A Review of Spaces of Local Participation to Promote Service Delivery in South Africa

In many developing countries, there is a continued decline in public participation at the local level often results in poor service delivery and as a result, a rise in protests. South Africa has experienced a sharp in service delivery protests in the last decade. One of the reasons advanced is that existing constitutional of democracy do not seem to facilitate effective local participation. Consequently, there is a need to potential mechanisms to enhance local participation because it is believed to contribute towards service delivery. This study responds to the following question: What challenges inhibit existing spaces participation? How can these identified spaces be improved? The study draws data from existing literature and government documents on South Africa. It concludes that there is a need to improve existing spaces of local , which would improve service delivery.