Making use of citizen-based monitoring approach to improve service delivery by municipalities

Over the last decade, South African municipalities have been at the forefront of escalating public frustration, with persistent complaints over poor service ...

The role of municipal leadership in accelerating transformation and service delivery

Municipal leadership is a driver of transformation and an agent of improved service delivery in South African municipalities. A study commissioned by the Local ...

Justice delayed for a whistleblower: Lessons from the Bloem Case

Even though whistleblowing is recognised as one of the most effective tools for fighting corruption, few government institutions in South Africa commit to ...

Provincial interventions into municipalities: Are financial recovery plans working?

Municipalities provide essential services such as electricity, water, sanitation and roads, as well as local amenities, local tourism and public transport, ...

Can municipal councils fund councillor education and training?

Municipal councillors play a key role in governance. They are responsible for oversight, ensuring accountability, and holding the municipal administration to ...

The role of municipalities in protecting communities against possible harmful mining

Mining in South Africa often takes place in rural areas, where the main source of the livelihood and subsistence of rural residents is derived from their land ...

The White Paper on Local Government identified performance management as one of local government's tools for the implementation of its development mandate in ...

This article is an abbreviated version of a comprehensive guide called, Preparing for Integrated Development Planning.

The administrative head of the municipality is not escaping the current wave of transformation, restructuring and renaming of local government structures.