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GREATER SEKHUKHUNEDISTRICT MUNICIPALITY

PROFILE

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 31. INTRODUCTION 41.1 Overview 41.2 Municipalities within the District 51.3 Political and Administrative Leadership and Seat of District 61.4 Political Representation 62. SERVICE DELIVERY 82.1 Household Infrastructure 82.2 Sanitation 82.3 Water 92.4 Electricity 92.5 Refuse Removal 92.6 Service Provider 93. AUDIT OPINIONS 94. STATE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSESSMENT 104.1 Overview of findings on assessment in the Municipality 104.1.1 Governance 104.1.2 Financial Management and Viability 104.1.3 Service Delivery 105. INFRASTRUCTURE PRIORITIES IN TERMS OF THE MUNICIPAL

TURN-AROUND STRATEGY11

6. MIG PROJECTS 127. VULNERABILITY CLASSIFICATION 14

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Greater Sekhukhune District Municipality is located some distance from major towns and is characterised by a scattered pattern of human settlement. The road network links most areas, but the quality of the roads is not of a high standard, and the lack of accessibility of many areas impedes development. The rural villages lack both economic bases and services of a reasonable standard. Mushrooming of urban areas and outstanding land claims are a major cause of land shortages in the district.

The level of skills in Sekhukhune is the lowest of any district in Limpopo, and this severely hampers the district’s ability to be innovative in implementing economically productive ventures. The local economy is heavily reliant on service delivery by the government. Agriculture, construction and financial services are not fully explored.

Greater Sekhukhune has the lowest access to infrastructure amongst districts in the province. An overview of household access to infrastructure in the district shows an improvement from a low level of 36% in 1996 to 46% in 2009. The main contributor to the increase in access is electricity infrastructure. There are low levels of access to clean water in the district. Access to piped water above RDP level slightly increased from a lower level of 37% to 40% from 1996 to 2009. There are low levels of access to hygienic sanitation in the district municipality. Household access to hygienic toilets has gone up from 14% in 1996 to 23% in 2009. In 1996, household access to electricity connections was at 36%. Access has, however, increased over the years reaching 82% by 2009 and on the same par as the provincial average. Access to formal refuse removal service has been the same (5%) from 1996 to 2009 in the District Municipality

The audit outcomes of Mopani district municipality and most of the local municipalities remains poor. Fetakgomo local municipality stands out of the rest in that from 2007/8 to 2009/10 it obtained financially unqualified audit outcomes in succession.

The State of Local Government Assessment found that Sekhukhune District may not be able to meet its MDG and national target commitments as a result of huge service delivery backlog unless major improvements are done in infrastructural investment and service delivery. Available information indicates a need for R20million for refurbishment of 4 Waste Water Treatment Works in Sekhukhune District.

The Sekhukhune District Municipality Turn-Around Strategy identified inadequate water resources, huge backlog on water, sanitation, electricity, roads, waste management and inadequate funding as key basic service delivery challenges.

Four of the five local municipalities in the Greater Sekhukhune District have been classified as in the category of most vulnerable by DCoG in terms of functionality, socio-economic profile and backlog status. This profile confirms that infrastructure prioritisation in Greater Sekhukhune District should focus on addressing backlogs, more funding as well as addressing powers and functions between the district and local municipalities, and better coordination, planning and implementation.

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1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Overview1

In 1998 the Municipal Structures Act created cross-border municipalities. Sekhukhune District Municipality was located within both Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces. With the 2005 municipal elections, municipal and provincial boundaries were redrawn and cross-border municipalities were abolished. All five of the constituent local municipalities are now located in Limpopo Province: Greater Tubatse, Greater Marble Hall, Elias Motsoaledi (formerly Greater Groblersdal), Fetakgomo and Makhuduthamaga. Sekhukhune District Municipality is located some distance from major towns (Pretoria, Polokwane, Nelspruit) and is characterised by a scattered pattern of human settlement. The road network links most areas, but the quality of the roads is not of a high standard, and the lack of accessibility of many areas impedes development.

