Mafunisa, M. J.Mahole, E.Ngonyama, Tatani2025-11-192025-11-192025-09-05Ngonyama, T. 2025. The assessment of the role of Vhembe District Municipality in the provision o water resources: the case of Mphambo Community. . .https://univendspace.univen.ac.za/handle/11602/3041M. AdminDepartment of Public and Development AdministrationThe study aimed at assessing the role of Vhembe District Municipality in the provision of water services at Mphambo Community. The Free Basic Water Policy of 2002, which seeks to address poverty and affordable access to basic water service to the indigent, requires that all municipalities should provide at least 25 litres of free basic water to poor persons within 200 meters of where the person resides and at a flow rate of at least 10 litres per minute. The study used a prospective mixed method research design, in which primary data was collected from 100 Mphambo community members and 50 municipal workers using a questionnaire and interviews. Collected data was coded, captured, and cleaned before subjecting it to rigorous statistical analysis. Descriptive statistics, figures and tables were used to describe and understand data. The study produced results that summarises the relationships between water service provision related variables and socio-demographic variables. In particular, the analysis of water services provision data will help in exposing the relationship between dependent variable and several independent variables e.g., gender, age, participant type (community member or municipal worker). The strategies and the recommendations from this study will help to improve the provision of water services by the Municipality to the communities. The study will also assist the local government sector in ensuring the importance of working closely with communities to deliver the water services to the communities.1 online resource (xvii, 151 leaves)enWater ServicesMunicipalitiesUCTDFree BasicWater PolicyMixed method approachDissertationNgonyama T. The assessment of the role of Vhembe District Municipality in the provision o water resources: the case of Mphambo Community. []. , 2025 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from:Ngonyama, T. (2025). <i>The assessment of the role of Vhembe District Municipality in the provision o water resources: the case of Mphambo Community</i>. (). . Retrieved fromNgonyama, Tatani. <i>"The assessment of the role of Vhembe District Municipality in the provision o water resources: the case of Mphambo Community."</i> ., , 2025.TY - Dissertation AU - Ngonyama, Tatani AB - The study aimed at assessing the role of Vhembe District Municipality in the provision of water services at Mphambo Community. The Free Basic Water Policy of 2002, which seeks to address poverty and affordable access to basic water service to the indigent, requires that all municipalities should provide at least 25 litres of free basic water to poor persons within 200 meters of where the person resides and at a flow rate of at least 10 litres per minute. The study used a prospective mixed method research design, in which primary data was collected from 100 Mphambo community members and 50 municipal workers using a questionnaire and interviews. Collected data was coded, captured, and cleaned before subjecting it to rigorous statistical analysis. Descriptive statistics, figures and tables were used to describe and understand data. The study produced results that summarises the relationships between water service provision related variables and socio-demographic variables. In particular, the analysis of water services provision data will help in exposing the relationship between dependent variable and several independent variables e.g., gender, age, participant type (community member or municipal worker). The strategies and the recommendations from this study will help to improve the provision of water services by the Municipality to the communities. The study will also assist the local government sector in ensuring the importance of working closely with communities to deliver the water services to the communities. DA - 2025-09-05 DB - ResearchSpace DP - Univen KW - Water Services KW - Municipalities KW - Free Basic KW - Water Policy KW - Mixed method approach LK - https://univendspace.univen.ac.za PY - 2025 T1 - The assessment of the role of Vhembe District Municipality in the provision o water resources: the case of Mphambo Community TI - The assessment of the role of Vhembe District Municipality in the provision o water resources: the case of Mphambo Community UR - ER -