Browsing by Subject "Ward committees"
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Community development workers (CDWs): a case study of the Bitou Local Municipality
(2012)Local government in South Africa is no longer simply an extension of the national and provincial spheres of government; it has become an independent sphere in its own right. Steady progress has been made in the delivery ... -
Community development workers as agents of change and conduit of authentic public participation: the case of Mpumalanga Province in South Africa
(AOSIS, 2017)This article explores the role of community development workers (CDWs) in the Mpumalanga Province of South Africa. The CDWs are by law expected to regularly communicate, inter alia, government initiatives in a way which ... -
Deelname in Plaaslike Regering en Demokratiese Konsolidasie in Suid-Afrika - 'n Analise
(North-West University, 2018)Suid-Afrika is 'n nuwe demokrasie en daarom is die fokus van hierdie studie gerig op die konsolidasie van demokrasie met spesifieke verwysing na die plaaslike regeringsfeer. In hierdie verband is die kernaspekte wat teoreties ... -
Enhancing participatory democracy through the ward committee system in Matlosana local municipality
(North-West University, 2011)The Constitution of South Africa, 1996, requires local government to be democratic and accountable to local communities. Municipalities are also constitutionally bound to encourage the involvement of the communities in the ... -
Ward committee functionaries as participants for improving service delivery at Mafube Local Municipality
(North-West University, 2013)The concept public participation as the bedrock of participatory democracy has the advantages of empowering civil society in decision-making skills and in legitimizing execution of programmes and projects. The vehicle ...