Provincial growth points in the district have been identified as Burgersfort, Marble Hall and Groblersdal. Steelpoort and Jane Furse are district growth points, and municipal growth points include Mecklenberg, Driekop, Ohrigstad, Van der Merweskraal, Elandskraal, Monsterlus, Motetema, Apel and Phokwane. Just over half the population lives in these centres. The rural villages lack both economic bases and services of a reasonable standard. Mushrooming of urban areas and outstanding land claims are a major cause of land shortages in the district. Land claims need to be finalised and lack of land use management and planning must be addressed.

Although there are still massive backlogs in water and sanitation provision, there are now 68% of households with access to water at RDP standards and above. Less than one quarter of households have access to full electricity supply. The remainder use paraffin, gas or unsustainable resources. There are permitted waste disposal and landfill sites in Marble Hall, Groblersdal and Burgersfort. The site in Tubatse has reached capacity. The site in Groblersdal is not in good condition. Fetakgomo and Makhuduthamaga municipalities do not have any form of waste removal. This poses a health risk, especially as there is also no access to clean water.

Half the population is below 18 years of age and up to his age there is an equal spread of males and females in the population. Once people start working, the percentage of men drops to 40%, which indicates that large numbers of men are migrating in search of work. The illiteracy rate within the district is relatively high: almost 28% of the population has no formal education at all. This provides scope for the implementation of Adult Basic Education and Training programmes (ABET). The poor performance of schools, as measured by the matriculation pass rate, is a further great concern. As a result, the level of skills in Sekhukhune is the lowest of any district in Limpopo, and this severely hampers the district’s ability to be innovative in implementing economically productive ventures. Furthermore, unemployment is estimated at 21%.

1 Source: Gaffney’s, November 2009: Local Government in South Africa 2009 – 2011, Official Yearbook: p 915 - 917.

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In a province which is regarded as one of the poorest in the country, Sekhukhune District can be regarded as the ‘poorest of the poor’. Trade is negatively affected by the low employment levels. There is one provincial hospital, five community hospitals, forty-three clinics and eight mobile clinics in the district. While health facilities are evenly distributed, accessibility remains a challenge, particularly in the rural areas. The main contributors to the GP of the district are community services (52%), mining (20%) and trade (17%). The local economy is heavily reliant on service delivery by the government.

Agriculture, construction and financial services are not fully explored. Although agriculture dominates lands use, only 30% of the land is under commercial farming; the rest is subsistence farming. Scarcity of water and the status of land ownership and land claims hinder the development of the agricultural sector. Mining is the most dominant economic contributor, both directly and indirectly, for example through increased demand for housing and related infrastructure services for mine workers.

There is rail in two of the local municipalities: Greater Marble Hall and Greater Tubatse transport goods and services to the mining and agricultural sectors. There are no commercial airports in the district and only two registered airfields in Groblersdal and Marble Hall towns, which are used by the business and tourism sectors as well as local farmers for spraying cultivated fields and for emergencies.

The highest level of mining is in Tubatse, followed by Fetakgomo, with Groblersdal and Marble Hall recording the lowest activities. Currently only 35% of the potentially economically active population within the district are employed, while up to 60% of the workers are employed outside the district. This is due to a lack of local employment opportunities. Of those employed, 91.5% are in the informal sector and 8.5% in the formal sector.

The formal workforce is predominantly male, while the informal workforce consists mainly of women. Government, in the provision of community services, is the largest employer. The second biggest employer is agriculture (Groblersdal is the centre of a vast, fertile irrigated area where maize, tobacco, peanuts, vegetables, sunflower seeds and cotton are produced on a vast scale) and hunting, followed by trading activities.

