Challenges and prospects of public-private partnerships in municipal infrastructure service delivery: a case study of the Oostenberg administration (previously municipality)
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2024
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University of the Western Cape
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This study looks at the challenges and prospects of public-private partnerships in municipal infrastructure service delivery: The study uses Oostenberg administration (previously municipality) as a case study. The collection of data was based on reviewing existing literature about public private partnerships, structured interviews and questionnaires. Evidence from literature shows that most of the municipalities in South Africa are under pressure to deliver better services to their constituencies within a context of limited time as well as financial and other resources. The ultimate goal of these municipalities is to deliver better quality services at the cheapest price on a sustainable basis to its entire people. They are thus, looking for the alternative ways (as provided by the Local Government White Paper, 1998) of delivering higher quality services to many residents. One of the alternative ways is the private sector participation in the delivery of services. This study looks at the impact of the involvement of the private sector in municipal service delivery. In doing so, the SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analysis. From the SWOT analysis, the advantages as well as the disadvantages of the are identified. By citing the Oostenberg case study, the study demonstrates that public private partnerships are not privatisation and they can have positive impact to the poor municipalities who can not deliver basic services to their people.
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Development bank of Southern Africa, Independent development trust, Local government white paper, Public private partnership, South African Worker’s Union
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