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for preparing this document for submission. Mr. T Botha, the Municipal Manager of the George Loca... more for preparing this document for submission. Mr. T Botha, the Municipal Manager of the George Local Municipality for granting me permission to undertake this research. All the respondents to the questionnaire from the George Local Municipality. Mr. S Bowkers, from the George Local Municipality, for serving as a fieldworker for this research project. A special thanks to the Jobela family (Oozikhali) for providing a home for me at all times. Ndiyazingca ngani Maqocwa. My partner, Zoliswa Zulu (MamNgwevu), my daughter, Alizwa and my son, Bulumko deserve a very special appreciation for their sacrifices and support.
This study investigated the effectiveness of Ward Committees in coordinating and facilitating aut... more This study investigated the effectiveness of Ward Committees in coordinating and facilitating authentic public participation processes at local government levels. This study focused specifically on the Knysna Local Municipality. Before 1994 the majority of South Africans had never had the vote, and therefore, had not had the opportunity of participating in South Africa's governance and administration (Hilliard and Kemp, 1999:40). In this governance system, local government was the lowest tier of government in a strict hierarchical structure; and it had no constitutional standing of its own, but derived its powers from the two superior tiers of government, namely national and provincial. The local government elections of 5 December 2000 in South Africa provided municipalities with a historic opportunity to transform local government to meet the needs of the country for the next century. The local government transformation process (in tandem with the demarcation process that established the new municipal boundaries) introduced more developmental responsibilities to municipalities. In addition, this further implied that local government became an autonomous sphere of government with its own original powers and a broad developmental mandate. This had profound implications for local governance. An important element of the current local government system is the promotion of local democracy and participation in local governance. Public participation is an integral part of local democracy and is a legislative requirement for the local community to be drawn into the v municipal processes through inter alia: Integrated Development Planning (IDP), budgeting, performance management and Ward Committees. Although the 'old' South African local government system did not have an extensive history in ensuring a culture of actively engaging communities in developmental issues, the IDP under a Developmental Local Government (DLG) system now presents a framework through which such a culture can be established. The Ward Committees in particular, play a critical role in linking community needs with municipal planning processes.
for preparing this document for submission. Mr. T Botha, the Municipal Manager of the George Loca... more for preparing this document for submission. Mr. T Botha, the Municipal Manager of the George Local Municipality for granting me permission to undertake this research. All the respondents to the questionnaire from the George Local Municipality. Mr. S Bowkers, from the George Local Municipality, for serving as a fieldworker for this research project. A special thanks to the Jobela family (Oozikhali) for providing a home for me at all times. Ndiyazingca ngani Maqocwa. My partner, Zoliswa Zulu (MamNgwevu), my daughter, Alizwa and my son, Bulumko deserve a very special appreciation for their sacrifices and support.
This study investigated the effectiveness of Ward Committees in coordinating and facilitating aut... more This study investigated the effectiveness of Ward Committees in coordinating and facilitating authentic public participation processes at local government levels. This study focused specifically on the Knysna Local Municipality. Before 1994 the majority of South Africans had never had the vote, and therefore, had not had the opportunity of participating in South Africa's governance and administration (Hilliard and Kemp, 1999:40). In this governance system, local government was the lowest tier of government in a strict hierarchical structure; and it had no constitutional standing of its own, but derived its powers from the two superior tiers of government, namely national and provincial. The local government elections of 5 December 2000 in South Africa provided municipalities with a historic opportunity to transform local government to meet the needs of the country for the next century. The local government transformation process (in tandem with the demarcation process that established the new municipal boundaries) introduced more developmental responsibilities to municipalities. In addition, this further implied that local government became an autonomous sphere of government with its own original powers and a broad developmental mandate. This had profound implications for local governance. An important element of the current local government system is the promotion of local democracy and participation in local governance. Public participation is an integral part of local democracy and is a legislative requirement for the local community to be drawn into the v municipal processes through inter alia: Integrated Development Planning (IDP), budgeting, performance management and Ward Committees. Although the 'old' South African local government system did not have an extensive history in ensuring a culture of actively engaging communities in developmental issues, the IDP under a Developmental Local Government (DLG) system now presents a framework through which such a culture can be established. The Ward Committees in particular, play a critical role in linking community needs with municipal planning processes.