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Municipal Systems Act

Empowering communities: how public participation can revitalize South Africa's local governance landscape

South Africa

Empowering communities: how public participation can revitalize South Africa's local governance landscape

By Nadia Gava

City of Cape Town’s ‘broken windows’ policy demands more than a criminal justice response

South Africa

City of Cape Town’s ‘broken windows’ policy demands more than a criminal justice response

By Abdirahman Maalim Gossar

Makhanda crisis: Inclusive, transparent and participatory governance processes could be the city’s last chance

South Africa

Makhanda crisis: Inclusive, transparent and participatory governance processes could be the city’s last chance

By Sisesakhe Ntlabezo and Zukiswa Kota

eThekwini to foot legal bill for city manager accused of fraud

South Africa

eThekwini to foot legal bill for city manager accused of fraud

By Desiree Erasmus

There is real money and goodwill to be made from investing in ecologically sustainable research and development

South Africa

There is real money and goodwill to be made from investing in ecologically sustainable research and development

By Ian Dewar

The great enabler of a Nation’s Rescue: The RDP should be the soul of SA’s laws of local governance

South Africa

The great enabler of a Nation’s Rescue: The RDP should be the soul of SA’s laws of local governance

By Ian Dewar