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Exploring the digital skills needs of small and medium-sized enterprises and co-operatives

Small businesses play a pivotal role in contributing to the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) and employment creation. According to the International ...

Exploring the smart city concept and its implications on the local government sector

Migration and population expansion have accelerated the rise of urban population in cities across the world, including Southern Africa. Africa has experienced ...

Considerable attention has been drawn to local governement's ability to facilitate public participation and the role and effective administration of ward ...

The formation of interim forums, commissions or committees is one of the key measures MEC's are taking to facilitate the transition to the new dispensation. ...

The entrenchment of multi-lingualism in section 6 of the 1996 Constitution confronts the South African government with the obligation to design and put into ...

Factors affecting local governance

How can we improve the quality of governance in municipalities? What do we need to do in local government to promote stability, allow development to take ...

South Africa has one of the most progressive legislative and policy frameworks for water services in the world, which includes a constitutional right of access ...

The establishment of new municipalities is on our doorstep and it is crucial that certain financial and other related issues be addressed as a matter of ...

Financial interests of councillors: do municipalities make them public?

Item 8 of the Code of Conduct for Councillors provides that each councillor must, within 60 days of his or her election (or appointment as a local ...

By now, all municipal councils will have held their first council meeting and constituted most of their political structures. This article provides some basic ...