Matiwane, Solomon2026-01-272026-01-272014Matiwane,S.Assessment of municipal councillors' oversight roles in Afred Nzo District Municipality,Eastern Cape Province.Alice.University of Fort Hare.http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11837/3523Masters ThesisThis study conducts an assessment of councillors' oversight roles in service delivery at Alfred Nzo District Municipality, Eastern Cape Province with the principal objective of determining the appropriate strategies that can be recommended for improving the effectiveness of the council structures. In an attempt to achieve this overriding objective, the entire research process is guided by the research objectives and questions that examine; factors determining the effectiveness of the council structures in the Alfred Nzo District Municipality, the effects of effective council structures designed to perform oversight over the administration and the executive respectively. Thereafter, the strategies which are used for improving oversight are proposed. The secondary research objective is accomplished through the review and analysis of the relevant literatures and theories. The qualitative research approach was used in the primary research process.enLAW/JURISPRUDENCE::Procedural law::Administrative procedureThesis