Description
The Cities Support Programme (CSP) was established during 2011 as a programme under the Intergovernmental Relations (IGR) division of National Treasury (NT) (National Treasury, 2012).
The Framework Document for the CSP indicates that the objective of the programme is: “To support the spatial transformation of South African cities to create more inclusive, productive and sustainable urban built environments” (National Treasury 2012c). The CSP supports the eight Metropolitan Municipalities of South Africa (the metro’s), through five components; namely, Core City Governance, Human Settlements, Public Transport, Economic Development and Climate Resilience and Sustainability.