1.2 Municipalities within the Greater Sekhukhune District

The details of the five local municipalities within the District are tabled below:

Table 1: Statistics of the Greater Sekhukhune District and Local Municipalities

Municipalities within the District

Area (km2)in 2009

Area (km2) after 2011Local Government Elections & % change

Population No. ofHouseholds

PovertyRate

Greater Sekhukhune District

13,527.73 13,527.73 - 1,083,555 215,804 67.99%

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Municipality Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality

3,713.33 3,713.33 - 245,924 46,545 66.30%

Fetakgomo Local Municipality

1,104.53 1,104.53 - - 111,524 21,713 71.07%

Greater Marble Hall Local Municipality

2,011.30 2,011.30 - 123,725 28,038 57.00%

Greater Tubatse Local Municipality

4,601.96 ,601.96 - 341,302 66,192 70.16%

Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality

2,096.60 2,096.60 - 261,080 53,316 75.41%

1.3 Political and Administrative Leadership and Seat of District2

Political Leadership: Executive Mayor: Mr D MagabeAdministrative Leadership: Acting Municipal Manager: Ms M Ntshudisane

The head office of the District is located in Groblersdal.

1.4 Political representation3

Table 2: Local Government Election 2006 / Provincial & National Elections 2009 comparison:

Leading Parties in the Election

Local Government Elections 2006 Provincial Elections 2009 National Elections 2009Party Party Votes and % Ward Votes and % Councillor Seats Party Votes and % Party Votes and %

Party Seats %

1st ANC 154,030 85.9% 152.088 83.6% ANC 35 87.5% ANC 244.260 88.3% ANC 260,348 88.6%2nd DA 7,357 4.1% 8.087 4.4% AZAPO 3 7.5% COPE 16.294 5.9% COPE 16,389 5.6%3rd AZAP

O6,137 3.4% 4,387 2.4% DA 2 5.0% DA 5,494 2.0% DA 5,878 2.0%

4th PAC 5,125 2.9% 4,898 2.7% 40 PAC 1,967 0.7% AZAPO 1,899 0.6%Other 6,741 3.8% 12,395 6.8% Other Other 8,720 3.2% Other 9,219 3.1%

Totals 179,390 100% 181,855 100% 100% 276,735 100% 293,733 100%

Figure 1: 2011 Local Government Election results and seat allocations:2 Source: Greater Sekhukhune DM; August 20113 UPDATE Aug’09: DC40 seats - ANC (88%) 21 seats, UDM (8%) 2 seats, ID (4%) 1 seat, Total 24 DC40 seats

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The ANC is the leading party in terms of proportional DC40 Seats in Greater Sekhukhune, with 16 of 19 seats.

2. SERVICE DELIVERY4

4 Sources: IHS Global Insight Regional eXplorer version 574 and Municipal Demarcation Board, 2008: National Report on Local Government Capacity, District and Local Municipalities, MDB Capacity Assessment, 2007/2008.

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2.1 Greater Sekhukhune District Municipality Household Infrastructure

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Greater Sekhukhune has the lowest access to infrastructure amongst districts in the province. An overview of household access to infrastructure in the district shows an improvement from a low level of 36% in 1996 to 46% in 2009. The main contributor to the increase in access is electricity infrastructure.

2.2 Sanitation

There are low levels of access to hygienic sanitation in the district municipality. Household access to hygienic toilets has gone up from 14% in 1996 to 23% in 2009. While less than 10% of the households use flush toilets, everyone else is either using pit latrines with ventilation or those without ventilation. The improvement in access to sanitation in general in the Municipality is mainly due to the increase in the use of pit latrines which was at 75% by 2009.

2.3 Water

There are low levels of access to clean water in the district. Access to piped water above RDP level slightly increased from a lower level of 37% to 40% from 1996 to 2009.

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Similarly, there has been an increase as well in access to piped water below RDP level and more than 20% of households are now getting this service. More than 35% of the households do not have access to clean water at all.

2.4 Electricity

The increase in electricity connections is the biggest infrastructure achievement in the municipality. In 1996, household access to electricity connections was at 36%. Access has, however, increased over the years reaching 82% by 2009 and on the same par as the provincial average.

