The year 2022 marks the sixth democratic local municipal demarcation process in South Africa. The Municipal Demarcation Board has invited the public to put forward their suggestions for the revision of local municipal boundaries based on the Municipal Demarcation Act (27 ...
Municipal boundary demarcation in South Africa: processes and effects on governance in traditional rural areas This research adopts a case study approach to investigate disputes involving municipal boundaries in rural communities under traditional authority. Further, a multiple case study approach is used ...
Understanding the Municipal Demarcation Process in South Africa: Should Ethnicity be used as a Factor in the Municipal Demarcation Process? The case of Malamulele and Vuwani in the Limpopo Province!Mokgopo, Tshehledi IsaacBangladesh e-Journal of Sociology...
South AfricaIn 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 process that was duly conducted in 2016. This study assessed the requests for boundary redeterminations ...
This article examines two issues that shaped recent municipal elections: the electoral demarcation process and the role of the traditional leaders. My analysis provides important lessons for democratic consolidation and representation in South Africa. Given the evidence of higher voter turnout and greater...
Attempts by the Municipal Demarcation Board to re-determine borders led to violent demarcation protests. Lack of consultation, ethnicity/language differentiation, and limited socio-economic opportunities following the re-determination of borders were the main issues that intensified the dispute....
In this regard, this research paper introduces a proposed Subjective Municipal Capacity Self-Assessment Model (SMCSAM) as an alternative solution to the current practices of the Municipal Demarcation Board. It is intended that this model be used internally by municipalities to sustain internal capacity...
This article examines arguments for and against the metropolitanisation of Sedibeng District Municipality in Gauteng following the Municipal Demarcation Board's announcement in 2011 that it was considering this possibility. The arguments are organised into four themes: development and economy, governance, ...
Municipal demarcationprotestsviolenceservice deliveryparticipation and consultationPrior to May 2016, the relatively unknown community of Vuwani in the Limpopo Province of South Africa had hardly been prone to violent protests and destruction of public property. This changed when the Limpopo High Court ...
SOUTH AfricaMUNICIPAL servicesMERGERS & acquisitionsRURAL geographyCITIES & townsAMALGAMATIONLOCAL governmentCOOPERATIONThis paper examines the implications of municipal re-demarcations on service delivery through a case study of the Collins Chabane and JB Marks local municipalities in Sou...