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Item Localising SDG11 and focusing on sustainable service delivery practices: a case study of eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality.(2022) McGahey, McGaheyLong term development goals have been a feature of global development discourse for decades. In the last seven years or so, there has been a shift to acknowledging the role that urban areas play in the achievement of such grand global targets. The adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015 was one of the first global policy commitments that provide a clear goal and targets for urban areas, with SDG 11 focusing on making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable (UN, 2015). However, while these goals are set and reported on at a national and international level, the importance of localising global goals into municipal planning, budgeting and operations is critical. This research examines how eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality (EMM) has localised SDG 11 in its planning processes. It focuses on one of the core aspects of this SDG (SDG 11.1), the extent to which there has been realisation of basic service delivery as a primary element of sustainable human settlements. This research assesses how EMM is translating the 2030 goals of sustainable development into its constitutional mandate of delivering basic services (water, sanitation, electricity and waste services) to its citizens. In this way, the contribution made by an urban area to achieving broader national and international goals of sustainability is analysed. The research examined municipal planning documentation, analysed performance data, and reviewed municipal case studies intended to achieve the goal of sustainable human settlements. In addition, interviews with key experts provide insight into the localisation of global goals. The paper reviews the City’s work in three key areas: the extent to which the municipality has aligned its plans with other national and international plans; how it has integrated these goals across the municipality; and finally the extent to which it synchronises its work with other spheres of government and stakeholders such as the private sector, civil society and community partnerships. The research concludes with reflections on eThekwini’s localisation process to date, and a set of clear processes used in the localisation of global goals.Item Making cities of tomorrow more inclusive: evaluating the adequacy of City of Johannesburg’s fiscal tools in realising SDG 11(2020) Ngobeni, Mokgadi SophieSouth African cities are faced with issues of poverty, inequality, climate change and resilience emanating from the past spatial imbalances caused by apartheid. In response to these issues, the country has ascribed to the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) whose success can only be realised at municipal level. The capacity of municipalities is highly reliant on finance which is often not given attention in spatial planning. Insufficient funding for capital projects slows down the delivery of services to communities, impacting negatively on their standard of living. The City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality (CoJMM) is one of the leading municipalities in South Africa experiencing an alarming rate on housing and job mismatch as a result of spatial inequality which is to be addressed by the 2030 Spatial Development Framework (SDF). However, this has an impact on the municipality's budget for the provision of basic infrastructure and services. This study aims to understand the nature and extent of funding for SDG11 in the CoJMM with a focus on inclusive cities. Furthermore, we explore the challenges faced by the municipality in implementing the goal of an inclusive city. A qualitative research method will be employed for this study. Documents analysis will be used to collect information supported by semi-structured interviews through a purposeful sampling of participants from the government as well as NGOs who have an understanding of the municipal finance as well as fiscal tools enabling the municipality to deliver services. This study expects to find that the CoJMM’s fiscal capacity is dependent on the priority policy mandate from the national government