This mini-dissertation examines the role of community participation in the Integrated
Development Planning (lDP) Process in the Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality; and to
establish how the Municipality seek to facilitate community participation. Furthermore,
the study examines whether citizens are provided with genuine opportunities to influence
decision-making at the local level from the stages of prioritizing, allocation of operational
expenditure and implementation of developmental projects in their municipality. In
addition, constraints hindering community participation in the lDP process are also
examined. Finally, the study concludes that the nature and extent of community
participation in the Integrated Development Planning Process of Makhuduthamaga Local
Municipality is that of consulting and informing the community but lacks effective
bottom-up input from the citizens. Even though the municipality holds frequent public
hearings and neighbourhood meetings with various stakeholders, the councillors and
community representatives are just co-opted in the lDP Forums without any power to
influence the council, while the officials retain the right to make final decisions . / Thesis (Soc.Sc.(Developmental Studies) North-West University, Mafikeng Campus, 2012
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:nwu/oai:dspace.nwu.ac.za:10394/15683 |
| Date | January 2012 |
| Creators | Mogoba |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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