Increasing Sustainable Local Government Services | South Africa South Africa, located at the southernmost tip of the African, is the 25th-largest country in the world by land area and the second largest economy on the continent. Challenge The post-apartheid, democratically elected government of South Africa inherited immense challenges as a legacy of the unjust practices of the previous regime. The poor black majority was provided with minimal or no services, only rudimentary shelter and inadequate social and health facilities. Moreover, the government inherited a debt burden and an unsustainable government ?nancial system made it di?cult to deliver sustainable local government services to historically disadvantaged communities. Solution Working with South Africa’s Department of Provincial

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