. High crime rate in CRDP sites, as the closest police station within NW was 76 km away, situated in Mogwase, . Lack of spatial cohesion due to the long distances travelled and that most of the villages are scattered all over the district, . Poor condition of roads, especially the road between Matlametlong & Mokgalwaneng which gets worse during the summer months, . High unemployment rate, and . The closest town to the CRDP sites is Northam, which is situated 35km away, in Limpopo.