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Developing cost-sharing models for provision of improved water in local communities

Water in South Africa is a basic human right. The Free Basic Water Policy states that every South African household is entitled to receive 6000 litres of free ...

The ‘download’ on personal information: The Protection of Personal Information Act and Municipalities

In an age of information warfare, identity theft and the mismanagement and commercialisation of personal information in the digital world, the right to privacy ...

The role of PPPs in addressing learners’ or graduates’ absorption into the local government labour market

Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) have been identified by government as an important instrument in addressing service delivery and skills development needs of ...

Green manufacturing as a tool of addressing youth unemployment and promoting sustainable local economic development

This article identifies the possible role that municipalities can fulfil in the promotion of green manufacturing as a tool to advance local economic ...

The viability of e-techniques towards service delivery in municipalities

The demands posed by the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and Covid-19 pandemic necessitated the introduction of e-services by municipalities globally. Just ...

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 ...

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 ...

Human Settlements in the 2023/24 Budget

Increasing 4.4% to R34.9 billion in 2023/24, the budget of the National Department of Human Settlements serves as the primary means for government to achieve ...

Municipal enterprises in the energy sector: A case of Germany

This article explores how municipalities in Germany are dealing with the energy shortage since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine and outlines the legal ...

The limits of section 26 of the Constitution ( the right to access to adequate housing) and section 28 (1) (c) (children's right to shelter) were recently ...