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An analysis of citizen satisfaction with public service delivery in the Sedibeng district municipality of South Africa

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  • Oludele Akinloye Akinboade
  • Emilie Chanceline Kinfack
  • Mandisa Putuma Mokwena

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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to analyze citizen satisfaction with public service delivery in the Sedibeng district municipality of South Africa. The municipality consists of three local municipalities, Lesedi, Emfuleni and Midvaal. Design/methodology/approach - The sampling procedure was carefully designed, taking into account the spatial distribution of the population in the Sedibeng district municipality and the three local municipalities. A structured sample of 1,000 respondents was used for the study and descriptive and inferential statistics approaches were used. The focus was on citizen satisfaction with public service delivery in health care, housing, water, electricity, solid waste removal, community services or overall physical appearance of the community, cutting crimes and job creation. Findings - Respondents are most dissatisfied with roads maintenance, government efforts to create jobs and reduce crime. Respondents from Emfuleni local municipality hold more positive feelings about public service delivery in the area of water, electricity, and solid waste. Their most negative feeling is in the area of job creation, roads and the municipality's efforts in cutting down on crime. On balance, respondents from Lesedi hold positive feelings about public service delivery only in the area of water and electricity supplies. Similarly, their most negative feelings are in the area of job creation, roads, and the municipality's efforts in cutting crime. Respondents from Midvaal do not hold positive feelings about public service delivery in their local municipality. Similar to other two local municipalities, their most negative feelings are in the area of job creation, roads, and the municipality's efforts in cutting crime. Overall, the most negative sentiment about public service delivery has been expressed by respondents from Midvaal, followed by Emfuleni and Lesedi. Practical implications - It is important for public service delivery in Sedibeng municipality to improve so that citizens' public confidence can rise. Originality/value - Throughout Africa, governments have been entrusted to finance and provide basic services such as health, education, telecommunications, safe water and modern sanitation. Adequate access to these services enhances development. Public services are a key determinant of quality of life that is not measured in per capita income. They are also an important element of any poverty reduction strategy. Thus, improving public service delivery is one of the biggest challenges in the continent.

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  • Oludele Akinloye Akinboade & Emilie Chanceline Kinfack & Mandisa Putuma Mokwena, 2012. "An analysis of citizen satisfaction with public service delivery in the Sedibeng district municipality of South Africa," International Journal of Social Economics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 39(3), pages 182-199, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:ijsepp:v:39:y:2012:i:3:p:182-199
    DOI: 10.1108/03068291211199350
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