Intergovernmental relations in the local sphere of government in SA

This book is about the role of intergovernmental
relations in facilitating the performance of the
local sphere of government in service delivery
in South Africa. In certifying the Constitution of
the Republic of South Africa, the Constitutional
Court in 1996 emphasised the importance of the
notions of intergovernmental relations and co-
operative government by inter alia stating
that: "The constitutional system chosen by the
Constitutional Assembly is one of co-operative
government in which the powers of important
functional areas are allocated concurrently to the
national and provincial spheres of government".
Given this statement, the book suggests that
intergovernmental relations among the three spheres
of government in South Africa can be regarded as a
key instrument for achieving co-operative
government. The book may be of interest to public
affairs students, researchers, academics and
government officials as it concludes that
intergovernmental relations in South Africa
facilitate the performance of the local sphere of
government in the delivery of services with specific
reference to the City of Tshwane Metropolitan
Municipality

Autorentext
Patrick Sokhela was born on 3 August 1965 in Mooi River, South Africa. He matriculated in 1983 at Georgetown High School. He studied at the University of Fort Hare and the University of Pretoria. He has a PhD in Public Affairs and is a senior official in the Public Service in SA. He is married to Dudu and has two sons, Kwazi and Lwazi.

Klappentext
This book is about the role of intergovernmental relations in facilitating the performance of the local sphere of government in service delivery in South Africa. In certifying the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, the Constitutional Court in 1996 emphasised the importance of the notions of intergovernmental relations and co- operative government by inter alia stating that: "The constitutional system chosen by the Constitutional Assembly is one of co-operative government in which the powers of important functional areas are allocated concurrently to the national and provincial spheres of government". Given this statement, the book suggests that intergovernmental relations among the three spheres of government in South Africa can be regarded as a key instrument for achieving co-operative government. The book may be of interest to public affairs students, researchers, academics and government officials as it concludes that intergovernmental relations in South Africa facilitate the performance of the local sphere of government in the delivery of services with specific reference to the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality