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Over the past few years, municipalities have become acquainted with the three key instruments for strategic management. First, the integrated development plan ...

The delivery of municipal services by external providers is strictly regulated. Not only do the general constitutional requirements for procurement apply, but ...

Community protests have become almost commonplace in South Africa. In 2009 protest activity reached a peak of 17.75 protests every month, on average. This ...

Service delivery protests in the spotlight. At first glance the photo accompanying this article seems more reminiscent of the protests which marked the ...

During the past two months, the newly elected government has emphasised the important role that local government must play in meeting the challenges of ...

With the election of new councils on 18 May, many municipal managers are likely to lose their jobs. The same applies to the managers reporting to the municipal ...

For many years, municipal councils have enjoyed the freedom to determine the recruitment, appointments, promotions, transfers and dismissals of their ...

Skills mismatch in South African local government

In South Africa, with many government-supported growth initiatives prioritising the creation of low-skill jobs and the development of high-level skills, a 2020 ...

“Water is life, sanitation is dignity.” This is the cornerstone of the Strategic Framework for Water Services published by the Department of Water Affairs and ...

Looming in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic is the 2021 Local Government (LG) elections that must take place within 90 days of the date of the expiry of the ...