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Rhetoric or action: are South African municipalities planning for climate change?
(Taylor & Francis, 2012)
In 2008 the South African National Disaster Management Centre commissioned a study into
measures taken by local municipalities to plan for climate change. Two areas were selected for
their dissimilar climatic challenges: ...
From Makhaza to Rammulotsi: reflections on South Africa's "toilet election" of 2011
(Historical Association of South Africa, 2012)
In the run-up to South Africa’s 2011 local election, the event was labelled the “toilet
election” in the media. The message that struck a sensitive chord in the national
newspapers was that some local authorities were ...
Rhetoric or action: are South African municipalities planning for climate change?
(Taylor & Francis, 2012)
In 2008 the South African National Disaster Management Centre commissioned a study into measures taken by local municipalities to plan for climate change. Two areas were selected for their dissimilar climatic challenges: ...
Local service delivery problems and trends in South Africa's water governance (1994–2010)
(SUN MeDIA Bloemfontein, 2011)
A notable feature of South Africa’s political landscape between 1994 and 2010 was the high rate of
municipal service delivery protests. It is argued in this article that discontent with inferior water and
sanitation ...
Hitches affecting the utilization of immovable municipal assets in achieving tourism development in East London city, South Africa
(AJOL, 2017)
This paper examines the challenges facing South African local municipalities in fully capitalizing on immovable municipal assets to develop, grow and promote tourism. Both qualitative and quantitative research approaches ...
The 2011 local government elections: considering policy and legislative responses to local government challenges
(Unisa Press, 2012)
Within the context of the 2011 local government elections (hereafter the
2011 elections), this article explores the correlation between the main issues
raised by political parties as local government challenges and ...
Samewerkende regering en munisipale dienslewering: realiteite en uitdagings
(SA Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 2012)
Hierdie artikel ontleed die stelsel van samewerkende regering in Suid-Afrika met spesifieke verwysing na die mate van ondersteuning aan munisipaliteite om dienslewering te verbeter. Die plaaslike sfeer van regering gaan ...
Changing local politics in South Africa: the power relationship between local government and the people
(Institute for Contemporary History: Sabinet, 2013)
The South African Freedom Charter (1955) states that “The people shall govern” and the African
National Congress (ANC) (1991) stated in “Advance to national democracy” that “the immediate
issue on the agenda is the ...
Municipal Employees' Perceptions of Service Delivery in Limpopo–South Africa: A Critical Need for Good Governance
(Kamla Raj Enterprises, 2015)
Public service delivery protests in post-apatheid South Africa has come to characterize community
life at the local sphere of government. Negative consequences of corruption, maladministration, mismanagement
of public ...