Participatory communication for local government in South Africa : a study of the Kungwini local municipality

dc.contributor.authorMsibi, Futhi
dc.contributor.authorPenzhorn, Cecilia Elizabeth
dc.contributor.emailcecilia.penzhorn@up.ac.zaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-04-01T11:00:25Z
dc.date.available2011-04-01T11:00:25Z
dc.date.issued2010-08
dc.description.abstractParticipatory communication, focusing on the active involvement of the people in all stages of development projects, is crucial for sustainable development. South Africa acknowledges the importance of following a participatory communication approach for development, and policies and strategies both on national as well as local government level support this resolve. This article discusses a study which aimed at ascertaining to what extent local government follows accepted participatory communication principles and practices to communicate with the community. The investigation focused on the Kungwini Local Municipality. Interviews with relevant role players were conducted, meetings between themunicipality and the community were observed, and documents used by the municipality to communicate with the community were studied. Results indicate that the participatory communication approach is appreciated as being critical for development at local government level and is being successfully applied by the local municipality. Some challenges for further practical implementation of participatory communication were identified, and recommendations for addressing them are offered.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMsibi, F & Penzhorn, C 2010, 'Participatory communication for local government in South Africa : a study of the Kungwini local municipality', Information Development, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 225-236 [http://idv.sagepub.com/]en_US
dc.identifier.issn0266-6669
dc.identifier.issn1741-6469 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1177/0266666910376216
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/16186
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSAGEen_US
dc.rights© The Author(s) 2010.en_US
dc.subjectParticipatory communicationen_US
dc.subjectDevelopment communicationen_US
dc.subjectLocal governmenten_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.subjectKungwinien_US
dc.titleParticipatory communication for local government in South Africa : a study of the Kungwini local municipalityen_US
dc.typePostprint Articleen_US

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