 450 000 15 Upgrading of streets 1 000 000 16 Water supply to Vanwyksvlei 000 000 20 406 000 17 Layout cemetery 400 000 Carnarvon 1 Upgrading of streets and storm water 2 Tourism centre 15 000 000 3 Cemeteries fencing and ablution facilities 200 000 4 Ablution facilities hawkers 200 000 5 Bonteheuwel crèche 2 000 000 6 Upgrading of sport facilities 6 000 000 7 Schietfontein development 2 000 000 8 Public ablution facilities in town 200 000 9 Town entrances 200 000 10 Development of the nature reserve 10 000 000 Advertisement boards in town 100 000 Traffic lights and signs 2 000 000 13 Upgrading of streets 14 Health Services: Doctors at clinics and more personnel 1 000 000