- Title
- The role of traditional leaders in service delivery challenges in rural areas in Kwa-Thoyana district: Ethekwini Municipality
- Creator
- Mathonsi, N M
- Subject
- Chiefdoms -- South Africa -- eThekwini Municipality Metropolitan
- Subject
- Community leadership -- South Africa -- eThekwini Municipality Metropolitan
- Date Issued
- 2021-04
- Date
- 2021-04
- Type
- Master's theses
- Type
- text
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/53444
- Identifier
- vital:45154
- Description
- The study investigated the role of traditional leaders (Amakhosi) in service delivery challenges in rural areas in Kwa-Thoyana District, within Ethekwini Municipality. The research study is comprised of five chapters. The research assumes that traditional leaders are not playing significant roles in service delivery within the municipality, despite the fact that the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act No. 117 of 1998, states that they should be represented. In addition, the study identified the service delivery challenges within this district, including the tension between local government and traditional leadership. The research is based on the assumption that the role of traditional leaders in municipal service delivery challenges is not clearly defined. Therefore, the research study provided a brief historical background on the role of traditional leaders in South Africa with specific reference to the inequalities and service delivery challenges that exist within rural areas. The research study adopted a qualitative approach using secondary data and an intense literature review. The literature included official municipal documents, newspaper reports and relevant legislative frameworks. Furthermore, the theoretical framework utilised in this study is the Dialectical Modernisation Theory. Various recommendations are put forth in this study, based on the findings of the literature review. It is suggested that should these recommendations be adopted within the municipality, the inclusion of the traditional leaders in municipal matters, will result in a more efficient and effective delivery of services within rural areas.
- Description
- Thesis (MPA) -- Faculty of Humanities, 2021
- Format
- computer
- Format
- online resource
- Format
- Format
- 1 online resource (ix, 62 pages)
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Humanities
- Language
- English
- Rights
- rights holder
- Rights
- All Rights Reserved
- Rights
- Open Access
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