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Adequate country capacity is a key consideration in global efforts to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The Organization for Economic Co – operation and Development (OECD) has pointed out that even if there were greater financial resources for capacity development in many developing countries, it is still likely to fail. Capacity development has also moved beyond the individual level in terms of knowledge and skills to a focus on the quality of leadership and management of the public institution and organization. However, irrespective of the governmental structure, it is a given that local governments globally play a critical role in local governance by promoting local development and ultimately the MDGs. However, the level of public governance in many countries is still too weak to make a significant impact in terms of accelerating the pace to reach the MDGs. This paper will critically review the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Region with a particular emphasis on the local sphere of government. There are currently twelve countries in the SADC Region; however, this study will focus on a representative sample of countries, notably South Africa, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The countries chosen vary in size, physical attributes and political dynamics and more importantly in terms of levels of development. Adequate capacity is one of the critical missing factors in current interventions to attain the MDGs and other national development goals. ; Adekvatūs šalies gebėjimai yra svarbiausia globalinių pastangų aplinkybė pasiekti Tūkstantmečio vystymosi tikslus. Ekonominio bendradarbiavimo ir plėtros organizacija pastebėjo, kad net jei būtų didesni finansiniai ištekliai gebėjimų vystymui, vis viena šis procesas, tikėtina, sužlugtų. Gebėjimų vystymas iškilo virš individo lygmens žinių ir įgūdžių požiūriu į viešosios institucijos ir organizacijos lyderystės ir vadybos kokybės dėmesio centrą. Tačiau nepriklausomai nuo valdžios sandaros, globaliai vietos valdžios atlieka krtitinį vaidmenį vietos valdyme skatindamos vietos vystymąsi ir galiausiai Tūkstantmečio vystymosi tikslų(TVT) siekimą. Vis dėlto viešojo valdymo lygis daugelyje šalių vis dar yra per silpnas, kad darytų reikšmingą poveikį spartinant TVT pasiekimą (UNDP 2011:1). Šis straipsnis kritiškai apžvelgia Tūkstantmečio vystymosi tikslų siekimą Pietų Afrikos Vystymo Bendruomenės (PAVB) regione su ypatingu vietos valdžios išskyrimu. PAVB regioną šiuo metu sudaro dvylika šalių, tačiau ši studija amalizuoja reprezentatyvų šalių pavyzdį, būtent Pietų Afriką, Botsvaną, Malavį, Mozambiką ir Zimbabvę. Šios šalys skiriasi savo dydžiu, fiziniais požymiais, politine dinamika ir išsivystymo lygiu. Adekavtūs gebėjimai yra vienas kritinių trūkstamųjų veiksnių dabartinėse pastangose pasiekti TVT ir kitus nacionalinio vystymosi tikslus. Politinė valia, stebėsena ir vertinimas yra esminės aplinkybės palengvinančios vystymosi procesą ir TVT pasiekimą.

Adequate country capacity is a key consideration in global efforts to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The Organization for Economic Co – operation and Development (OECD) has pointed out that even if there were greater financial resources for capacity development in many developing countries, it is still likely to fail. Capacity development has also moved beyond the individual level in terms of knowledge and skills to a focus on the quality of leadership and management of the public institution and organization. However, irrespective of the governmental structure, it is a given that local governments globally play a critical role in local governance by promoting local development and ultimately the MDGs. However, the level of public governance in many countries is still too weak to make a significant impact in terms of accelerating the pace to reach the MDGs. This paper will critically review the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Region with a particular emphasis on the local sphere of government. There are currently twelve countries in the SADC Region; however, this study will focus on a representative sample of countries, notably South Africa, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The countries chosen vary in size, physical attributes and political dynamics and more importantly in terms of levels of development. Adequate capacity is one of the critical missing factors in current interventions to attain the MDGs and other national development goals. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.ppaa.14.3.13432