- Title
- Post-violent community protest recovery process (PVCPRP) and service delivery in Gauteng Province: a case of Merafong City Local Municipality
- Creator
- Ngada,Leon Simphiwe Hopewell
- Subject
- Political participation -- South Africa Municipal government -- South Africa
- Date
- 2019
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MPA
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10353/13859
- Identifier
- vital:39719
- Description
- The on-going violent community public protests in most South African municipalities, including Merafong Local City Municipality in Gauteng Province, continue unabated. While community public protests is a democratic right provided for in the Constitution (RSA 1996), the violent nature and persistence thereof at municipal level is a cause for serious concern. The associated violence often results in the destruction of both public and private property, disruptions in economic activities, loss of lives and severe injuries to innocent victims. Since the end of the 5-year of violent community protest in Khutsong in 2009, there has been a surge in post-violent protest recovery processes, reconstruction and service delivery operations. Despite the expertise and funding since 2009, external driven operations have not led to lasting peace and stability, establishment of functioning institutions, eradication of poverty, livelihood improvements, or economic reconstruction and development in the violence-torn municipality. All too often, programmes, policies and solutions were designed and imposed by external actors either because they had worked elsewhere or they were influenced by the political and economic interests of powerful politicians. Furthermore, external actors have tended to assume that local approaches based on the liberal peace framework would be successful wherever its implemented, while ignoring local communities, contexts and knowledge. This exploratory qualitative study based on the Merafong City Local Municipality critically explores and assesses the impact of community engagement during post-violent recovery processes. Moreover, it endeavours to comprehend the strengths and shortcomings of this approach and provide recommendations for future improvement. This is important since socio-economic recovery and economic development are crucial for lasting stability and peace in post-war countries.
- Format
- 213 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- University of Fort Hare
- Publisher
- Faculty of Management and Commerce
- Language
- English
- Rights
- University of Fort Hare
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