Research Articles - Dullah Omar Institute: Recent submissions
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Implementing the Municipal Systems Amendment Act
(Local Government Bulletin, 2011)The Municipal Systems Amendment Act was signed into law by the President on 5 July 2011 and is set to have a major impact on municipal governance. Regulations to give further substance to the Act are on their way. The first ... -
The limits of democratic governance in South Africa, by Louis A. Picard and Thomas Mogale
(Oxford University Press, 2015)The title of the book by Louis A. Picard and Thomas Mogale is a bit of a misnomer. The book is not about democratic governance in South Africa in general—across the three spheres of government— but about democracy at the ... -
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 ... -
The scientific career of the zoologist Max Wilhelm Carl Weber (1852—1937)
(Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde, 1993)It is shown that the pinnacle of Max Weber’s scientific career was the organization and leadership of the Siboga Expedition to the former Netherlands East Indies (now Indonesia)in the years 1899—1900. Before that time, as ... -
Facilitating public participation: A niche role for the speaker?
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2007)Considerable attention has been drawn to local government’s ability to facilitate public participation and the role and effective administration of ward committees. Undoubtedly the most important aspect of the local ... -
Book Review: Improving local government
(Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance, 2009)Academic literature that engages in a comparison of local government systems, policies and practices and their impact on democracy and development is hard to come by. Yet, these comparisons are critical as they shed light ... -
Position paper on the provincialisation of personal primary health care services
(South African Local Government Association, 2009)Primary health care (PHC) was internationally accepted in 1978 as the preferred system for health care. It is defined in the Declaration of Alma Ata and includes essential care, which is appropriate, available and affordable ... -
Local accountability: Enforcing the Code of Conduct for councillors
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2006)A perceived lack of responsiveness on the part of councillors towards their citizens as well as perceived, alleged and proven cases of corruption and maladministration involving councillors all contribute to the perception ... -
Court condemns political interference in municipal manager's appointment
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2009)Amathole District Municipality, a municipality controlled by the African National Congress (ANC), advertised the position of municipal manager. The recruitment process was subject to the municipality’s Recruitment Policy, ... -
The political-administrative interface in local government - Assessing the quality of local democracy
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2009)Municipalities have registered a tremendous democratic and service delivery record, yet the public perception of them is troubling. Municipalities are too often identified with corruption, inefficiency and inaccessibility. ... -
Rules and orders: The building blocks of good governance
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2008)How does a municipality make its decision-making procedures clear and legally sound? How does it ensure that every councillor can participate meaningfully in council meetings? How does it keep council and committee meetings ... -
Implications for local government of a single public service
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2008)The Department of Public Service and Administration has published for comment a draft Public Administration Management Bill aimed at creating a single public service. The long-awaited Bill is being promoted as the magic ... -
Subsidiarity in the Constitution slapstick asymmetry or a 'rights based' approach to powers
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2008)What is subsidiarity? Subsidiarity is a general principle that says that governance should take place as close as possible to the citizens. It translates into the protection of lower levels of government against undue ... -
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 ... -
Career patterns of local politicians: The case of metropolitan mayors
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2006)Local government is emerging as a strong third sphere of government. Within local government, metropolitan cities are coming out as powerful institutions. Meanwhile, the discussion on the role of provincial governments is ... -
Community participation: The cornerstone of (local) participatory democracy
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2007)Community participation is key to the functioning of local government. One of the constitutional objects of local government is to encourage the involvement of communities and community organisations in local government. ... -
The state of our local democracies
(Good Governance Learning Framework, 2010)Over the last 15 years, South Africa has transformed its local government system from an illegitimate, racist institution into a democratic institution with a developmental mandate. A new generation of municipalities, lead ... -
Five suggestions to fix local government
(State of Local Governance Publication, 2018)The past few weeks have brought the troubled state of local government to the fore with renewed vigour. The Auditor-General’s (AG) consolidated report over the 2016/2017 financial year presented a very bleak picture of the ...
