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Entrenching decentralisation in Africa: A review of the African charter on the values and principles of decentralisation, local governance and local development
(Springer Verlag, 2018)
The African Union (AU) adopted the African Charter on the Values and Principles of Decentralisation, Local Governance and Local Development (African Charter on Decentralisation) in 2014. The Charter seeks to promote ...
Seychellois courts and the protection of the right to equal protection of the law
(SAGE Publications, 2018)
Unlike the constitutions of other African countries such as Uganda, South Africa, Kenya, Mauritius, Zimbabwe and Namibia which expressly provide for grounds on which a person may not be discriminated against, the Constitution ...
Revisiting the normative framework of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in the context of evidence obtained through human rights violations: Has it served its purpose?
(2018)
This article examines the normative context of the African Commission on
Human and Peoples’ Rights in dealing with evidence obtained through
human rights violations, and whether it serves its purpose. It unpacks the
concept ...
Welfare pluralism in health: Assessing Zimbabwe’s policy response to HIV/AIDS with reference to Mbare Distrct, Harare
(International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 2012)
The article is on Welfare Pluralism and focuses on Zimbabwe’s policy responses to HIV/AIDS with reference to Mbare Disrict, Harare. Quantitative primary data was systematically collected from a sample of individuals from ...
Children's rights standards and child marriage in Malawi
(University of Florida, Centre for African Studies, 2017)
Child marriages occur when one of the parties is below the age of eighteen. In Malawi, research has shown that most child marriages are a result of cultural practices. To comply with various international and regional ...
Towards a professionalised municipal administration
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2010)
The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) has published proposed amendments to the Municipal Systems Act which will do much to promote a more professional administration by way of better-qualified ...
Proposed provincial planning laws compared
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2012)
The legal framework for land use planning is changing rapidly, and provincial governments are addressing this issue by engaging in law reform. Their efforts takes places in the aftermath of the 2009 Constitutional Court ...
Spatial Land-Use Planning and Management Bill
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2012)
The Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform has introduced the Spatial Planning and Land-Use Management Bill (SPLUMB) (14 of 2012) in Parliament. The Bill, which is likely to be fast-tracked, will have very serious ...
Legal and institutional framework: The “achilles heel” of local authorities and raison d'etre of ministerial intervention in Zimbabwe
(2012)
Centre-local relations have been an area of controversy in Zimbabwean local governance both as a discipline and as a practice. Local authorities have traded blows with central government particularly accusing the responsible ...
Property rates - latest developments
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2010)
Property rates, as a form of tax imposed on the market value of land and buildings, are the key source of revenue of municipalities. The framework for the imposition of property rates is carefully regulated by the Municipal ...