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Did you know that the MDB has on 08 December 2016 taken a strategic decision to only consider technical municipal boundary misalignments and not major determinations for the period 2017-2021. Stay tuned for more updates. ... See MoreSee Less

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MEDIA STATEMENT

27 March 2017

REDETERMINATION OF MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES 2017 - 2019

The Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) takes this opportunity to inform all its key stakeholders and the South African public at large of its decision regarding the municipal boundary re-determinations process in the period between 2017and 2019. (Process included in Annexure A).

The MDB considered all the circumstances and challenges regarding the demarcation process (including lessons learned over years of interaction with the public and legislative deficiencies) and resolved that: No major redetermination of municipal boundaries (i.e. amalgamations, annexations and categorizations) will take place within a period preceding the 2019 national elections.

Only correction of technical misalignment of municipal boundaries will be considered for re-determination, which will involve minor adjustments to align municipal boundaries to either cadastral boundaries, natural or man-made features (e.g. farm boundaries, rivers, roads) or addressing split settlements. This is mainly aimed at improving the quality of boundaries by providing clearly defined boundaries that are legally defensible. (Detailed definitions included in Annexure B)

Although they may not affect a large size of the population, these technical adjustments still have to follow the entire legal demarcation process.

The work of the municipalities and other key stakeholders such as the IEC will be impacted negatively if these boundary misalignments are not addressed due to reasons that include the following:
• Misaligned boundaries create confusion in management of municipal property rates when one farm is split into two municipalities.
• Disruptions during electoral processes when communities realize that a portion of their settlement, which they expect to be in one ward, is actually located in a different municipality.
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• Due to growth of settlements and uncoordinated site allocations, some settlements straddle across municipal boundaries.
• A need to provide legally identifiable boundaries and enhance effective administration.

The MDB intends to widely consult affected provinces, municipalities, members of the public and other stakeholders during the technical municipal boundary adjustment process. Consultation with key stakeholders to verify and confirm the misalignments is scheduled to take place between April and June 2017, with consultations with the members of the public to be conducted thereafter.

The success of this project is dependent on efficient collaboration with all stakeholders including; municipalities, provincial departments responsible for local government, traditional leadership, political parties, the media and members of local communities. The MDB is looking forward to strengthening its relations with all stakeholders and optimal participation by the South African public through all its processes during this project.

ENDS

For further information, kindly contact:
Bulelwa Mbali-Khoele
Stakeholder Management and Communications
Tel: 012 342 2481
Direct: 012 150 4450
Cell: 073 364 7280
Email: bulelwa@demarcation.org.za

ANNEXURE A
DEMARCATION PROCESS 2017-2021

a) The 2017 – 2021 demarcation process is aimed at addressing boundary misalignments, and not major boundary redeterminations.
b) The sequence of events for demarcation process culminating in Iocal government elections processes are broadly planned as follows (as illustrated in the diagram below):
• Municipal boundary determinations and redeterminations (technical boundary alignments) conducted between 2017 and 2019.
• Ward delimitation in local and metropolitan municipalities between the 2019 and 2020, and IEC processes for the local government elections occurring in 2020 to 2021.

FIGURE 1 Process 2017-2021 (See picture attached)

ANNEXURE B

Categorization of technically misaligned outer boundaries

In 2016, the MDB has conducted preliminary technical municipal boundary assessments to determine boundary misalignment and these are divided into four broad categories:

1. Split communities: These cases may have occurred either as a result of the previous municipal boundary redeterminations conducted without the availability of adequate data to identify the extent of these communities, or as a result of the growth of these communities beyond their original boundaries. This category of boundary misalignment cases affect service delivery, as these communities are caught between more than one municipalities, which may not be aware of the boundary anomaly, thus withhold their services to the affected communities.

2. Cadastre misalignments: This category is mainly caused by the difference in accuracy of spatial base data used, thus causing minor shifts between the municipal boundaries and the cadastral boundaries. Invariably, this category does not affect large areas or populations, thus can be adjusted with minimal impact to the functioning of municipalities.

Split farms: This is similar to cadastre misalignment, as it affects the cadastral boundaries of farms, but it affects large portions of a farm split between municipalities. This affects the property valuations of municipalities and eventually their rates and taxes on those on those properties.

