Performance information
processed to meet individual users’ requests.
Municipal briefs are written up to provide a snap
shot analysis of key findings from the municipal
barometer.
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SALGA has a network of data partners from which
it accesses the data on behalf of the sector.
Technology and content improvements
The municipal barometer has been upgraded with
more user-friendly features and functionalities
including the databank, benchmarking tool and
municipal automated reports.
The databank:
• The databank houses data across a
number of thematic indicators, including
demographic trends, good governance,
municipal finances, access to basic
services, and access to social services,
economic growth and development.
The data is currently disaggregated to
municipal level and consists of close to a
million sub-indicators.
• Modelled data has been uploaded on
the portal to eliminate data gaps. The
following thematic indicators have
been updated with modelled data:
demographic trends, economic growth
and development, access to services and
access to social services, and municipal
finances. Data from 1996 to 2016 is now
available.
The benchmarking tool:
• Compares municipalities’ past perfor-
mance against each individual municipal
performance focus area. It also compares
municipalities’ performance against each
other. Data from 2011 to 2015 is available.
The geographical comparison allows the
presentation of data from a spatial point
of view.
Automated municipal reports:
• The fact sheets provide a summarised
analysis of key indicators from the
municipal barometer datasets. Each fact
sheet provides a graphic depiction of
demographic trends, access to services,
access to social services and economic
performance of all municipalities.
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Municipal technical reports provide
technical analysis of the benchmarking
results and how each municipality has
performed across the four mandate
indicators (service delivery, human
resources,
integrated
development
planning and municipal finances)
currently measured by the benchmarking
tool.
Legislation report consolidates the local
government legislative framework in line
with the four mandate areas: municipal
finance, human resource, access to
service delivery and planning.
Municipal ICT
A training programme for the Information
Systems auditors of the Auditor-General was
designed. The training took place on 23 June 2016
at the AGSA offices. Engagements were held with
various stakeholders with the view of developing
partnerships on technological solutions that can
assist municipalities to optimise and modernise
their operations and functions.
Research
SALGA’s mandate of supporting local government
in the intergovernmental relations system
requires high quality and methodologically
sound research. Research is key in enabling
SALGA to provide informed support and advice
to municipalities, while also ensuring evidence
based recommendations to actively influence
the policy arena and debate on behalf of local
government. One of the key highlights was the
launch of the research centre in partnership with
the University of Johannesburg (UJ).
Given the aims and objectives of both SALGA
and UJ, a common area of potential research
excellence was identified that required the
establishment of a new research centre. A
SALGA endorsed research centre provides an
innovative and cost effective way of ensuring
methodologically robust, peer accepted and
policy relevant research outputs. The public
and environmental economics research centre
(PEERC) was launched on 28 March 2017 at UJ’s
Kingsway campus.
SALGA ANNUAL REPORT
2016/17