National Annual Local Government Conference
In partnership with the School of Public Administration and Development Management of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, DDP is hosting every year a National Local Government Conference.
2008
Local Government Financing and Development in South Africa (11-12 August 2008, Southern Sun, Elangeni - Durban)
Thematic issues addressed at National and Provincial level:
- Municipal Financial Viability and Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations
- Creativity and Innovativeness in Revenue Generation
- Public Accountability, Maladministration, Fraud and Corruption
- Municipal Services Partnerships and Local Economic Development
- Accessing Donor and Grant Funding
- Municipal Property Rating
- Supply Chain Management
You will be able to download the presentations from here.
2007
4th National Annual Local Government
Conference: Traditional Leadership and Local Governance in a Democratic
South Africa: Quo Vadis? (30 - 31 July 2007, Elangeni Hotel -
Durban).
Issues that were addressed:
Issues that were addressed:
- Traditional Leadership Past, Present and Future
- Role of Traditional Leadership in A Democratic South Africa
- Traditional Leadership and Public Participation
- Traditional Leadership and Accelerated Service Delivery
- Traditional Leadership and Local Economic Development
- Lessons from a Review of the African Experience with Emphasis on Best Practices
You will be able to
download the presentations from
here.
2006
3rd National Annual Local Government Conference: Towards Good Governance, Ethical Conduct and Integrity in the Second Decade of Democracy in South Africa (16 - 17 OCtober 2006, Elangeni Hotel - Durban).
2005
2nd National Local Government Conference:
Towards Accelerated Service Delivery (5-7 October 2005, Elangeni
Hotel - Durban).
Issues this conference looked
at were:
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Free Basic Services and the Equitable Share
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Integrated Development Planning and Municipal Service Delivery
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Municipal Infrastructural Grants Management and Development
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Performance Management
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Municipal Service Partnerships and Strategic Issues in Housing, Water, Sanitary and Electricity Policy.
