UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA

Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences

Department of Political and Administrative Studies

Module Descriptor
Module Title: Municipal Management (2016)
Code: CPMM 3871
NQF Level: 8
Semester Offered: Year Four, Semester One
Contact Hours: Four hours per week
Tuesday 15:30
Wednesday 15:30
Thursday 14:30
Friday 14:30
Venue X129
Credits: 16
Notional Hours 160
Prerequisite: Public Finance (CPFP3771)
Module Assessment: At least three assessments
50% Continuous assessment (2 x tests)
50% Examination (1 x 3 hour examination)
Important Dates NOTE: The following dates are subject to change
based on the needs of the students at the lecturer’s
prerogative. Students will be notified ahead of time of
any changes.
Test 1: 15 March 2016
Test 2: 19 April 2016

Lecturer Information Consultation hours

Prof. Charles Keyter See consultation hours on office door
Email: cakeyter@unam.na
Office phone: 2063124
Office location: X025

Module Descriptor
Most African countries place the establishment of strong municipalities at the center of their agenda for the
attaining of economic development and good governance. The achievement of these two objectives conjures
the imperative to establish a functional and effective system for managing municipalities. Hence, in order to
comprehend the necessities of responsive service delivery, the module will cover the issues of the habitat
agenda linking poverty and good governance in terms of service provision and capacity to pay for the
services: managing waste, sanitation, water and environmental degradation; and partnership for development.
Students will be exposed to case studies within Namibia.

Module Aim:

Describe the establishment of strong municipalities at the centre of their agenda for attaining economic
development and good governance.

Learning Outcomes:

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Upon the completion of this module students should be able to:

 Describe the establishment of strong municipalities at for attaining economic development and good
governance.
 Establish a functional and effective system for managing municipalities.
 Comprehend the necessities of responsive service delivery; the module will cover the issues of the
habitat agenda: linking poverty and good governance in terms of service provision and capacity to pay
for services, managing waste, sanitation, water and environmental degradation; and partnership for
development.

Recommended Reading:
Prescribed Reading:
 Van der Walt, G. Municipal Management Serving the People. JUTA Publishers, 2014, second
edition.
 Local Authorities Act, Act No. 23 of 1992, as amended
 Ministry of Regional, Local Government and Housing, Manual for Local Authority Councillors in Namibia,
2003.
 The Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities, Aspects of Local Self-Government, 2009.
 United Nations, The Habitat Agenda Goals and Principles, Commitments and the Global Plan of
Action, 2003.

Recommended Journals:
 Journal of Public Administration
 Administration Publica (Journal of the
Association of Southern African Schools and
Departments of Public Administration and
Management)
 African Journal of Public Administration
and Management
 Public Administration Review
 Africa Insight
 Development Southern Africa
 Urban Forum
 Third World Planning Review
 International Journal of Sustainable
Development

Recommended websites:

 www.pmg.org.za  www.cpp.org.za/objectives.htm
 www.whitecollarcrime.co.za  www.idasa.org.za
 www.africa-union.org  www.worldbank.org/wbi/sourcebook/sbhome/htm
 www.sadcbankers.org  www.worldbank.org/participation
 www.comesa.int  www.eskom.co.za
 www.dbsa.org  www.ippr.org.na
 www.nepad.org  www.grn.gov.na
 www.sadcreview.com  www.geocities.com
 www.sadc.int  www.itgovernance.co.uk
 www.unstats.un.org/unsd  www.financialmail.co.za
 www.worldbank.org/data/  www.corporategovernancecommittee.be
 www.hsrc.ac.za  www.srsa.gov.za
 www.mrc.ac.za  www.encyogov.com
 www.nrf.ac.za/sada  www.corpgovernance.co.za
 www.civics.org  www.cliffedekker.co.za
 www.eldis.org  www.themedia.co.za
 www.business2.co.za

Module Delivery Methods:

Classroom teaching, discussion groups, guest lectures.

The following communication tools will be used in this module:

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Email and UNAM portal. All notes will be uploaded on the portal and it is the student’s responsibility to ensure
that they read and familiarize themselves with the content.

Module Requirements and Expectations:

 Punctuality and regular class attendance;

 acquisition of prescribed material is compulsory;
 reading of prescribed materials in advance;
 active participation in class discussions;
 assignment to be handed in on time;
 plagiarism, cheating and other forms of academic dishonesty is prohibited;
 students with disabilities should contact their lecturers in advance to explain their needs;
 all module requirements must be fulfilled;
 admission to exams depends upon successful attainment of the required continuous assessment
mark;
 Be aware of the University and Faculty assessment policies. These Policies can be found in the
Faculty Prospectus or online at www.unam.na.

Module Schedule:

Week Topic Activity/ required reading

1  Orientation and introduction  
2  Municipal Management: An orientation Chapter 1 of prescribed textbook
3 Fostering Local Democracy  Chapter 2 of prescribed textbook 
4 Municipal Structures Chapter 4 of prescribed textbook
5 Local Government Service Delivery Chapter 9 of prescribed textbook
6 Municipal Human Resource Management Chapter 10 of prescribed textbook
7 Municipal Financial Management Chapter 11of prescribed textbook
8&9 Statutory and regulatory framework for local Notes/ Local Authorities Act 1992, as
government in Namibia amended
10 Local Government and Service delivery Notes/ Local Authorities Act 1992, as
amended
11 & 12 Habitat agenda Notes
13 & 14 Alternative forms of service delivery: Public Notes
Private Partnerships
15 Review