Intergovernmental relations : sustainable human settlements in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng Province
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Authors
Senoamadi, Johannes Malose
Issue Date
2014-12
Type
Dissertation
Language
en
Keywords
Intergovernmental relations , Sustainable settlements , Human settlements , Sustainable , Settlements , City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
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Abstract
This research is an examination of the practical application of intergovernmental
relations (IGR) and co-operative government at the City of
Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (CTMM)’s Department of Housing and
Human Settlements. By use of questionnaire and direct interviews, the
research extracted responses from methodically selected employees and
officials at the Department of Housing and Human Settlements in the CTMM.
Literature study was combined with document analysis and a part of
participant observation to gather data and information that has been examined
and analysed in the study that has established the need for training and
skilling for officials and employees in financial and project management.
The need for the rolling back of political interference, regular review of
legislation to keep abreast with the changing environment and international
standards and improved institutional communication are but some of the
observations and arguments that the research has established from a careful
reading of data gathered. The enabling policies, laws and regulations that are
in place remain largely good on paper, but still limited in their practical
application. It is argued in this research that housing and human settlements
are a provision that is central in the democratic and development life of the
Republic of South Africa, and that the provision of sustainable human
settlements enriches the livelihoods of communities in so far as other services
such as education, recreation, health care, electricity, economic opportunities,
safety, transport and communication are also dependent on the availability of
sustainable human settlements and the amenities that comes with it. It is the
recommendation of the present research that if the policies, regulations, laws
and goals that govern the IGR towards the delivery of sustainable human
settlements are to achieve maximum fruition, there is a need for vigorous
monitoring and evaluation mechanisms that will ensure that budgets are
efficiently used, that standing decisions are implemented and that partisan
politics and corruption and opportunistic tendencies are eliminated as these
hinder performance and delivery.
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Citation
Senoamadi, Johannes Malose (2014) Intergovernmental relations : sustainable human settlements in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng Province, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18653>