Twinning arrangements and service delivery in Zimbabwe’s local authorities: The case of Bulawayo City Council (Zimbabwe) and eThekwini Municipality (South Africa)

Alouis Chilunjika, S. Chilunjika
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The Zimbabwean local government environment has been affected by chronic defects in the provision of basic public services. As such, city twinning has been adopted as one of the strategies to address the impasse in service delivery as it allows for the sharing of expertise in local governance, development, strategic international relations and the enhancement of service delivery in local authorities. Using the exploratory case study research design the study explores the impact the twinning arrangement between Bulawayo City Council (BCC) and eThekwini Municipality and how it has enhanced service delivery in Bulawayo. Data was gathered from written documents, observations and in-depth interviews. The study established that the BCC-eThekwini cooperation has been very fruitful and Bulawayo City Council has benefited immensely through the exchange of ideas and information as well as technology transfer among others from this twinning arrangement. Nonetheless, it was also observed that weak legal and financial frameworks hinders the city twinning partnership from realising its full fruition. The study concluded that city twinning between BCC and eThekwini is a favourable route for creating sustainable South to South linkages that benefit developing cities. As recommendations, the article argues that there is need for clarity in defining the partnership roles and goals, community involvement as well as an enabling policy and institutional environment.
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津巴布韦地方当局的结对安排和服务提供:以布拉瓦约市议会(津巴布韦)和德班维尼市(南非)为例
津巴布韦地方政府的环境一直受到提供基本公共服务方面长期缺陷的影响。因此,城市结对已被视为解决服务提供僵局的战略之一,因为它可以分享地方治理、发展、战略国际关系方面的专业知识,并加强地方当局的服务提供。本研究采用探索性案例研究设计,探讨了布拉瓦约市议会(BCC)和eThekwini市之间的结对安排的影响,以及它如何加强布拉瓦约的服务提供。数据来自书面文件、观察和深入访谈。研究表明,BCC与eThekwini的合作非常富有成效,布拉瓦约市议会通过这一结对安排中的思想和信息交流以及技术转让等方式受益匪浅。尽管如此,也有人指出,薄弱的法律和金融框架阻碍了城市结对伙伴关系的全面实现。该研究得出结论,BCC和eThekwini之间的城市结对是建立可持续的南南联系的有利途径,有利于发展中城市。作为建议,文章认为,需要明确界定伙伴关系的作用和目标、社区参与以及有利的政策和体制环境。
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