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Confronting the state of local government: the 2013 Constitutional Court decisions
(Juta, 2016)
In September 2014 the then Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Pravin Gordhan, divided municipalities into three groups: a third of the municipalities was carrying out their tasks adequately, a third ...
Formulating the pillars of a turnaround strategy About Previous issues
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2009)
The turnaround strategy (TAS) for local government is gaining momentum. Initiated by the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CGTA), the TAS is aimed at identifying the drivers of the distress in ...
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 ...
The withering away of politically salient territorial cleavages in South Africa and the emergence of watermark ethnic Federalism
(Oxford University Press, 2019)
The policy of apartheid was an attempt to territorialize the white/black racial cleavage
through the creation of bantustans, confining black political aspirations to 13 percent
of the country, while the remainder of the ...
Local government reform in Zimbabwe: A policy dialogue
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2010)
This publication is the result of a collaborative research project of South African and
Zimbabwean academics and practitioners active in the field of local government. On 3-4
November 2009 the Community Law Centre hosted ...
Multilevel government in South Africa, Ethiopia and Kenya
(Forum Of Federations, 2018)
This paper aims to inform policy makers and stakeholders in the
Philippines about the critical features of, and practical experiences
with, federalism and decentralization in South Africa, Kenya and
Ethiopia. The ...
Socio-economic rights and the process of privatizing basic municipal services
(Law, Democracy & Development, University of the Western Cape, 2004)
The socio-economic righ ts in the Bill of Rights bind all organs of state,
including municipalities. These rights may also impose posicive obligations.
Through the delivery of basic services. municipalities fu lfi l some ...
The constitutional conversation between the federal structure and a bill of rights
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2015-01)
It is often assumed that a constitution speaks with one voice and that all parts are in harmony with each other. Although different provisions can be given higher status than others (as reflected in the more arduous amendment ...
The impact of the global financial crisis on decentralized government in South Africa
(L'europe En Formation, 2010)
Th e global fi nancial crisis has had a severe impact on South Africa.1 Th e
economy went into recession in 2008/09 for the fi rst time in 17 years. Nearly
a million jobs were lost in 2009 alone. Growth has resumed, but ...
The constitutional conversation between the federal structure and a bill of rights
(Institute of Federalism, University of Fribourg, 2015-01)
It is often assumed that a constitution speaks with one voice and that all parts are in harmony with each other. Although different provisions can be given higher status than others (as reflected in the more arduous amendment ...