Abstract
In 2010, I2UD developed a regeneration plan for Ezakheni, an economically distressed township in Ladysmith–Emnambithi Local Municipality located southeast of Johannesburg, South Africa. The Institute partnered with KV3 Engineers, with funding from the South African Government’s Neighborhood Development Partnership Grant (NDPG). I2UD’s urban development framework focused on renewal, connectivity, and socio-economic integration in the region. Note: In 2016, the Emnambithi Local Municipality and Indaka Local Municipality were regrouped into the new Alfred Duma Local Municipality.
The development strategies presented by I2UD included:
- Developing an East-West corridor and a North-South spine;
- Creating a hierarchy of road networks;
- Improving the two main entrances;
- Developing unused space in the urbanized areas for parks, housing, commercial and institutional uses;
- Identifying existing and future nodes where new infrastructure will attract and support private investment; and
- Providing appropriate setting for the generation of local job opportunities.
See related I2UD projects below
| Project Year: | 2010 |
| Project Type: | Technical Assistance |
| Geographic Regions: | Ezakheni, Ladysmith/Emnambithi Municipality (now Alfred Duma Local Municipality), KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Reports: | |
| Authors: | KV3 Engineers; Mona Serageldin; Alejandra Mortarini; Natalie Pohlman; Kendra Leith |
| Sponsors: | Neighbourhood Development Partnership Programme (Republic of South Africa) |
| Categories: | Urban Planning |
| ID: | 2010_02_001 |
Related I2UD Projects
Related by: Work in South Africa
- “Review of the South African Government’s Grant-Funded Municipal Infrastructure Programs” (Project ID: 1998_08_001)
- Workshops on “Strategic Planning and Management of Municipal Infrastructure Programs,” from Review of Grant-Funded MIPs in South Africa (Project ID: 1999_05_002)
- 2001 Best Practices Leadership Programme: “Development of Infrastructure and Initiating of Sustainable Projects in Elim,” Western Cape, South Africa (Project ID: 2001_08_001)
- “Migration, Remittances and Housing in Sub-Saharan Africa,” Study on Senegal, Kenya, and South Africa, with SIDA (Project ID: 2007_07_001)
- “Township Development Strategy for Emfuleni Municipality,” Sedibeng, Gauteng, South Africa (Project ID: 2009_03_001)
- “Technical Assistance to Ladysmith/Emnambithi Local Municipality,” South Africa (Project ID: 2010_02_001)
- “Technical Assistance to Lesedi Local Municipality,” Gauteng Province, South Africa (Project ID: 2011_08_001)