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The role of Ward Committees in enhancing Public Paticipation in the Rustenburg Municipality: A critical evaluation

The role of Ward Committees in enhancing Public Participation in the Rustenburg Municipality: A critical evaluation Mpho Putu, 2006 Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Magister in Development and Management in the Faculty of Arts at Northwest University I hereby declare that this dissertation is my own work and has not been submitted for degree purposes at any other university nor have I copied it from any other person’s academic work. ___________________ Mr. I M. PUTU Date: April 2007 Dedication: This work is dedicated to my family especially my wife Buyisiwe who kept on encouraging me even in difficult times and my children Tshegofatso and Rorisang for their supportive work right through the time of my study. Particular attention goes to Thabo Putu (twin brother), whom we spent many long hours studying together and finally his family who always showed their interest and willingness...

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hunger and poverty : our contested wars - Mpho Putu

V ulnerability is a major obstacle to social and economic development in South Africa. Poor people are especially vulnerable as they have few resources to cope with hazards or shocks. Yet they are significantly more likely to be affected by HIV and Aids, unemployment, trade shocks, climate change, famine and conflict. Sustainable poverty reduction can only be achieved and managed effectively if vulnerability is better understood. Hunger and poverty in South Africa is almost certain to grow both deeper and more widespread until a robust and sustained recovery takes hold, which may not happen in the next five years or more, unless something drastic is done. In the meantime, the poverty rate will tend to move in step with the unemployment rate, as it always has. The government – and civil society to a lesser extent – is under pressure to come up with an effective response to these cascading problems. Firstly, where is the best place to allocate government, business, civil and ...

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