C ommo nwe a l t h memb e r c o u n t r i e s constitution. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development is responsible for local government, which comprises 12 municipalities and 55 tinkhundla (rural councils). Local authority councillors are elected. The municipalities have revenue-raising powers, as well as receiving regular and one-off transfers from national government. The local authorities are generally responsible for town planning; environmental protection; water supply and sanitation; waste management; and leisure facilities. National development plan The National Development Strategy Vision 2022 was prepared by the Ministry of Economic Planning and Development and launched in August 1999. The vision is for Swaziland to be among the top ten per cent of the medium human development group of countries in the UN’s Human Development Index by 2022. Further information Commonwealth Secretariat: www.thecommonwealth.org Commonwealth Governance: www.commonwealthgovernance.org Commonwealth Governance Handbook 2013/14 282 Governance institutions Central Bank of Swaziland: www.centralbank.org.sz Swaziland Stock Exchange: www.ssx.org.sz Standards Authority: www.swasa.co.sz
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