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Evaluating the impact of covid-19 pandemic on the financial sustainability of Northern Cape Local Municipalities
Thesis (MPA)--Stellenbosch University, 2022.
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/126044 Evaluating the impact of covid-19 pandemic on the financial sustainability of Northern Cape Local Municipalities Hintsa, Lalelani Ajam, Tania Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. School of Public Leadership. Local government -- Northern Cape -- Finance COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Economic aspects -- Northern Cape Local government -- Economic aspects -- Northern Cape UCTD Thesis (MPA)--Stellenbosch University, 2022. ENGLISH SUMMARY: As a result of the Covid-19 outbreak, most institutions, including municipalities, suffered disruptions in service continuity and financial devastation. Economic activities came to a grinding halt, resulting in the rise in unemployment, slow growth and unsustainable service delivery. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on financial sustainability of Northern Cape municipalities. The researcher identified financial ratios, Medium-term Revenue and Expenditure Frameworks and analysis of financial management capacity as key variables to evaluate local government financial sustainability. Through the review of academic and policy literature, many compelling definitions of these variables emerged and evolved. The study utilised a case study research approach within the context of social science paradigm context. A purposive sampling technique was employed in selecting the Northern Cape local municipalities to participate in the study. The study applied a mixed method approach based on deductive and inductive reasoning rooted in quantitative and qualitative research approaches, following an explanatory sequential analysis of data. The mixed method information gathering approaches informed the descriptive and explanatory mechanisms of research design. Financial ratio trend analysis and interviews with municipal financial officials and a questionnaire were utilised as data collection methods. The findings of the study revealed the extent to which the responding municipalities were affected by Covid-19 pandemic relative to their performance before the pandemic. The results are indicative of an ailing state of financial affairs and unsustainable operations. The responding municipalities failed to meet crucial financial obligations with evident failures in systems and processes, both before and after the pandemic. Furthermore, the findings depicted deteriorating financial sustainability and health before the pandemic, and the financial condition worsened, thereafter, during the Covid-19 lockdown. The limitation of the study was its sample size which did not allow for statistical analysis, consequently, the results cannot be generalised. Further research is required that would broaden insights in this area of research, including addition of variables such as the dynamics of the political-administrative interface. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: As gevolg van die Covid-19-uitbreking het die meeste instellings, insluitend munisipaliteite, onderbrekings in dienskontinuïteit en finansiele verwoesting gely. Ekonomiese aktiwiteite het tot stilstand gekom, wat gelei het tot die toename in werkloosheid, stadige groei en onvolhoubare dienslewering. Die doel van hierdie studie was om die impak van die Covid-19-pandemie op finansiele volhoubaarheid van Noord-Kaapse munisipaliteite te evalueer. Die navorser het finansiele verhoudings, mediumtermyn inkomste- en uitgaweraamwerke en ontleding van finansiele bestuurskapasiteit as sleutelveranderlikes geidentifiseer om plaaslike regering se finansiele volhoubaarheid te evalueer. Deur die oorsig van akademiese en beleidsliteratuur het baie dwingende definisies van hierdie veranderlikes na vore gekom en ontwikkel. Die studie het 'n gevallestudie-navorsingsbenadering binne die konteks van die sosiale-wetenskaplike paradigma-konteks gebruik. 'n Doelgerigte steekproeftegniek is gebruik om die Noord-Kaapse plaaslike munisipaliteite te kies om aan die studie deel te neem. Die studie het 'n gemengde metode-benadering toegepas gebaseer op deduktiewe en induktiewe redenering wat gewortel is in kwantitatiewe en kwalitatiewe navorsingsbenaderings, na aanleiding van 'n verklarende opeenvolgende analise van data. Die gemengde metode-inligting-insamelingsbenaderings het die beskrywende en verklarende meganismes van navorsingsontwerp ingelig. Finansiele verhouding-tendensontleding en onderhoude met munisipale finansiele amptenare en 'n vraelys is as data-insamelingsmetodes gebruik. Die bevindinge van die studie het aan die lig gebring in watter mate die munisipaliteite wat reageer deur Covid-19-pandemie geraak is, relatief tot hul prestasie voor die pandemie. Die resultate is 'n aanduiding van 'n sieklike toestand van finansiele sake en onvolhoubare bedrywighede. Die antwoordende munisipaliteite het versuim om deurslaggewende finansiele verpligtinge na te kom met duidelike mislukkings in stelsels en prosesse, beide voor en na die pandemie. Verder het die bevindinge verswakkende finansiele volhoubaarheid en gesondheid voor die pandemie uitgebeeld, en die finansiele toestand het daarna versleg tydens die Covid-19-inperking. Die beperking van die studie was die steekproefgrootte wat nie vir statistiese ontleding toegelaat het nie, gevolglik kan die resultate nie veralgemeen word nie. Verdere navorsing word vereis wat insigte in hierdie navorsingsgebied sal verbreed, insluitend die toevoeging van veranderlikes soos die dinamika van die politiek-administratiewe koppelvlak. Masters 2022-11-23T13:58:20Z 2023-01-16T12:47:13Z 2022-11-23T13:58:20Z 2023-01-16T12:47:13Z 2022-12 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/126044 en_ZA Stellenbosch University xiv, 143 pages : illustrations, includes annexures application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Local government -- Northern Cape -- Finance COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Economic aspects -- Northern Cape Local government -- Economic aspects -- Northern Cape UCTD Hintsa, Lalelani Evaluating the impact of covid-19 pandemic on the financial sustainability of Northern Cape Local Municipalities |
| title | Evaluating the impact of covid-19 pandemic on the financial sustainability of Northern Cape Local Municipalities |
| title_full | Evaluating the impact of covid-19 pandemic on the financial sustainability of Northern Cape Local Municipalities |
| title_fullStr | Evaluating the impact of covid-19 pandemic on the financial sustainability of Northern Cape Local Municipalities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluating the impact of covid-19 pandemic on the financial sustainability of Northern Cape Local Municipalities |
| title_short | Evaluating the impact of covid-19 pandemic on the financial sustainability of Northern Cape Local Municipalities |
| title_sort | evaluating the impact of covid 19 pandemic on the financial sustainability of northern cape local municipalities |
| topic | Local government -- Northern Cape -- Finance COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Economic aspects -- Northern Cape Local government -- Economic aspects -- Northern Cape UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/126044 |
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