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The performance management system in South Africa’s local government: a study of policy implementation
(2007)
This study focuses on the Performance Management System in the South African local government with specific emphasis on policy implementation.
State–society relations in the ‘South African developmental state’: integrated development planning and public participation at the local level
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
In various formulations, the idea of a developmental state has appeared in official discourse in South Africa since the advent of democratic government in 1994, albeit that its adoption as state policy has been slow, uneven ...
An Examination of the Impact of Administrative Decentralisation on Participatory Local Government and Service Delivery in Tanzania
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
Over the course of the past three decades bi-lateral and multi-lateral donor agencies, academics and practitioners have expressed the conviction that decentralisation of administrative and political authority to the local ...
The promotion of skills retention – a case study of the city of Cape Town's skills development strategy
(2009)
The lack of skills and capacity has been cited as one of the key reasons for
organisations failing to recruit staff, with 81% of companies in South Africa
experiencing recruitment challenges. More specifically, the problem ...
Citizen participation and health service delivery: the case of Itojo hospital Ntungamo district local government, Uganda
(2013)
As amended in 1997, the constitution of Uganda local government act devolved power to lower units of government to enhance citizen participation and service delivery. Citizen participation was viewed in this act as an ...
An assessment of public participation processes in the Local government level with specific reference to agricultural programmes in Ntcheu district, Malawi
(UWC, 2012)
Agriculture is the greatest source of economic development in Malawi. Due to decentralisation process the Ministry of Agriculture and Food security through the Department of Agriculture Extension Services sector established ...
Fostering change through effective leadership: a case study of the City of Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
Despite the fact that local government is nothing like it was several decades ago in terms of the numerous reform changes it has undergone, within the South African context we find that many of the elements of bureaucracy ...
A critical analysis of the implementation of performance management system in the local government, with specific reference to O. R. Tambo District Municipality
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
The provision of quality services is important for the overall welfare of South Africans. However, the Apartheid legacy appears to have long lasting effects on the provision of quality services at local level, with a range ...
The role of local government in disaster risk management: a case of the City of Cape Town in the Western Province of South Africa.
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
Much has been said about the continued escalation of disasters, impacting negatively on the people’s livelihoods; mostly the poor. However, not enough is done to minimise or reduce the vulnerability of the people to risks ...
Monitoring good governance in South African local government and its implications for institutional development and service delivery. A case study of the sub-councills and councillor support department.
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
The empowering of local governments in South Africa as engines of national development has been plagued with problems and imbalance related to the ethic and
the functioning of the local government machinery itself. The ...