Background Local government as the sphere of government that directly impacts the lives of
communities must create a milieu of interacting with communities in terms of planning …

This article reviews public participation in South Africa's Local Government development
planning framework, referred to as the Integrated Development Plan (IDP). It highlights the …

Public participation is understood to be an active process in which participants take initiative
and action, that is stimulated by their own thinking and deliberation, and over which they can …

While ward committees and Integrated Development Planning (IDP) representative forums
constitute formal participatory mechanisms in South Africa's local government, little is known …

THIS PAPER examines a pilot project implemented by the Democracy Development
Programme (DDP), which has immense potential to build and enable active citizenship in …

Since decentralisation became a government policy in 1996, South Africa has had three
categories of municipalities–Metropolitan, District and Local. All municipalities, irrespective …

Public participation facilitators regard public meetings as a “ritual”, central to participatory
democracy in local governance in South Africa. As an over-exploited, stand-alone strategy it …

The study confronted the poor participation of youths and women in local development
activities and programs noted within the city of Gweru. It sought to establish factors …