- Title
- An analysis of stakeholder engagement in the integrated development planning process: a case of Blue Crane Route Local Municipality
- Creator
- Marambana, Nonkululeko
- ThesisAdvisor
- Greyling, Leticia
- Subject
- Stakeholder management -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Subject
- Local government -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Subject
- Local government -- Public relations -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Subject
- Political participation -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Subject
- Public administration -- Citizen participation
- Subject
- Government publicity -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Subject
- Blue Crane Route Local Municipality
- Subject
- Integrated Development Plan (IDP)
- Date
- 2018
- Type
- text
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MBA
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/63659
- Identifier
- vital:28466
- Description
- Stakeholder engagement in local government is a legislated function that should be implemented by appointed and elected government officials. The 2015/16 financial year report of the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA), revealed challenges pertaining to stakeholder engagement processes by the Blue Crane Route Municipality (BCRM), in that stakeholder inputs were not incorporated in the municipal Integrated Development Plan (IDP) of the 2016/17 financial year. The concern is that there is a gap regarding stakeholders’ engagement processes within BCRM and that affects the quality of IDP which serves as the municipal strategic document. The aim and objectives of this study are to understand stakeholder engagement processes on the IDP formulation by the BCRM in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. The research questions are: How does BCRM conduct stakeholder engagement processes during IDP formulation? What institutional arrangements are in place for stakeholder engagement? And recommendation on how stakeholder engagement processes can be improved within the BCRM? The research questions were answered through a qualitative study, where data was collected through face-to-face interviews, focus groups and a document review. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with the municipal manager and the managers responsible for IDP as well as the officer responsible for public participation. Focus group sessions were conducted with the community leaders and the departmental leadership. Documents that were reviewed included IDP and process plans, minutes from community consultation meetings, public participation policies, and intergovernmental relations terms of reference. The responses received showed gaps in the following: institutional arrangements related to the integration of stakeholder engagement in municipal key performance indicators and procedures; communication between the municipality and stakeholders; community education related to the impact on community stakeholder engagement, and management processes related to the stakeholder database, capacity development, records management, collaboration and cooperation. Further research on how the municipality communicates and imparts knowledge to its stakeholders is recommended as it could contribute significantly to the body of knowledge.
- Format
- 93 pages, pdf
- Publisher
- Rhodes University, Faculty of Commerce, Rhodes Business School
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Marambana, Nonkululeko
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