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Hole in the plot: Although many municipalities have adequate plans, they are unable to carry them out, leading to projects going unfinished. Photo: Waldo Swiegers/Getty Images

INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLANS

How to boost municipal performance

Local-level service delivery could be improved by the implementation of integrated development plans

Stuart Morrison

In the cold: South Africa has progressive policies to involve citizens in such processes as municipal budgeting and planning, but this is seldom or ineffectively implemented. Photo: David Harrison

HLONIPHILE SIMELANE

Civil society requires a reorientation

Informal settlement clusters are a way to improve people’s participation in local government

Hloniphile Simelane