July 16, 2020
Patronage and lack of ethics creates a culture of impunity in municipalities
By Dr Thina Nzo Patronage, and its cemented co-existence within the bureaucracy, has become the…
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October 22, 2019
Report Review | The Problem of Failing Municipalities
By Adriaan Kruger, Moneyweb, 22 October 2019 A research report by the Public Affairs Research…
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October 7, 2019
Op Ed | We Already Have a Solution to Failing Municipalities: It’s in the fine print
By Tracy Ledger If we have a cleverly designed and detailed piece of constitutional legislation…
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October 7, 2019
Listen | PARI local govt report on 702
On 4 October, journalist Theto Mahlakoana spoke to Joanne Joseph on Radio 702's Afternoon Drive,…
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October 7, 2019
Vacancy | Senior Researcher: Local Government
SENIOR RESEARCHER: LOCAL GOVERNMENT Closing date: 31 October 2019 The Public Affairs Research…
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October 2, 2019
Mind The Gap: Section 139 interventions in theory and practice
By Tracy Ledger and Mahlatse Rampedi "There are fifteen municipalities that for the last three…
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September 19, 2019
Working Paper | Rents and Repurposing in Two South African Cities
Towards a Typology of City Governance Regimes By Crispian Olver Abstract The systemic nature of…
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September 6, 2019
Dr Tracy Ledger on Good Governance in Post-Apartheid South Africa
What is the state for? Contestations around the definition of ‘good governance’ in post-apartheid South…
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August 9, 2019
Dr Tracy Ledger on Joburg’s Consumer Debt
Joburg’s most cash-strapped residents can look forward to some relief soon, when a plan aimed…
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May 27, 2019
Article | Document Wars and the Local Archives: The Case of Mogalakwena Local Municipality
By Joel Pearson ABSTRACT In this article, I explore the flows of official paperwork in…
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