THE ROLE OF KNOWLEDGE OF LOCAL GOVERNANCE ON PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Date
2012-09-10
Authors
Chirwa, Kingwell Sikhosiphi
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Abstract
The 21st century in the South African local government is characterized by widespread service
delivery protests. Various intellectuals have associated the issue of service delivery protests with
corrupt municipal administrators, lack of human capital in municipal administration and lack of
awareness about the local governance principles. Currently the South African academic
community lacks the research literature examining the link between the knowledge of local
governance and public participation. Despite various legal legislations regarding the public
participation in local sphere of government the large percentage of public members is
increasingly becoming distant in terms of participating on municipal affairs.
This study examines the link between the knowledge of local governance and level of public
participation of the ward 62 of EThekwini municipality. The aim of the study is to determine
whether the knowledge of local governance has influence on public participation. Investigating
the link between these two variables assisted in terms of identifying the possibly causes of slow
rate of public participation on municipal affairs.
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MM thesis (P&DM)
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Local government, Public participation, Municipalities