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The theme for the Fifth African School on Decentralisation (ASD) is ‘Decentralisation and Finances’. The 2025 ASD will focus on how decentralisation governance in Africa is financed, and on the systems and rules for the prudent use of public finances at decentralised level.
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We are proud to announce that Professor Jaap de Visser has been selected as one of the Top 25 Thinkers in Local Government by the LGIU (Local Government Information Unit).
The Postgraduate Diploma (PG Dip) is a unique programme, aimed at practitioners. It will equip you with knowledge of the South African local government system, and with skills to apply this knowledge in practice.
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Registration for the Paralegals Online Course from 11 to 29 November 2024
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Join us at our partner, the Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (ISLA), for their side events during the 81st Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR).
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This one-year Masters Course equips students to understand how South African provinces and local government work, how the multilevel system of government compares to other countries on the continent and on what global theories and practices it is based.
"The University of the Western Cape (UWC) is an implementing partner of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Programme. Initiated in 2012, the Programme is a global initiative designed to develop the next generation of transformative leaders by enabling highly talented, service-oriented young people, primarily young Africans, to pursue their higher education and cultivate their leadership potential."
The Socio-Economic Rights Project (SERP) at the Dullah Omar Institute (DOI), University of the Western Cape invites contributions for the ESR Review, a quarterly publication aimed at informing and educating politicians, policymakers, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), academics, and legal practitioners about key developments in socio-economic rights at both national and international levels.