An analysis of the City of Cape Town’s new public participation strategy
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2022
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University of the Western Cape
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Section 152 (1) (e) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa “encourages the involvement of communities and community organisations in the matters of local government. As the guiding document of transformation, it urges all organs of state to play a central role including redressing the imbalances of the past. To give context to the above, public participation is a central tenet of democracy and contribute to good governance. This study analysed the City of Cape Town’s new Public Participation strategy focusing on two areas, Goodwood and Khayelitsha respectively. The aim was to find out whether or not the City’s new public participation strategy is bringing the change and the benefit to communities. To attain this goal the study employed a qualitative research approach focusing on both primary and secondary data. For primary data, structured interviews was used while literature from different scholars on public participation was employed as the secondary data. In analysing data, the study used content analysis, accumulating of data using words, phrases or concepts to identify themes.
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Communication, Public Participation, Citizens, Stakeholders, Communities