The effectiveness of youth participation in the integrated development planning formulation process in the Umzumbe Municipality.
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2011
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Abstract
The abolishment of apartheid government, brought a new era of democratic
government in South Africa, which sought to recognise the rights of all people
and restored their dignity. The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa was
promulgated in 1996. Fundamental to this is the Bill of Rights which is a
cornerstone of democracy in South Africa. It enshrines the rights of all people in
our country and affirms the democratic values of human dignity, equality and
freedom. Chapter 7 of the Constitution, as part of the objects of local
government, encourages the involvement of communities in the matters of local
government. Besides the Constitution, there are various pieces of local
government of legislation, which deals with the administration component of the
municipality and which provides for the political establishment of municipalities.
Legislation calls for municipalities to develop a culture of community
participation and requires municipalities to encourage and create conditions for
participation in the affairs of the municipality in formulating Integrated
Development Plans.
Using Umzumbe Municipality under the auspices of Ugu District Municipality as
case study, the study critically examined the effectiveness of youth participation
in municipal ward Integrated Development Plan (IDP) formulation process. It
focused on examining the attitudes and experience of youth in participating on
IDP formulation processes. The study also examined the extent to which the
youth participation guiding principles have been implemented and evaluate the
effectiveness of existing youth structures. This study also investigated the level
of youth understanding on the powers and functions of different spheres of
government.
The lack of youth participation in service delivery projects will defeat the
democratic constitutional imperatives, which are also enshrined in municipal
legislation. The issues raised by this study determines as to whether the
regulatory and legislative frameworks are understood by the youth, and also this
study will evaluate, the effectiveness of the existing youth participation
mechanisms at a municipal at a ward level.
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Thesis (MPA)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville, 2011.
Keywords
Youth--KwaZulu-Natal--Citizen participation., Local government--KwaZulu-Natal--Citizen participation., Youth--Government policy--KwaZulu-Natal., Umzumbe (KwaZulu-Natal), Theses--Public administration.