Why Local Economic Development Requires Strategy
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|REPORT ON THE NEED TO REVIEW THE LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR NKANGALA DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY |
|REPORT OF THE ACTING MUNICIPAL MANAGER |
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|1 |INTRODUCTION |
| |Both the constitution and the White Paper on Local Government (1998), highlight the critical role of local government in facilitating LED in order to contribute |
| |towards job creation and economic growth at local level. |
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| |Chapter seven (7) of the constitution of the Republic of South Africa (1996) establishes and defines the status and objects of local government. Section 152 (1) |
| |(c), provides a mandate to local government to promote social and economic development. Section 153 (a) states that the developmental duty of a municipality is |
| |to structure and manage its administration, budgeting and planning processes to give priority to the basic needs of the community, and to promote the social and |
| |economic development of the community.
|REPORT ON THE NEED TO REVIEW THE LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR NKANGALA DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY |
|REPORT OF THE ACTING MUNICIPAL MANAGER |
| | |
|1 |INTRODUCTION |
| |Both the constitution and the White Paper on Local Government (1998), highlight the critical role of local government in facilitating LED in order to contribute |
| |towards job creation and economic growth at local level. |
| | |
| |Chapter seven (7) of the constitution of the Republic of South Africa (1996) establishes and defines the status and objects of local government. Section 152 (1) |
| |(c), provides a mandate to local government to promote social and economic development. Section 153 (a) states that the developmental duty of a municipality is |
| |to structure and manage its administration, budgeting and planning processes to give priority to the basic needs of the community, and to promote the social and |
| |economic development of the community.