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    Assessment of the role and impact of the Eastern Cape provincial government's social cluster on youth development in Buffalo City
    (University of Fort Hare, 2009) Sovasi, Ntsikielelo Luyanda
    Youth in South African context as referred to other pieces of legislations are all those young people irrespective of race, gender and sex between the ages of fourteen (14) and thirty five (35). This population group in the country and all over the world consists of majority of the general population. Young people in Buffalo City municipal area and in the country in general continues to live in poverty and under-development fifteen years in this country's young democracy despite the historically massive role they have played in the liberation for freedom of this country. Based on the above statements, this research study will make an assessment of the role and impact of the Provincial Government's Social Cluster departments on youth development with focus area being Buffalo City municipal jurisdiction. Buffalo City Municipality being the local municipality on the area being researched will also be assessed. Academic literature consulted during the research study also indicated that young people continue to be marginalized and remained in the periphery of the society. They are not actively involved and contributing effectively in the socio­economic development of the country. They all highlighted different reasons which contribute to the current living situation of young people. The situation further resulted to youth loosing hope in their government in terms of their development and that of the country. They are not contributing or playing the role they are suppose to play in any developing country and majority of them remain economically inactive and that leads them to participate in criminal and illegal activities. These government departments and the municipality also revealed that indeed they were facing huge challenges in addressing the needs and challenges of young people due to various reasons. They cited among other things the following reasons for poor performance in addressing needs of young people.
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    Community development and local participation in the Eastern Cape local government- the case of selected areas in the Amathole district municipality
    (University of Fort Hare, 2009) Mteto, Zoleka Martha Cordelia
    The aim of the study was to re-assess the practice of community development in the Eastern Cape Local Government. The study focused on the democratisation of community development, and the relationship between participation in and improved efficiency of community projects in improving household livelihood and community economy. The literature review showed conceptualized community development, within the context of South African Local Government. The role of a developmental local government has to be activated in order to support community development initiatives. The role of such a local government includes institutional and resource support and with increased opportunities for active popular participation of the marginalised, women and youth in community development. To achieve its aims, the study conducted interviews and focus-group engagement with selected community projects drawn from the local government sphere. The findings of the assessment showed deficiencies in collective participation and consensus between institutions of local government and the community projects, lack of coordinated resource support, and general deficiencies in intra-project social capital energies to further stimulate the community projects to high efficiency. Therefore, the selected projects have not impacted sustainably on the household livelihoods and community economy. The key recommendation of the study was the mobilization of communities and local government institutions to create participatory partnerships in order to increase the collective consensus that is essential in the administration of community projects.