DLG according to de Visser (2005: 258) “traverses the chequered history of South Africa, the damage inflicted by apartheid and the dubious role that local government played. De Visser states that DLG was devised in South Africa to take the new role for local government. Reddy and Maharaj (2008: 19) state that the new DLG local governments’ main focus was to achieve developmental outcomes by providing basic infrastructure and services. Under the 1996 Constitution expected the local government to move from being a retailer of services to become a key agent for development (de Visser 2005: 258). In addition