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sanitation master plan for environmentally friendly and appropriate sanitation levels.
Currently, backlogs ofpotholes on the road and inconsistency in water supply at certain times
need mention.
Pursuant to the levels of efficiency of various variables within the study area, respondents
were asked to express their views on the proficiency levels of information technology
personnel in the area Shown in Table 6.32, is the level of proficiency of persons using
information technology for productivity.
Table 6.32: The level of proficiency of information technology personnel of Ulundi Local
Municipality in 2007
Information
I Frequency Percentage I
I
Cumulative
TechnolOlIT , , I percentaee
,
Poor I 17.8 71 I 71
Good I 2.8 II 82
Very good r .2 I 83
Excellent I .5 I 2 85
N/A
,
I 3.7 I
i
15 100
Total I 25 100 100 i
About (71 %) of responses indicated a poor level of proficiency of persons using information
technology in the study area Approximately 15% knew little or nothing about the subject
under discussion. About 11 % felt that the standard was good. Meanwhile, the remaining 1%
and 2% saw it as very good and excellent respectively.
In vIew of the above findings, the study concludes that stakeholders (e.g., some local
municipal workers and management, resourced household heads, politicians, local traditional
leaders, and business community) perceive that the existing institutional structures and
decision-making machinery are generally inefficient and less effective in the study area.
Given this negative situation, the local economic development of Ulundi would be affected
negatively.
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