International NGO Journal Vol. 1 (3), pp. 041-043, December 2006          
© 2006 Academic Journals

Article

An empowered and robust civil society as an ideal strategic partner of a municipal manager in the promotion of community participation in local government

Dumisani Nyalunga

E-mail: dumisanin@ddpdurban.org.za

Blade Nzimande, asserts that, the question of public participation is central in any democratic order, and it is something we dare not take for granted but must ensure that we constantly work on it all the time. To many, public participation is seen as a vehicle to promote and instil a culture of good governance at the local government level. Good governance is not exclusively the territory of the public sector or municipal manager’s task