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Research outputs: MUNICIPAL SERVICES
2021 Factors affecting the performance of South African municipal officials: stakeholders' perspectives
Since the inception of the democratically elected post-apartheid government, South Africa has experienced growing numbers of protests about ...
2020 Elias Motsoaledi Municipality: the legacy of water and sanitation challenges: case study
The Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality (EMLM), formerly known as the Greater Groblersdal Local Municipality, is located in the Sekhukhune D...
Download this report2019 Effective public participation in municipal service delivery: the case of Nyanga township
Prior research on South African municipalities reveals that there is a continuing decline in public participation at the local level often r...
2015 Factors affecting the effectiveness of pro-poor urban water service delivery in post-apartheid South Africa
The birth of democracy in 1994 resulted in a massive law reform process which brought much optimism in South African water resource governan...