There has been a peak in service delivery protests this year, with Gauteng, the Western Cape, the North West and Mpumalanga the worst affected, a municipal hotspot monitor has found.
"By the end of October 2009, 83 major protests have been recorded," said Municipal IQ which collects the monitoring data and intelligence.
"This accounts for 44% of major protests recorded between 2004 and the end of October 2009," it said in a statement on Tuesday.
The monitor identified where service delivery protests took place since 2004, profiling the municipalities affected (down to the ward level) and their level of development compared to other municipalities, it said.
Expectations of work-seekers
The monitor found that almost half the protests occurred in metropolitan areas.
Protests took place in wards with higher unemployment rates than the both the municipal and national average, and those with worse access to services than municipal, but not national, average.
"These findings suggest that municipalities experiencing in-migration of work-seekers whose expectations are not met are the most susceptible to service delivery protests," it said.
This trend had probably been tipped by the recession and growing issues of inequality, especially where allegations of municipal maladministration and corruption fuelled community frustration.
"It is hoped that this assessment will highlight both successes and failures in the work of municipalities and in so doing, assist to improve local government delivery," Municipal IQ said. - SAPA
"By the end of October 2009, 83 major protests have been recorded," said Municipal IQ which collects the monitoring data and intelligence.
"This accounts for 44% of major protests recorded between 2004 and the end of October 2009," it said in a statement on Tuesday.
The monitor identified where service delivery protests took place since 2004, profiling the municipalities affected (down to the ward level) and their level of development compared to other municipalities, it said.
Expectations of work-seekers
The monitor found that almost half the protests occurred in metropolitan areas.
Protests took place in wards with higher unemployment rates than the both the municipal and national average, and those with worse access to services than municipal, but not national, average.
"These findings suggest that municipalities experiencing in-migration of work-seekers whose expectations are not met are the most susceptible to service delivery protests," it said.
This trend had probably been tipped by the recession and growing issues of inequality, especially where allegations of municipal maladministration and corruption fuelled community frustration.
"It is hoped that this assessment will highlight both successes and failures in the work of municipalities and in so doing, assist to improve local government delivery," Municipal IQ said. - SAPA
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