This edited volume contains a collection of papers dealing with the realisation of the right of access to water in South Africa and the Netherlands. The papers were presented at a Colloquium held at Utrecht University in 2005. Bas de Gaay Fortmann presents an international human rights framework for safe water. Jaap de Visser compares water delivery in South Africa and the Netherlands. Christopher Mbazira examines the privatisation and commodification of water delivery in South Africa. Victoria Johnson discusses the complexities of outsourcing basis services in South Africa. Tobias Schmitz analyses the establishment of Johannesburg Water and Bert Raven (et al) present a case study of the implementation of the South African Water Act.
This submission was made to the Joint Ad Hoc Committee on Democracy and Good Political Governance - Africa Peer Review Mechanism Process - South Africa on 2 December 2005.
Realising the Rights of Children growing up in Child-headed households: A guide to law policies and social advocacy was written by Professor Julia Sloth-Nielsen and edited by Sibonile Khoza and Sandra Liebenberg. This publication is aimed at presenting in an accessible form some of the main legal and policy issues that concern child-headed households. It is aimed at a broad readership, not necessarily only those who are knowledgeable about the law and legal debates.
This publication documents "best practice" examples pertaining to a number of child justice issues drawn from a wide variety of African countries, namely Ghana, Mozambique, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda including South Africa. It is a manual which is suitable for use by policy makers, non-governmental organizations and persons concerned with the implementation of child justice reforms and it highlights innovative local practices that can be replicated between African countries.
Water delivery: public or private?
