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The City’s IDP 2012-2017

The City’s IDP 2012-2017

The Integrated Development Plan (IDP) for the City of Cape Town is more than just a document that we are legally required to draft every five years. It provides us with the strategic framework to deliver on the City's strategic objectives.

The IDP 2012-2017

Read the full Integrated Development Plan (IDP) and understand how we are planning to make progress possible.

What is an Integrated Development Plan?

It's a plan for the City to:

  • develop a clear vision and key priorities for the City;
  • decide how we will best spend our money and allocate scarce resources;
  • reflect the Council’s development strategies and objectives for the elected term; and
  • design a framework for development – social, economic, environmental, spatial, infrastructural.

Why do we have an IDP?

  • To speed up delivery to focus areas.
  • To attract investment – investors like to know there’s a solid plan in place.
  • To ensure City departments are working together for the same goals.
  • To formulate the best development strategies.
  • To develop the appropriate organisational structure and systems.
  • To ensure that projects and programmes are efficiently implemented.
  • To promote democracy and public participation.

Who could be involved in the development of the IDP?

Councillors, executive committee, traditional leaders, ward committee members, heads of departments, advisors, community groups, community representatives, and you!

The IDP process and process plan

The IDP process is in place to ensure the proper management of the plan. The Council-approved IDP process plan,  published annually, should outline the following:

  • The structure that will manage the process to develop and renew the IDP.
  • How the public can participate and structures that will be created to ensure this participation.
  • Time schedule for the planning process.
  • Who is responsible for what.
  • How the process will be monitored.

Planning

The documents associated with the planning process are categorised under the following: 5 Year Plan (IDP) review; scorecards; statutory, strategic and operational plans; and time schedules.

5 Year Plan (IDP) review

Council approved 25 May 2016

Council approved 29 May 2015

Council approved 25 March 2015

Council approved 28 May 2014

Council approved 29 May 2013

Council approved March 2013 for public comment

Updates

Council approved 28 May 2012

Council approved 28 March 2012 for public comment

Council approved IDP process plan

Scorecards
Adjustment Budget updates: April 2016

Adjustment Budget updates: January 2016

Council approved 28 May 2014

Adjustment Budget updates: January 2015

Adjustment Budget updates: January 2014

Council approved 29 May 2013

Council approved March 2013 for public comment

Updates

Council approved 28 March 2012 for public comment

Time schedules   
IDP and Budget Time-Schedule for the approval of the 2016/17 IDP and 2016/17 - 2018/19 Budget
IDP Budget Time schedule for approval of 2015/16 IDP and 2015/16 - 2017/18 Budget
IDP Budget Time schedule 2013/2014
IDP Budget Time schedule 2012/2013
IDP Budget Time schedule 2011/2012

Statutory, strategic and operational plans

Implementing

The Service Delivery and Budget Implementation Plans (known as the SDBIPs) are detailed plans approved by the mayor for implementing the municipality’s delivery of municipal services and its annual budget.

This SDBIP should include the following:

  • Projections of each month
  • Revenue to be collected, by source
  • Operational and capital expenditure, by vote
  • Service delivery targets and performance indicators for each quarter
  • Any other matters prescribed

The Executive Mayor is expected to approve the SDBIP within 28 days after the approval of the budget. In addition the Executive Mayor must ensure that the revenue and expenditure projections for each month and the service delivery targets and performance indicators as set out in the SDBIP are made public within 14 days after their approval.

You can view all SDBIP documents below:

Directorate SDBIPs

Reporting

The documents associated with the reporting process are quarterly reports, annual reports, and SSM (SAP Strategy Management) training material. You can view these documents below:

Corporate and Convenco scorecards

Annual reports

In terms of the Local Government: Municipal Finance Act 2003, the City's accounting officer must, by 25 January each year (mid-financial year), assess its performance during the first half of the financial year, and submit an assessment report to the Mayor, the National Treasury, and the relevant provincial treasury.

In addition, annual reports and quarterly reports need to be compiled. These documents provide feedback to residents and stakeholders on the City's achievements against the objectives set out in the relevant Integrated Development Plans (IDP).

SSM (SAP Strategy Management) training material

Budget

To view our budget documents, please visit The City’s budget 2016/2017.

Public participation

We are proud that this IDP has reached approximately one million people in an extensive public participation process. This is proof that the IDP is a plan that belongs to all the people of Cape Town.

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