In recent years, planning for service delivery mandate has been strategically shifted from a
centralised (national) to a more localised (municipal) sphere of government. That is …

Background: Post-apartheid South Africa has been experiencing massive service delivery
protests where local communities express their disenchantment with municipal service …

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the participation of local communities in the
integrated development planning process with the hope of enhancing the provision of public …

This article focuses on the value of governance for the discipline of Political Science. A
discipline such as Political Science cannot be static and must reflect on the current changes …

The notion and concept of governance is becoming increasingly important in order to bring
about prosperity, proper living conditions and progress. The principles and values relating to …

Community participation by departments in local government have neglected their
constitutional responsibility of consulting and influencing participation of the local …

The study's primary goal was to assess the role of public participation in developing the
Integrated Development Plan (IDP) in a selected Municipality in South Africa. Local …

The social contract serves as a tacit agreement between the state and its citizens, with the
citizens abiding by the statutes of their government in return for the provision of public …

The main purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of good governance on public
organizational performances at Gudaya Bila district in line with the contribution of …

This research investigates the implementation of Batho Pele principles in local government,
the case of Mopani District Municipality in Limpopo Province, South Africa. The Batho Pele …