Leadership of the implementation of road construction projects in Thulamela
Date
2015-05-27
Authors
Ralutanda, Mashudu Veronica
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The study is intended to reveal whether the road construction projects
within Thulamela are incomplete due to lack of efficient and effective
leadership. The implementation of all projects requires the full commitment
and dedication of leaders. Evidence suggests that some projects in the
Thulamela Municipality are never completed. Leadership has been
regarded as a tool which makes things happen or not. When there is
proper leadership and management, all initiatives implemented are likely
to be successful because sufficient effort will have been put into it.
The findings have demonstrated that leadership could be one of the
contributing factors towards the completion of road construction. There
seem to be high rate of undermining community involvement in the district.
The research highlighted a number of challenges which could be the major
factor in relation to incomplete roads. The community does not have ideas
about why road construction has been abandoned.
The challenges that face Thulamela Municipality include corruption and
nepotism, poor public communication, lack of consultation and poor level
of communication. The lack of involvement by local government in the
community through the Integrated Development Plan (IDP), makes it
difficult for communities to participate. Failure to plan is failure to succeed.
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Public administration ;Leadership ;Road construction industry -- South Africa