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Local Government in South Africa: Responses to urban-rural challenges
The Dullah Omar Institute (DOI) is one of 18 international partners of the LoGov project titled ‘Local Government and the Changing Urban-Rural Interplay’. The ...
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Volume 17, Issue 1, March 2022
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The declaration and publication of financial interests of local councillors in The Netherlands and South Africa
Democracies are built on trust. Citizens must be able to trust that their elected local councillors, members of Parliament and heads of government are honest ...
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The declaration and publication of the financial interests of councillors and senior managers: what the law says
In 2021, Julius Malema MP was a director of Mgagao Shamba Pty (Ltd), a farming company. Furthermore, he received two gifts, namely whiskey from Kgantontle ...
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The Local Government Ethical Leadership Initiative
The Local Government Ethical Leadership Initiative (LGELI) was launched in December 2020 as a partnership project between the Ethics Institute, the national ...
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Municipal Systems Amendment of 2022: Will it depoliticise municipal administration?
In May 2022, Parliament passed the Municipal Systems Amendment Bill which regulates many aspects of municipal administration. The Bill is not new. It was ...
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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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Rogue leadership and lawlessness in Kannaland Municipality
More than half of Kannaland Local Municipality’s population lives in poverty. Improved access to water and sanitation, well-maintained roads, adequate parks ...
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Volume 17, Issue 4, November 2022
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Coalitions in local government: ideas for law reform
Coalition politics in local government, particularly in some of the country’s metropolitan municipalities continues to dominate the news for all the wrong ...
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Volume 18, Issue 1, March 2023
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Municipal managers must leave politics to councillors
After the 2021 local government elections, politicians have been fighting to control city councils where there is no outright majority. Mayors and speakers ...
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