2.5 Refuse removal

Access to formal refuse removal service has been the same (5%) from 1996 to 2009 in the District Municipality. While this is the case, personal refuse removal went up over the years reaching 80% by 2009. The district is rural and the low levels of formal refuse removal must be taken in the context of low settlement densities, where on-site disposal or backyard burning of waste is sometimes appropriate.

2.6 Service provider

Greater Sekhukhune district does not have authority but performs the electricity reticulation function. The district, however, has authority and performs potable water and sanitation functions. The district has no authority but is also performing the refuse removal, refuse dumps and solid waste disposal function and has some capacity to do so.

3. AUDIT OPINIONS

Table 3: Audit Opinions of the District and Local Municipalities

Municipality Audit Opinion2005/6

Audit Opinion2006/7

Audit Opinion2007/8

Audit Opinion2008/9

Audit Opinion2009/10

Greater Sekhukhune DM

Audit outstanding

Audit outstanding

Disclaimer Disclaimer Disclaimer

Elias Motsoaledi LM

Disclaimer Disclaimer Disclaimer Disclaimer Disclaimer

Fetakgomo LM Adverse Qualified Financially unqualified with other matters

Financially unqualified with findings

Financially unqualified with no findings

Greater Marble Hall LM

Disclaimer Adverse Disclaimer

Greater Tubatse LM

Disclaimer Disclaimer Disclaimer Disclaimer Qualified

Makhuduthamaga LM

Disclaimer Disclaimer Disclaimer Disclaimer Disclaimer

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Source: Auditor-General 2009 and 2011, see www.agsa.co.za

Fetakgomo local municipality stands out of the rest in that from 2007/8 to 2009/10 it obtained financially unqualified audit outcomes in succession. Between 2005/6 and 2009/10 poor audit results have been the norm in Elias Motswoaledi and Makhuduthamaga local municipalities in that both had not improved their audit outcomes beyond disclaimers.

4. STATE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSESSMENT

4.1 Overview of findings on assessment in the municipality

4.1.1 Governance

The State of Local Government Assessment of 2009 identified a number of governance issues in Limpopo including that oversight roles and management of council secretariat needs improvement and that there is limited input on council items by traditional leaders. On public participation it was found that there are low levels of participation due to vastness of wards areas and lack of clear understanding of issues. The functionality of Ward Committees and the role and accountability of CDWs to local municipalities remain a challenge.

4.1.2 Financial Management and Viability

The following were common emerging issues in terms of financial management and viability listed in the Provincial Report on Limpopo: poor revenue collection, grant dependency within municipalities, limited allocations for maintenance and operations budget, recurring audit queries which were not rectified over the years, the billing system with an unreliable data resulting in poor debt collection compounded by the high Indigent rates. In terms of financial management, Greater Sekhukhune District Municipality received a disclaimer of an audit opinion.

4.1.3 Service Delivery

Service delivery issues raised in the Provincial Report includes poor planning capacity, aging infrastructure, land claims, and slow progress with achievement of MDGs. Greater Sekhukhune District may not be able to meet its MDG and national target commitments as a result of huge service delivery backlog unless major improvements are done in infrastructural investment and service delivery. Available information indicates a need for R20million for refurbishment of 4 Waste Water Treatment Works in Sekhukhune District. The role of Traditional leaders in land allocation and upgrading of land tenure rights also need to be resolved. 5. INFRASTRUCTURE PRIORITIES OF THE MUNICIPAL TURN-AROUND

STRATEGY

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The Sekhukhune District Municipality identified inadequate water resources, huge backlog on water, sanitation, electricity, roads, waste management and inadequate funding as key basic service delivery challenges. The problem statement of basic service delivery can be summarised as follows:

The current powers and functions in the local municipalities limit effective and efficient basic service delivery.

The equitable share/MIG transferred to the district is not sufficient to address the basic service backlog.

