Position Papers on State Reform #FixTheState This provides a description of the three position papers that argue for crucial reforms of the South African state. The goals of these reforms...
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By Dr Mbongiseni Buthelezi and Dr Tracy Ledger The civil society conference on October 23, organised by the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation and the Public Affairs Research Institute (Pari), is an attempt...
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Research Associate Crispian Olver launches his new book, A House Divided: The feud that took Cape Town to the Brink. Olver will be in conversation with finance journalist Siki Mgabadeli....
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By Tracy Ledger If we have a cleverly designed and detailed piece of constitutional legislation designed specifically to prevent it, why do we have municipalities in total collapse? The short...
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By Tracy Ledger and Mahlatse Rampedi "There are fifteen municipalities that for the last three consecutive years have received either a disclaimer or adverse audit outcome, or have failed to...
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Thokozani Chilenga-Butao is a contributor to the new Jacana title, Election 2019. Election 2019 discusses political party campaigns, the media’s coverage of the campaigns, the latest trends in political participation...
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Towards a Typology of City Governance Regimes By Crispian Olver Abstract The systemic nature of corruption in local government needs to be understood it terms of the social and economic...
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By Ryan Brunette South Africa has witnessed the rise of machine politics. Part One considered the dynamics of this development. Political machines work to extract resources from the public programmes...
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By Ryan Brunette South Africa is entering its second recession in as many years. Gross domestic product per person has returned to the levels of 2008. Unemployment, already at five...
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