The majority of South African municipalities facing the challenges of unemployment, poverty
and weak infrastructure are in rural areas. To fulfil their mandate, they depend significantly …

Background Municipal amalgamation has become a prevalent trend in many modern
nations, driven by a desire to enhance the size and scope of local government units. This …

In 2015, the minister responsible for local government requested the Municipal Demarcation
Board (MDB) to restructure municipalities with a view to increasing their financial viability, a …

Ward delimitation is a call that demands interrogation. Issues of ward delimitation and their
impact on service delivery are critical. While reminiscing the past, good or bad, the study …

This paper is an assessment of the relationship between perceived municipal performance
(in rendering basic needs) and communities' rejection/acceptance of amalgamations. The …

Abstract In South Africa, the redetermination of municipal boundaries has become a
common policy approach in addressing past spatial inequalities and municipal dysfunction …