Jul 14, 2022 | News
Listening to all the commissions underway at the moment, it is clear that enormous amounts of resources have been wasted through corruption, inefficiency and poor planning. But commissions will not themselves solve the need to ensure that as a society we must have the...
Jun 26, 2022 | News
The recently released Auditor-General’s consolidated report has again received widespread attention. Unfortunately however, media reports on the consolidated audit opinions have often not fairly covered the work done by AG Tsakani Maluleke and her colleagues in their...
Apr 20, 2022 | News
Since 1994, the South African government’s strategies and plans have included many plans, often unrealised because we have not focussed on the action plans necessary to ensure development and growth. When asked what should government do to stimulate the economy, the...
Apr 24, 2018 | News
Table of Contents INTRODUCTION: AFRICAN URBANIZATION.. 1 SOUTH AFRICA’S MUNICIPAL SYSTEM POST 2000. 3 The pre-interim phase (1994-1996). 3 The interim phase (1996-2000): 4 The final phase (post 2000): 5 URBAN AND RURAL POLICY APPROACHES IN SOUTH AFRICA.. 7 The...
Oct 26, 2017 | News
Urban Spatial justice In a highly Urbanised South Africa South Africa is highly urbanised compared with most Sub-Saharan African countries. Today, for example, well over 80% of all of our people live on less than 2% of the land area. Urban Life in South Africa : High...
Nov 13, 2014 | News
Witness There has been a lot of media recently about the National Department of Cooperative Governance’s Back to Basics strategy for local government. But many people wonder: what are the basics? And what are the basics not? Our constitution gives us insight here,...
Oct 16, 2014 | News
Freeing the beaches – Eradicating Apartheid In August 1989, as part of a campaign across our country led by the United Democratic Front, we donned our T-shirts, yellow peak caps and marched from Addington beach along the beachfront to free the beaches. More...
Sep 12, 2014 | News
Our colonial and apartheid past created a wide set of inequalities, and a fragmented governance system. The effects of these remain writ large on our cities creating enormous difficulties. The Group Areas Act, migrant labour system, native reserves and bantustans...
Jul 29, 2014 | News
The Common Wealth Games … Why do countries and cities bid to host mega sporting events? Despite some of the negative issues surrounding these events – such as the costs, labour disputes, white elephants and so on – there seems to be no shortage of bidders...
May 25, 2013 | News
The Beaches are FREE! Yes the beaches are free now! Read about the path to this freedom below. East Coast Radio Big Walk This year’s East Coast Radio Big Walk was a wonderful celebration. People of every hue — race, class, gender and age — gathered to walk...
