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The purpose of this article is to develop a framework for tracking poverty reduction interventions implemented at local municipality level. The study is based on Kathleen Eisenhardt's framework that describes a method for building theories from case study research. Firstly, the study identifies a specific poverty reduction strategy known as the Premier's Flagship Programme that was developed with the aim of halving the level of poverty in KwaZulu-Natal by 2014. The Premier's Flagship Programme is related to the first millennium development goal that seeks to halve the proportion of people whose income is less than one dollar a day by 2015. The goal of the Premier's Flagship Programme is to implement a comprehensive, inclusive and holistic plan that systematically facilitates economic growth, community development, job creation, strengthening of local institutions and poverty eradication. The study found that the sever