The lack of proper overall co-ordination and communication on planning and implementation

The District identified as number of interventions by the District in support to local municipalities:

Development of municipal infrastructure framework and disaster response plan Implement water provision in line with the recommendations of the district water

team Resuscitate and align IGR structures for effective monitoring and oversight Maximise shared services within the District

Table 4: Infrastructure delivery in terms of the MTAS

Water and Sanitation

Access to Electricity

Waste Management

Municipal Actions

District speed up the implementation of water services model

District to engage DWAE to assist on getting water from JS Moroka LM

Funding to be sourced for the implementation of Moutse Water Supply Project.

District to conduct a study to confirm sanitation backlog

Eradicate the remaining backlog

Electricity network strengthened

2503 households to be reticulated

DLGH and District to engage Eskom and DME on speeding up the improvement of capacity of sub-stations

Allocate appropriate funding to fast track the implementation of Waste Management Plan

Education and awareness campaign on refuse removal conducted

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6. MIG PROJECTS

Table 5: MIG projects

Municipality Project name Registered MIG projects

Total actual expenditure in the 2010/11 financial year on MIG funds

Project status (Registered/design/tender/construction)

Project category (e.g. water, sanitation, PMU)

Sekhukhune DM Jane Furse Sanitation: VIP toilets R 10,176,933.39 R1,155,189.93 Construction SanitationNkadimeng RWSS Phase 5-10 R 70,266,450.00 R 33,192,616.47 Construction WaterRatau Water Supply Phase 2 R 16,250,259.90 R2,113,631.83 Construction WaterNebo Plateau Water Supply Phase 1 R 288,000,000.00 R32,281,412.27 Construction WaterGa Malaka Water Supply R 4,176,173.63 R331,832.51

Design & Tender Water

Oliphantspoort Bulk Water supply ph6 R 106,290,000.00 R42,653,238.09 Construction WaterOliphantspoort Bulk Water supply ph7 R 11,226,163.68 R11,226,163.68 Construction WaterFetakgomo Internal Road R 234,094,000.00 R35,441,160.10 Construction Roads & s/waterGroblersdal/Luckau water supply R 47,006,570.00 R12,031,434.79 Construction WaterMoganyaka WWTW R 4,576,504.35 R2,369,783.55 Construction SanitationCluster 1 Rural Sanitation: Provision of Environmentally Friendly Sanitation Solutions R 18,684,884.00 R136,494.38 Construction SanitationLegolaneng BWS & 8villages R 113,702,680.00 R919,877.47 Construction WaterLebalelo community (Tubatse ward 10) bulk water supply for southern zone R 65,971,362.00 R17,593,106.84 Construction WaterMooihoek scheme water supply R 268,090,000.00 R69,797,285.81 Construction WaterMoutse bulk, retic and cost recovery R 29,912,280.00 R1,278,112.09


Motlailane Water Supply R 1,160,894.00 R1,005,152.64


Sekwati Water Supply Project Phases 2 and 3 R 23,867,758.20 Construction WaterNebo Plateau Sub R - Design & Water

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project 4: Carbonatites to Zaaiplaas TenderMorgenzon Water Supply R 3,275,757.00 R 1,588,156.21


Ga Motshana Water Supply R 2,629,403.00 R1,833,311.46


PMU Sekhukhune DM

R18,492,385.99 R5,703,540.89 No status PMU

Elias Motsoaledi LM

Moutse Area - Phucukane access road upgrading and stormwater control R 6,777,756.00

