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The role of skills and capacity in service delivery challenges in Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Mangaung is one of the eight metropolitan municipalities in South Africa. It was founded as a Metro in 2011. Prior to that, it was a local municipality under the Motheo District Municipality. In 2016, the Metro was merged with Naledi local municipality to form the current municipal boundaries. The Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality (MMM) covers 9 887 km and comprises three prominent urban centres, which are surrounded by an extensive rural area. The name Mangaung is a Sesotho name meaning "place of Cheetahs". It was previously known by the name of its Central Business District, Bloemfontein, which is Dutch for "fountain of flowers". Bloemfontein was established as a British Fort in 1846 and is currently the judicial capital of South Africa (COGTA, 2020).

Source: Human Science Research Council SA

DOI: 10.14749/32377074

Author: Human Sciences Research Council

Language: English

Topic: Public Administration in Developing Nations

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: green

Funder: Human Sciences Research Council

OpenAlex ID: W7162102424

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