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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"Service delivery protests"”.
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From illegitimate disruption to failing state : how South African newspapers framed 'service delivery' protests in 2013
… African print media in their coverage of the ‘service delivery protests’ in 2013. It explores how the frames are linked to each other, how the sources link to each other, and how the frames and sources correlate. The study focuses on print media sources as catalogued in the SA Media database, …
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Framing the 2017 cape Town "service delivery protests": A comparative study of mainstream and alternative media coverage
… alternative online media outlet framed the 2017 “service delivery protests” in Cape Town, South Africa. Scholarly literature has demonstrated that the mainstream media marginalises the voices of certain communities and that the alternative media can fill this gap. Often, marginalised communities …
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Evaluation of Public Order Policing Strategies during Violent Service Delivery Protests: A case of Vuwani in Vhembe District, Limpopo Province
… response to increasing violent community violent protests in South Africa has received global attention in the last decade. The study was conducted with a backdrop of increased concern over skirmish and sporadic fighting and violence during service delivery protests. Criticisms have been voiced by …
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How does mainstream print media frame service delivery protests? The application of the protest paradigm and propaganda model in the South African case
… the South African mainstream print media frame service delivery protests in the country. Studies in countries such as the United States (U.S.), Brazil and Canada show that media coverage of social movements conforms to the protest paradigm by depicting protesters as violent, destructive, …
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Preparing for the ethical encounter investigating the role and type of citizen education to encourage participation in local government
… these invited spaces. This is compounded by service delivery protests which are directed at the inadequacy of local government. These protests suggest that the invited spaces do not provide the options for ethical encounters.
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Internal Auditors and Service Delivery in South African Local Government : a Limpopo Province Perspective
… is guaranteed to come across a story relating to service delivery protests in at least one, if not many parts of the country. Citizens throughout the country have resorted to protesting as a way of voicing their dissatisfaction and anger at the lack of service delivery by local government. Local …
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The provision of water and sanitation in previously disadvantaged rural communities: a study of Uthungulu/King Cetshwayo district municipality
… were likely to have no access to essential services. The idea was to evaluate the extent to which these basic services have been delivered to communities that were previously ostracised by the apartheid government and also to determine the strategies and interventions uThungulu/King …
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Performance management and the utilisation of municipal resources: The case of eThekwini Municipality
… that impede the effective provision of basic services to its citizens. Consequently, there are frequent occurrences of violent disruptions known as 'service-delivery' protests, which signify community dissatisfaction with the performance of municipalities. As a measure to contribute to …
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A communication perspective of how local government is equipped to interact with its public: a study of the Ulundi Municipality
… by local government with the hope of improving service delivery. Municipalities around the country have been continuously facing challenges with regard to service delivery. According to the Centre for Policy Studies (2010) protests are common in municipalities across South Africa. For example in …
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Municipal service delivery challenges in a developmental local government context: the case of Vhembe District Municipality
This study focuses on municipal service delivery challenges in a developmental local government context: The case of Vhembe District Municipality. South African local government has experienced significant and far-reaching transformation in developmental local government. According to Sections …
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Assessing the implementation of neoliberal policies in the city of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality: challenges of service delivery
… neoliberalism as an economical approach with service delivery protests; insecurities linked to protest violence and police brutality; and governance with a specific focus on the townships and informal settlements (urban peripheries), specifically focusing on the City of Johannesburg …
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Evaluating the criteria for allocation of development projects in the context of spatial development frameworks in Thulamela Local Municipality
… Thulamela Local Municipality due to the level of service delivery protests and service delivery dissatisfaction experienced in the municipality that led to the 2016 municipal boundary redefinition process and a request of a new municipality called Collins Chabane. In this study, the name …
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The perceptions of youth on service delivery violence in Mpumalanga Province
… townships (Mpumalanga Province) towards service delivery violence. The aim of the study was to identify the challenges and the concerns of protestors and to highlight the perceptions of the youth about the causes of poor service delivery. This study started by reviewing the constitutional …
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DFI Funding and Infrastructure Development: A case of the under-resourced Municipalities in South Africa
… of the country has resulted in improved service delivery and upliftment of the socioeconomic standard of their communities and if not, what the specific reasons are. A qualitative research methodology was conducted because the objective was to get the opinions and experiences of the under …
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Tempered Tempos: The Politics of Waiting for Public Services in Contemporary Cape Town
… dissertation recognises that waiting for public services in South Africa is becoming an increasingly important point of contestation between the state and its citizens. Rather than exploring the spectacular expressions of this tension seen in ongoing service delivery protests, it foregrounds the …
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A Stakeholder Accepted Tool to Monitor and Measure Service Delivery in South Africa
… stakeholder accepted tool to monitor and measure service delivery. The question underlying this research was what drives service delivery and its related protests and what makes it so problematic? The need for this study arose out of continued reports of these protests in South Africa. Evidence …
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Factors affecting public trust in government digital services in developing countries: a case of South Africa
… countries has been grappling with poor service delivery often evidenced by perpetual destructive service delivery protests. Slow economic growth has further eroded the government capacity to deliver public services effectively and efficiently. The advent of government digital services …
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Proxy indicators as a measure of economic dispositions in South Africa
… growth and inequality. With waves of violent service delivery protests over the last few years throughout South Africa, it is now more than ever vital to identify the key challenges to development and the ways to overcome these trials. The importance of plans for development, and that reliable …
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The efficacy of Batho Pele principles in delivering basic services: The case of Thulamela Local Municipality
… of Batho Pele principles in delivering basic services the case study being Thulamela Local Municipality. The Batho Pele principles provide a framework on how government services should be provided to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the municipal service. Adherence to these …
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