Author:Du Plessis, C; Waldeck, L; Willemse, EDate:Feb 2010Providing municipal services such as electricity and waste water treatment is a major challenge for small towns that often lack the institutional capacity to manage and maintain the necessary infrastructure. High levels of poverty in these ...Read more
Author:De Wit, MP; Swilling, M; Musango, JKDate:11 Aug 2008Cities in developing countries often have to face a multiplicity of external shocks that impact on their operations. These changes include increased rates of migration from the rural poor, natural resource shocks such as droughts, decreased ...Read more
Author:Afrika, M; Oelofse, Suzanna HH; Strydom, W; Mvuma, G; John, JDate:Oct 2010One of the major challenges facing municipalities in South Africa is ensuring that all households within their areas of jurisdiction are provided with a basic level of waste service (DEAT, 2007). Huge waste service backlogs still exists in ...Read more