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and the MIMI project team. Communication was sent from SALGA inviting municipal managers to send nominations of an individual who would be an innovation champion from their organisation(s).
4.2 Final sample size and representativeness
Although the aim was to ensure that 90% of all municipalities participate in the MIMI, the realised participation rate was 57 municipalities. Table 2 shows the number of municipalities that participated in the MIMI.
Table 2. MIMI Participation Rate
No. Municipality No. Municipality
1 eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality 30 City of uMhlathuze Local Municipality
2 City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality 31 Dr Beyers Naude Local Municipality
3 Emalahleni Local Municipality 32 Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality
4 Waterberg District Municipality 33 Gert Sibande District Municipality
5 City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality 34 Harry Gwala District Municipality
6 Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality 35 Joe Gqabi District Municipality
7 City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality 36 John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality
8 Okhahlamba Local Municipality 37 King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality
9 City of Mbombela Local Municipality 38 Knysna Local Municipality
10 Central Karoo District Municipality 39 Lekwa-Teemane Local Municipality
11 Ehlanzeni District Municipality 40 Lephalale Local Municipality
12 Cape Winelands District Municipality 41 Mahikeng Local Municipality
13 Capricorn District Municipality 42 Mbhashe Local Municipality
14 Drakenstein Local Municipality 43 Midvaal Local Municipality
15 Greater Sekhukhune District Municipality 44 Mogale City Local Municipality
16 Hessequa Local Municipality 45 Mossel Bay Local Municipality
17 Kouga Local Municipality 46 Nala Local Municipality
18 Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality 47 Namakwa District Municipality
19 Modimolle-Mookgophong Local Municipality 48 Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality
20 Msunduzi Local Municipality 49 Nyandeni Local Municipality
21 Nkomazi Local Municipality 50 Overstrand Local Municipality
22 Vhembe District Municipality 51 Polokwane Local Municipality
23 uMgungundlovu District Municipality 52 Swartland Local Municipality
24 uMngeni Local Municipality 53 Ugu District Municipality
25 uMzinyathi District Municipality 54 Umsobomvu Local Municipality
26 Amathole District Municipality 55 Umzumbe Local Municipality
27 Beaufort West Local Municipality 56 iLembe District Municipality
28 Cape Agulhas Local Municipality 57 uPhongolo Local Municipality
29 Chris Hani District Municipality
Table 3 shows that KwaZulu-Natal province had the highest number of municipalities that participated in the MIMI (12), followed by the Western Cape (11), Limpopo (10), Eastern Cape (8), Gauteng (5) and Mpumalanga (4).
MUNICIPAL INNOVATION MATURITY INDEX (MIMI)
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