Local economic development is one of the key development strategies pursued by localities
in South Africa. Local economic development is a core local government mandate and one …

South Africa's Local Economic Development Agencies have emerged as appropriate
institutional structures for advancing socio-economic development in the local government …

The complexities of the twenty-first century have paved way for the emergence and
proliferation of cross boundary collaboration in the lexicon of localised and territorial …

Currently, local governments in South Africa are characterised by and faced with mammoth
challenges of high poverty and unemployment levels, poor or lack services, stagnant local …

Throughout the world, tourism is perceived as a viable tool to help alleviate poverty by
enhancing employment and equality in many underserved countries such as South Africa …

Local Economic Development Agencies (LEDAs) were established as municipal entities
with the institutional support of the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) to address the …

The world, because of globalisation and the recent economic crisis, has entered an era that
recognises the importance of the participation of all stakeholders in economic development …

There is a growing recognition of the role of subnational institutions in addressing some of
the foremost developmental challenges that South Africa is facing; however, subnational …

Albeit in its infancy, South Africa's LED practice is a benchmark of a large number of African
countries in general and southern African countries in particular. The practice stand out for …

This article explores challenges experienced by young people in their attempts to participate
in development and governance at uPhongolo Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal. Youth …