Municipal boundaries demarcations and ward delimitations: impact on service delivery
SOURCE: Journal of Public Affairs
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2019
TITLE AUTHOR(S): M.Kanyane
KEYWORDS: DELIVERY SERVICES, DEMOCRACY, LOCAL GOVERNMENT
DEPARTMENT: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 10769
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/13608
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/13608
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2019
TITLE AUTHOR(S): M.Kanyane
KEYWORDS: DELIVERY SERVICES, DEMOCRACY, LOCAL GOVERNMENT
DEPARTMENT: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 10769
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/13608
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/13608
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Abstract
Ward delimitation is a call that demands interrogation. Issues of ward delimitation and their impact on service delivery are critical. While reminiscing the past, good or bad, the study warns the Municipal Demarcation Board, the authority in charge of demarcation and delimitations of municipal boundaries and wards, to delimit wards without inciting conflicts and violence. Employing multicase studies, the study follows empirical analysis drawing examples from local, regional, and international orientations to arrive at scientific conclusions. The Board must not be seen as a springboard for political embattlement but an instrument similar to institutions demanding accountabilities to deepen democracy. This is possible if the Board ceases from delimiting wards in preparations for local government elections.-
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