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The People Shall Govern! Local Participatory Governance in Post-Apartheid South Africa
Luvuyo Zantsi
(PhD in Public Policy, SPIRE, Keele University)
South Africa has seen a racial conflict that lasted for centuries in what some referred to as
colonialism of a special type. This only officially ended in 1994 and that might have an effect
on the work needed for democratic innovations to succeed and ensure participatory
governance. Nonetheless, post-apartheid South Africa promised a government where the
people will govern and not only vote after every five years. This presupposes a system where
the public is consulted and has a say in the country’s governan