Amalgamation of South Africa’s rural municipalities: is it a good idea?

The majority of South African municipalities facing the challenges of unemployment, poverty and weak infrastructure are in rural areas. To fulfil their mandate, they depend significantly on financial transfers.  This is something that the government is focused on minimising as evidenced by the recen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mkhululi Ncube, Jabulile Monnakgotla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UTS ePRESS 2017-04-01
Series:Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance
Online Access:https://learning-analytics.info/journals/index.php/cjlg/article/view/5487