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exist with various departments namely National Department <strong>of</strong> Health, and the National<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> Arts and Culture. The Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality's Social<br />
Development Division uses public-private partnerships mainly as means <strong>of</strong> acquiring funds<br />
from the private sector for their various projects such as Aids awareness and care services.<br />
Since its inception, no functions have been given corporate status, however, there are a<br />
number <strong>of</strong> functional departments that could be considered for corporatization such as the<br />
fresh produce market, electricity department, roads department and transport services. It<br />
promotes greater efficiency, avoids bureaucracy and allows the corporate unit to operate on<br />
commercial principles (Potgieter, 200I). The technological developments particularly in the<br />
information communication and technology (ICT) sector and the growth <strong>of</strong> the intemet are<br />
altering the way people live, interact and do business and consequently the government - to <br />
citizen relationship is not immune in this technology intensive era. These amongst others are<br />
some factors driving the change in the public sector, which also apply to municipalities.<br />
This study agam recognises the developmental significance <strong>of</strong> effective infonnation<br />
communication and technology (ICT) usage and seeks to make positive inferences from the<br />
Tshwane Metropolitan scenario for purposes <strong>of</strong>establishing comparative stance with the local<br />
economic development in the Ulundi area.<br />
3.7.2 Cultural and economic impact in the Durban MetrOpOlitan Area (DMA)<br />
This section <strong>of</strong> the dissertation presents salient successes and challenges taking place in the<br />
DMA in tenns <strong>of</strong> cultural resources. DMA is fortunate to have a very rich cultural heritage.<br />
Many significant sites have, however, been lost as a result <strong>of</strong> enforced resettlement, racial<br />
violence and urban development. Many significant sites are protected but these are not fully<br />
representative <strong>of</strong> the cultural heritage <strong>of</strong> all Durban's racial groups. Legislation (National<br />
Heritage Resource Act) currently provides for the protection <strong>of</strong> significant sites. The local<br />
government also <strong>of</strong>fers a range <strong>of</strong> incentives. There are a range <strong>of</strong> initiatives currently being<br />
undertaken to preserve and provide better access to the DMA's cultural heritage<br />
[w",w.durban.gov.za. (2007)].<br />
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