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Item Effectiveness of outcomes-based management on domestic water supply at local government level(2017) Mogaladi, Ramatsobane ShokyEffectiveness of outcomes-based management policy on water supply at local government level . The South African government introduced outcomes-based management in 2009 as an approach for implementation of the National Development Plan and government programmes. The policy facilitates achievement of government outcomes and subsequently the National Development Plan goals. One of intended outcomes of the policy is 100% of households have access to sustainable and reliable water supply by 2030. Despite some successes in the implementation of some principles of the policy, there have been water supply challenges in most municipalities threatening achievement of this outcome. This research seeks to assess and examine aspects that facilitate the South African government’s outcomes-based management policy to achieve its intended outcomes and water supply outcomes in Madibeng and Rustenburg Local Municipalities. The research employed qualitative research strategy, comparative case study research design, purposive sampling and semi-structured interviews. Key research data sources are officials at middle and senior management from national and provincial government, the two municipalities, South African Local Government Association as well as citizens’ representatives. The study found that managerial and technical aspects at institutional level limit the feasibility of the South African Government achieving its intended outcomes and water supply outcomes in both municipalities. Furthermore, the study found that there are inconsistencies and different challenges in implementation of the policy within and across the three government spheres and institutions and that application of the policy principles is stronger at macro level, but weaker at institutional level. Further, the study found that implementation of the aspects of outcomes-based water supply in Rustenburg is improving in comparison to Madibeng Municipality. The hindrances to achieving water supply outcomes include growing informal settlements; ageing water supply infrastructure; inadequate water services capacity and resources and poor water services monitoring and evaluation. The research concludes that the aspects that anchor 4 the policy’s success and achievement of its intended outcomes and water supply outcomes are political commitment, functional intergovernmental machinery and institutional technical capacity because the other weaknesses of the systems are centred on these three aspects. The study is qualitative, therefore, the results cannot be generalised to other municipalities and government outcomes. The significance of this research is that it identified critical aspects facilitating and hindering achievement of the policy with respect to water supply in two municipalities with different success rates to establish explanations that make one better than the other; thus providing knowledge that can be utilised for improving the implementation of the policy and outcomes-based water supply strategies. Key words: outcomes-based management, performance management, water supply, service delivery Johannesburg, August 2016Item Capacitating rural communities for participation in the integrated development planning process.(2008-04-11T12:07:29Z) Mogaladi, Ramatsobane ShokyDespite stipulations in local government legislation that Municipalities should build the capacity of the local communities to enable effective public participation and to foster community participation in local government, little is known on how municipalities capacitate their people staying in the rural areas to participate effectively in the IDP process. This research study investigated, explored and analyzed capacity building programmes used by Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality to capacitate its people staying in the rural areas to participate effectively in the IDP process. The study was conducted through qualitative interviews with officials working and people living in two rural wards. An analysis of the interviews yields that Lepelle-Nkumpi municipality does not have a capacity building policy or strategy for promoting effective participation of people in the IDP process. The capacity building programmes used by the municipality are more focused on ward committees, ward councilors and project steering committee members than on traditional leaders, small businesses and other people staying in the rural areas. The municipality has planned training programmes for ward committees, ward councilors and project steering committee members and none for other people. Information sharing is done through ward committees, municipality and council meetings for all categories of citizens. People who practise subsistence farming are capacitated through agricultural research based interventions. Skills development programmes are used to enhance participation of project steering committee members in monitoring the implementation of IDP projects. The capacity building programmes are effective in making people aware of structures they can use to participate in the IDP process and to participate during IDP project implementation and to a minimal extent enhances people’s participation in monitoring the implementation of IDP projects. The Municipality’s capacity building programmes enhances people’s skills to participate effectively during implementation of IDP projects and not in the decision making during analysis, strategies and approval phases of the IDP process.