An analysis of the politics-administrative interface and its impact on delivery of municipal services: a case of the Mnquma Local Municipality

Ndudula, Mziwoxolo Rutherford

Title: An analysis of the politics-administrative interface and its impact on delivery of municipal services: a case of the Mnquma Local Municipality
Creator: Ndudula, Mziwoxolo Rutherford
Subject: Municipal services -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Subject: Municipal government -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Subject: Local government -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Subject: City council members -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Subject: Politicians -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Subject: Public administration -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Subject: Political leadership -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Subject: Communication in community development -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Subject: Community development -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Subject: Eastern Cape -- South Africa -- Politics and government
Date Issued: 2013
Date: 2013
Type: Thesis
Type: Masters
Type: MPA
Identifier: vital:11659
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1007043
Identifier: Municipal services -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Identifier: Municipal government -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Identifier: Local government -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Identifier: City council members -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Identifier: Politicians -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Identifier: Public administration -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Identifier: Political leadership -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Identifier: Communication in community development -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Identifier: Community development -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Identifier: Eastern Cape -- South Africa -- Politics and government
Description: The study took a qualitative approach to the analysis of the effect of the politics-administrative interface on municipal service delivery. It was a case study of the Mnquma local municipality in the Eastern Cape Province. The researcher developed a keen interest in researching on the topic because the political infighting and clashes between politicians and administrators of the municipality have caused a public outcry for the root causes of the infighting to be effectively addressed and redressed. It is hoped that the findings and recommendations of the study will help, reshape public policy implementation, service delivery and fostering of mutual cooperative relations between politicians and administrators both at local government level and any other sphere of government in South Africa. The study, is categorized into five chronological chapters, with chapter one (introduction and background), chapter two (literature review), chapter three (research design and methodology), chapter four (data analysis, interpretation and presentation) and chapter five (conclusions and recommendations). The researcher used a sample size of 40 respondents who were selected using snowball sampling, a non-random sampling design spread accordingly over both politicians and administrators. Data collection was made possible through an open-ended questionnaire, interviews, observations and documentary analysis. Various reports and media statements were also used to augment this empirical study. The study also used an in-depth qualitative data analysis technique which was descriptive in nature and the study made numerous deductions and findings based on the collected and collated data. Findings of the study were, inter alia, too much politicization of the public sector, interference between politicians and administrators into each other’s affairs and vice versa and adverse effects of cadre deployment which are damaging service delivery. The study made numerous recommendations which included, inter alia, training and development of administrators and politicians on their respective roles and responsibilities, enforcement of the politics-administrative interface as a mutually beneficial approach to service delivery, need for proper interpretation of Acts and policy documents and the enforcing of section 139 interventions into municipalities.
Format: 67 leaves; 30 cm
Format: pdf
Publisher: University of Fort Hare
Publisher: Faculty of Management & Commerce
Language: English
Rights: University of Fort Hare

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