In this study the researcher attempted to determine the current role expectations of a clinic manager in a primary health care setting  to identify factors determining and influencing the role of a clinic manager  to determine what effect the current role expectations had on the management of primary health care services rendered at the clinic  to establish the developmental needs of clinic managers to enable them to adhere to their role expectations  and to identify and recommend measures to support clinic managers in the execution of their managerial role by addressing the identified deficiencies