Public officials' skills and capacity assessment: interim key informant interviews report
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2020
TITLE AUTHOR(S): D.Sanchez Betancourt, G.Pienaar, G.Fokou, Y.D.Davids
KEYWORDS: LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN, SERVICE INDUSTRIES
DEPARTMENT: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 11889
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/15938
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/15938
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Abstract
Under the 1996 Constitution, South African local government was given a critical mandate to "provide democratic and accountable government for local communities, ensure the provision of services to communities in a sustainable manner, promote social and economic development, promote a safe and healthy environment and encourage the involvement of communities and community organizations in the matters of local government"(SALGA, 2015: 11).-
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