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The crime prevention role of street committees in selected townships in the eThekwini Municipal area.
(2022) Ngcobo, Nhlanhla Floyd.; Ferreira, Ignatius Wilhelm.; Wissink, Henry Frank.
The role of street committees (SCs) in crime prevention in South Africa (SA) is key to combatting crime. Black local authorities (BLAs) commenced in 1982, leading to the formation of several civic structures. BLAs served the black population, but they were never accepted by the black majority for political reasons. They were regarded as apartheid projects. Moreover, BLAs allegedly contributed to the social stratification of society, and individuals who represented them developed a confrontational attitude towards the local community structures that boycotted them. In areas, such as Lingelihle in Cradock, boycotts led to the resignation of councillors from the BLAs. The Cradock Residents Association (CRADORA) was instrumental in the resignation of councillors in this area, owing to the pressure it had applied. It appears that, because of this pressure, CRADORA paved the way for the first formation of SCs in the country, although, before the advent of BLAs, civic organisations had been formed by the Committee of Ten (CoT) in Soweto in 1977. CRADORA was responsible for recruiting numerous township residents for the SCs, although the introduction of these structures in other areas differed from one community to another. SCs were robust structures that the security forces and police of the apartheid government could not control or disband. However, in 1988, SCs were ended by the repressive apartheid government that declared a state of emergency with a view to supressing political protest, rather than dealing with the crime prevalent in the 1980s. However, these structures continued to operate clandestinely. Numerous crime prevention strategies have been used by the government. The crime scourge has ravaged many families, communities, businesses, and other societal sectors. This has necessitated the ANC-led government and a president of the country to call for the resuscitation of SCs to assist in crime prevention. This study focussed on the role of SCs in preventing crime in the townships of Chesterville and Clermont in the eThekwini Municipal Area. The investigation followed a mixed-methods methodology, and a case study design to collect and analyse data. The contribution to knowledge is that municipalities should enact by-laws that recognise street committees
The use of strategic partnerships as the driver of local economic development (LED) : a case study of the eThekwini Municipality and Shanduka Black Umbrellas (SBU) partnership.
(2016) Ngcobo, Nhlanhla Floyd.; Musyoka, Jason Muthama.; Houghton, Jennifer Alice.
This research examines the use of strategic partnerships or public-private partnerships (PPPs) as a driver of Local Economic Development (LED). The main objective of this study was to understand the role of partnerships in SMME related LED, to understand the effectiveness of the partnership between the eThekwini municipality and Shanduka Black Umbrellas (SBU) on SMME related LED. The specific goals were to determine the role of LED partnerships in creating employment and developing skills for SMMEs and to examine the level of sustainability of LED partnerships using the case of the eThekwini Municipality and SBU partnerships. The objectives of the study were operationalized within the broad Public-Private Partnership (PPP) discourse. This framework gave currency to the study in that in South Africa PPPs are legislated and used by all the three spheres of government. The study premises from the fact that eThekwini municipality entered into a plethora of strategic partnerships (PPPs) with a number of private sector companies with the purpose of promoting SMMEs and LED with the SBU forming part of the private sector stakeholders. The dissertation then looked at the role played by the partnership between the eThekwini Municipality and the SBU in LED. The study used qualitative research method where in depth interviews were conducted among participants consisting of senior managers drawn from the eThekwini Municipality and the SBU and six beneficiaries from the SBU. The study found that public-private partnerships do play a key pivotal role in LED and therefore recommends more public-private partnerships. Relationships provide support to SMMEs and SMMEs gain from the programs that are derived from relationships. The study also found that partnerships grow SMME turnover and help in instilling confidence. SMMEs grow and gain strength from partnerships. Partnerships also provide job creation and provide business support. The study also found that partnerships provide capacity building, business linkages, skills development and other LED related benefits to SMMEs.