- Title
- An investigation in waste management in Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality: a case study in Whittlesea
- Creator
- Mngese, Bongani Elvis https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3222-0764
- Subject
- Refuse and refuse disposal -- Law and legislation -- South Africa
- Subject
- Local government -- Law and legislation -- South Africa
- Date
- 2022-09
- Type
- Master's theses
- Type
- text
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10353/28784
- Identifier
- vital:74921
- Description
- The study investigates the state of rendering waste service to Whittlesea within the Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality (EMLM). The study assesses into local municipality waste management policy and how the everyday attitude on waste handling has impacted on waste management. The study responds to the contextual gap in EMLM waste service delivery to Whittlesea community. The study addresses the following key research questions: What is the waste management policy in Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality? How was the waste management policy implemented by municipal mangers in Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality to Whittlesea? How did the community of Whittlesea respond to the waste management service delivery of Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality? The study used a qualitative approach, the data collection instruments included document review of policy and other official document, and in-depth interviews of respondents from the municipality and the community. The key findings of this research study were as follows- firstly, the national policy framework was clear on the role and responsibility of the municipality in waste management; secondly, Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality had clearly articulated waste management policy and operational procedure; thirdly, in spite of robust municipal policy and procedures, the inadequate inputs and resources for waste management programme in Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality impacted negatively on service delivery in Whittlesea; fourthly, the challenges experienced by municipal managers in EMLM made it difficult for them to provide efficient waste management services to the Whittlesea community; and, finally the irresponsible attitude of the community in dumping waste worsened the provision of waste management in the municipality.
- Description
- Thesis (MPA) -- Faculty of Management and Commerce, 2022
- Format
- computer
- Format
- online resource
- Format
- application/pdf
- Format
- 1 online resource (94 pages)
- Format
- Publisher
- University of Fort Hare
- Publisher
- Faculty of Management and Commerce
- Language
- English
- Rights
- rights holder
- Rights
- All Rights Reserved
- Rights
- Open Access
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