3. Split Traditional communities: This category is result of municipal boundaries splitting the traditional council areas, due to the lack of validated dataset for traditional council areas and at times the vastness of the traditional council areas that makes it difficult for them to fit into a single municipality. Most of the traditional council areas have not been surveyed, thus validity of this dataset remains disputed, and makes it a risk to be used as the base for municipal boundary redetermination. This process could take longer than the period of the demarcation process, therefore making it difficult to include this category of boundary misalignment cases into the forthcoming demarcation process. ... See MoreSee Less

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MEDIA STATEMENT 07 June 2016

MEDIA STATEMENT BY MR ASHRAF ADAM, DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON OF THE MUNICIPAL DEMARCATION BOARD: CONFERENCE ON DEMARCATION AND SPATIAL TRANSFORMATION

This year marks 16 years of Local Government. Keen observers, analysts and practitioners within the local government sector continue to share views and experiences regarding the evolving system of local government in South Africa.

The Board has the responsibility and power, amongst others, to determine and re-determine municipal boundaries, as well as delimit ward boundaries throughout the territory of the Republic of South Africa, a function it carries out with absolute independence. There is no denying that poverty and inequality are to a large extent an outcome of specific spatial constructs. The Board works to continuously reverse this apartheid geography and strives to contribute towards spatial transformation, advance the socio-economic integration of communities and settlements; and ensure the realization of a sustainable and developmental local government.

It had become evident to the Board that meaningful discussions regarding municipal demarcation and the functioning of the local government sphere is required. Seventeen years since the Board was established and after several cycles of municipal demarcation, it is appropriate that we pause and reflect on the challenges faced and lessons learned. Over the past two years, the Board had engaged extensively with key stakeholders, including all spheres of government, political parties, the House of Traditional Leaders and the public on both ward delimitation and municipal boundary determinations. The feedback, including representations, have been consolidated into a compendium of lessons that is to be shared with COGTA to inform a review of legislation. This includes the Municipal Demarcation Act. Amongst the key concerns that emerged during our engagements are:
(a) The frequent cycles of boundary determinations are not optimal and disrupt the planning efforts of municipalities as well as relationships between representatives and their constituencies.
(b) The service delivery role of wards not being considered as one of the criteria for ward delimitation.
(c) Aspirations of traditional authorities to have their communities consolidated within the same municipal boundaries.
(d) Use of the number of registered voters and not population as key determinant in number and size of wards within local and metropolitan municipalities.
(e) The rigidity of the formula which determines the number of voters in each ward

It is against this backdrop that the Municipal Demarcation Board will for the first time host a conference on Demarcation and Spatial Transformation between 23rd and 24th June 2016. The conference will bring together experts, law makers, government departments, public sector institutions, academics and researchers.

The conference will focus on how to facilitate engagements amongst stakeholders on the complex issues of demarcation. It is also intended to contribute to the spatial transformation discourse in South Africa. Attention will be given to demarcation trends, sustainability and viability of municipalities, public and stakeholder participation, ward delimitation as well as the metropolitan system of governance.

The conference presents an opportunity for the MDB to:
• Reflect on lessons learnt from previous demarcation experiences;
• Gain a deeper understanding of the developmental challenges faced by its stakeholders and their impact on demarcations;
• Develop proposals for legislative reforms;
• Develop frameworks to improve future demarcations; and
• Develop insights for future MDB research to be undertaken.

The expected outcomes of the conference are:
• A shared understanding on the lessons learnt and challenges pertaining to the work of the MDB;
• Recommendations on possible legislative amendments of the Municipal Demarcation and the Municipal Structures Act;
• Recommendations on the alignment of the work of the MDB and that of other institutions affected by the outcomes of the demarcation process;
• Recommendations on the design, capacity and mandate of the MDB; and
• Alignment of the demarcation processes and decisions with other institutions to build viable and sustainable municipalities.

The Board is conscious of the sensitivities that come with its work and does not take its duties lightly. We are particularly conscious of the recent, and in some cases, ongoing dissatisfaction and protests regarding some of the outcomes of the determination, re-determination and ward delimitation processes. In particular, some areas have seen extreme violence. In this regard, the Board has often successfully sought ways to engage with communities to reach amicable solutions. This includes the recent ward demarcation process concluded for the 2016 local government elections. However, we are cognisant of the fact that our work may not always have had favourable outcomes for all concerned during our processes. The Board also respects legal processes and will await court decisions on the pending litigation.

The conference provides us a great platform to engage on some of these very sensitive matters of social, economic and political interests. It is envisaged that the conference will attract approximately 600 delegates including the Presidency, Parliament, senior government officials, institutions supporting democracy, research institutions, political parties, mayors, speakers and municipal managers as well as international participants. We encourage all interested participants to register for this important conference by visiting the MDB website before the closing date on 17 June 2016.

It is the view of the Board that the outcomes of conference will be the first of many steps this Board will take to contribute towards enhancing and strengthening the viability of the local government system.

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For further information, kindly contact:

Bulelwa Mbali-Khoele
Acting Head: Stakeholder Management and Communications
Tel: 012 342 2481
Direct: 087 150 4450
Cell: 073 364 7280
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