R704,074.26 Completed Roads & s/water

Moteti B Bus road Upgrading R 10,583,993.33

R4,360,031.50 Completed Roads & s/water

Ramogwerane to Nkadimeng Road Ph3 R 20,109,587.34

R9,427,925.99 Construction Roads & s/water

Monsterlus to Mmakgopheng road phase 2 R 23,284,785.37


PMU Elias Motsoaledi LM

R3,375,211.58

R829,784.20 No status PMU

Fetakgomo LM Malogeng Waste Disposal Site R 2,500,000.00 Completed

solid waste disposal site

Fetakgomo Municipal Offices R 8,500,000.00

R4,160,919.58 Construction Municipal Offices

Apel Recreational Park R 1,700,000.00

R694,483.09 Construction Sports facilities

Fetakgomo Pendestrain Walkways R 3,500,000.00

R831,519.42 Construction Roads & s/water

Atok Thusong Centre Paving R 1,100,000.00 Completed

multi purpose community halls

Fetakgomo High Mast Lights R 3,850,000.00

R2,545,254.76 Construction

Street / Community Lighting

Fetakgomo Sports Complex R 6,500,000.00

R3,790,751.52 Construction Sports facilities

Mohlaletsi Thusong Service Centre R 8,900,000.00

R370,015.09

Design & Tender


Strydkraal Community Hall R 4,100,000.00

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Design & Tender


PMU Fetakgomo LM R 610,047.62

R439,640.86 No status PMU

Tubatse LM Mareseleng Small Access Bridge R 9,100,000.00


Tjate Community Hall R 4,350,000.00

R821,800.58 Completed


Gaphala to Modubeng Access Road R 4,400,000.00


Kampeng Access Bridge R 9,800,000.00


Bugersfort Internal Road

R 10,560,000.00 Construction Roads & s/water

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R4,558,009.13 Ribacross to Gariba access bridge R 3,520,000.00

R106,840.80 Completed Roads & s/water

Practiseer Internal Roads and Stormwater R 13,200,000.00

R3,929,362.63

Design & Tender Roads & s/water

Bothashoek access road R 4,500,000.00


Moeng Community Hall R 3,000,000.00

R2,680,684.23 Construction


PMU Tubatse LM R3,906,252.99

R1,596,176.23 No status PMU

Makhuduthamaga LM

Tshela Internal roads R 11,336,748.00


Kutupu Roads & stormwater R 22,498,305.00


Vierfontein to Rietfontein Link Road R 25,009,000.00


Moretsele Access Road R 12,944,312.00


Phokwane Road and Stromwater R 15,628,705.82


Hlalanikahle Internal Roads R 8,520,178.25


Access Road to Water Treatment Works - Riverside R 2,944,000.00

R460,564.70


Construction of Madibong Road and Stormwater R 10,066,314.00

R373,350.35


PMU Makhuduthamaga LM R 3,922,671.93

R1,413,744.84 No status PMU

Source: All MIG projects, 2011 June

Sekhukhune district, Elias Motsoaledi, Fetakgomo, Tubatse and Makhuduthamaga submitted their reports on MIG projects for the month of June 2011. In all the reports the signature of the accounting officer was missing. These MIG reports show that Sekhukhune district, Elias Motsoaledi, Fetakgomo, Tubatse and Makhuduthamaga have not reported on the status quo of their Project Management Units. In Sekhukhune projects are predominantly about water and most are at a construction phase. There are five projects in Elias Motsoaledi of which four are about roads and water. Of the five projects in Elias Motsoaledi three have been completed. Fetakgomo has a mix of projects ranging from building of municipal offices to construction of community halls, and most are already under construction. In Tubatse most projects are about roads and water and most of the projects have been completed. Like in Tubatse, most projects are about roads and water in Makhuduthamaga.

7. VULNERABILITY CLASSIFICATION

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The DCoG Municipal Spatial Classification System was designed to develop municipal profiles according to spatial location, based upon results from indicator sets on functionality, socio-economic profile and backlog status. Its purpose is to inform a differentiated approach to municipalities.

The four municipal classifications developed by DCoG are:

Class 1: Most vulnerable (57 local municipalities)Class 2: Second most vulnerable (58 local municipalities)Class 3: Second highest performing (58 local municipalities)Class 4: Highest performing (58 local municipalities)

The five local municipalities in the Greater Sekhukhune District can be classified as follow:

Table 6: Vulnerability Classification

Local Municipality ClassificationElias Motsoaledi Most vulnerable Fetakgomo Most vulnerableGreater Marble Hall Second most

vulnerableGreater Tubatse Most vulnerableMakhuduthamaga Most vulnerable

From this table it is evident that four of the five local municipalities in the Greater Sekhukhune District fall into the most vulnerable category.

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