Document: Joe Gqabi DM 5-year LED Strategy

The main purpose of the Ukhahlamba District Municipality’s Local Economic Development (LED) Plan was to facilitate the development of a District Economic Strategy and implementation framework that would guide development interventions to improve the economy and empower the people of Ukhahlamba.

The objective of the LED Strategy is therefore to contribute towards meeting the following targets:

• Reduce by 60-80% the number of households living below the poverty line
• Increase the number of jobs created locally through all municipal-run capital projects
• Increase the percentage of budget spent on implementing economic development programmes for a particular financial year in terms of the IDP
• Increase the economic growth rate
• Increase the proportion of development activities that take into account the interests of vulnerable groups (i.e. women, elderly, youth and the disabled)
• Increase the amount of funds injected to the District Municipality by sector departments and other development agencies

The Ukhahlamba LED Strategy comprises of two reports namely:

• Situation Analysis Report
• Strategic Framework Report