The White Paper states that local government must play a "developmental role". All laws and procedures are written in terms of this policy. The vision and policies for how local government should work is set out in the government White Paper. New municipal boundaries were drawn that included every part of the country and broke the old apartheid divisions. The local government election held on 5 December 2000 were the first fully democratic local elections in South Africa.
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This guide is part of a series that explains different aspects of local government and the mechanisms for participation and consultation that organisations can access. A number of laws outline participation processes that municipalities have to use to consult the community. Partnerships should be built between civil society and local government to address local issues. The South African government has clear policies that local municipalities and councillors should be sensitive to community views and responsive to local problems.
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Organisations that play an activist and/or developmental role should understand how local government works and how to influence it.
Many basic services are delivered by local municipalities and local ward councillors are the politicians closest to communities. Local government is the sphere of government closest to the people.
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