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One step forward, two steps back: 2021 local government elections resulted in lower women’s representation than the last few elections
In our previous article on women’s representation in local government, we reported that the numbers of women elected into office for proportional ...
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Volume 17, Issue 2, June 2022
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Safeguarding the integrity of councillors and senior managers in local government
On 12 April 2022, the Dullah Omar Insitute (DOI) convened a webinar on 'Safeguarding the integrity of councillors and senior managers in local government'. ...
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Volume 17, Issue 2, June 2022
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Building capacity at the municipal level to develop the local economic development potential of marine resources
Coastal and marine management is a potential area of focus for municipalities in their local economic development initiatives. However, the local government ...
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Volume 17, Issue 3, September 2022
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City of Cape Town wants to run the metro railway service
A simple google search of South Africa’s railway leads one to pictures and videos of dilapidated railway networks, in sharp contrast of what one would imagine ...
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Volume 17, Issue 3, September 2022
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High Court rejects unwarranted deviation from strict procurement rules in Nelson Mandela Bay Metro
In Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality v Erastyle (Pty) Ltd, the Court had to decide whether Erastyle (Pty) Ltd (Erastyle, the first defendant of ...
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Volume 17, Issue 3, September 2022
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Municipalities may not charge fees to protestors for security and traffic control services
The right to protest is essential to South Africa’s constitutional order. Protests played an important role in South Africa’s transition from apartheid to the ...
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Volume 17, Issue 3, September 2022
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The prosecution of corruption in local government
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) must prosecute corruption at all levels of government. While much of the focus has been on the capture of national ...
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Volume 17, Issue 3, September 2022
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SCA invalidates by-laws restricting the transfer of immovable property
In Govan Mbeki Local Municipality and Another v Glencore Operations South Africa (Pty) Ltd and Others, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) had to determine the ...
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Volume 17, Issue 3, September 2022
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The impact of disaster or crisis on business continuity in the local government sector
A reflection of the impact of disasters in the local government sector provides a good platform for a discussion on the need to implement business continuity ...
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Volume 17, Issue 3, September 2022
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Between a rock and a dark place: Municipalities battle to keep the lights on in the face of escalating debt
In the space of one week in September, the country’s load shedding status sent any sniff of foreign investors scurrying for cover, and the City of Tshwane ...
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Volume 17, Issue 4, November 2022
