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The Meaning of Service Delivery Protest: a Case Study of South African Local Government

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: The purpose of this article is to investigate the causes of service delivery protests in South African local government. The study utilized secondary data for the purposes of data collection. Local government in South Africa has witnessed lots of service delivery protest throughout the country and the cry is for effective and efficient public service delivery to the local communities throughout the country. It is vital to highlight that most of these protests are taking place as a result of corruption and bad management in South African local government. The general population is aware of this since media coverage of comparable incidents in South Africa is often quite public. The majority of South Africans are unemployed and they have to endure insurmountable poverty and deplorable living circumstances. As a consequence, the number of violent demonstrations in South Africa has increased.

Source: Humanities and Social Sciences quarterly

DOI: 10.7862/rz.2022.hss.31

Authors: Thusi XOLANI, Nokukhanya N. JILI, Nkosingiphile MKHIZE, Victor H. MLAMBO

Institutions: University of Zululand, University of the Free State, University of Johannesburg

Language: English

Topic: South African History and Culture

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $48