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Local government response to the economic impact of COVID-19
The full impact of the nationwide lockdown under COVID-19 restrictions to the South African economy is yet to be fully understood. However, Statistics South ...
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Volume 15, Issue 3, September 2020
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African School on Decentralisation: The impact of COVID-19 on decentralisation in Africa
The African School on Decentralisation (ASD) is a collaboration between the South African Research Chair in Multilevel Government, Law and Development located ...
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Volume 15, Issue 3, September 2020
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eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality vs COVID-19: 90 days into the Lockdown
Since the declaration of the state of national disaster by the Minister of Cooperative Government on 18 March 2020, and the subsequent announcement of a ...
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Volume 15, Issue 2, June 2020
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Development charges in South Africa – the case of in-kind payments and subsidisation of certain categories of land development (Part 2)
Development charges have now received attention in the Municipal Fiscal Powers and Functions Amendment Bill. The Bill contains a new chapter 3A that regulates ...
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Volume 15, Issue 2, June 2020
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Development charges in South Africa – An introduction to the Municipal Fiscal Powers and Functions Amendment Bill (Part 1)
Picture this scenario: Trollkins Consortium (Pty) Ltd submits a land use application to Nkanyezi Local Municipality, with the proposal to undertake the ...
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Volume 15, Issue 2, June 2020
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The BRICS Bank: More Money for South Africa’s Municipalities?
Goldman Sachs economist Jim O’Neill coined the term ‘BRIC’ in 2009 as an abbreviation for a group of four emerging economies that were growing relatively fast- ...
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Volume 14, Issue 2, December 2019