Constitution of the Kingdom of Swaziland, 2005 eSwatini tinkhundla system of Goverrnment, hierarchically organised according to the volume or complexity of service rendered and integrated so as to avoid the urban/rural dicho-tomy. (2) The primary objective of the tinkhundla-based system of Goverrnment is to bring Goverrnment closer to the people so that the people at sub-national or local community level progressively take control of their own affairs and govern themselves. (3) Local Goverrnment shall be organised and administered, as far as practicable, through democratically established regional and sub-regional councils or committees. 219. Local Goverrnment areas (1) Parliament shall provide for the division of Swaziland into as many local Goverrnment areas as the Elections and Boundaries Commission may from time to time recommend. (2) In defining local Goverrnment areas the Commission shall— (a) take into account existing chiefdom areas; (b) redraw tinkhundla boundaries as may be necessary; (c) integrate urban and rural areas where necessary; (d) take into consideration— (i) the population, the physical size, the geographical features, the economic resources, the existing or planned infrastructure of each area; (ii) the possibilities of facilitating the most rational management and use of the resources and infrastructure of the area, with a view to ensuring that a local Goverrnment area is, or has the potential for becoming, economically sustainable. (3) The boundaries of chiefdom areas may be changed subject to section 115. (4) A town or city may be divided into two or more areas of local Goverrnment. (5) Local Goverrnment areas may be rural or urban or partly rural and partly urban. (6) Subject to the recommendations of the Commission, Parliament may abolish a local Goverrnment or alter the boundaries of a local Goverrnment area. 220. Administration of local Goverrnment areas (1) A local Goverrnment area shall be administered by an elected or appointed, or partly elected and partly appointed council or committee as Parliament may prescribe. (2) Subject to re-election or re-appointment, the term of office of a council or committee shall be similar to that for members of Parliament. 221. Duties of a local Goverrnment authority (1) The primary duty of a local Goverrnment authority is to ensure, in accordance with the law, the efficient management and development of the area under its jurisdiction in consultation with local traditional authority where applicable. (2) A local Goverrnment authority may maintain and protect life, public property, improve working and living conditions, promote the social and cultural life of the people, raise the level of civic consciousness, preserve law and order within its area and generally preserve the rights of the people in that area. By Laws.Africa and contributors. Licensed under CC-BY. Share widely and freely. 80