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Bridging the gap between theory and practice: Reviewing the functions and powers of local government in South Africa
(Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance, 2009)
The purpose of this practice note to evaluate the current allocation of functions and powers in the Constitution, and furthermore to propose a set of criteria to guide decisions on where powers and functions are best ...
Institutional subsidiarity in the South African Constitution
(Stellenbosch Law Review, 2010)
This article explores the connection between section 156(4) of the Constitution and the principle of subsidiarity as it is found in legal theory and practice. It explores the historic background of the principle as well ...
Local government in the 2013 constitution of Zimbabwe: Defining the boundaries of local autonomy
(Hague Journal on the Rule of Law, 2017-10-06)
The 2013 Constitution of Zimbabwe recognises local government as the lowest tier of government in a three tier arrangement. Thus, local government, composed by urban and rural local authorities, now owes its existence ...
Real or imagined local autonomy: Experiences from local government in Ethiopia, South Africa and Zimbabwe
(Koninklijke Brill NV, 2021)
Centralized rule has been common in Africa, and almost all African countries
implemented, constitutionally or otherwise, programs of centralization from
the time they achieved independence from colonial rule. They did ...