Understanding water issues and challenges II: Municipalities and the delivery of water services

Municipalities, defined as water services authorities, are required to provide basic water and sanitation services, but systemic issues are impacting their ...

Understanding water issues and challenges III: Water boards and bulk water services

Water boards are instrumental in providing bulk water services across the country. But failing governance, financial mismanagement and unpaid debt are ...

Understanding water issues and challenges IV: Water infrastructure assessment

The condition of water resource and supply infrastructure influences government’s ability to perform the functions prescribed by the National Water Act and the ...

Unveiling The Power Behind The Throne: Who Are The Special Advisers?

This brief considers the need to know the identities of persons advising members of the Executive, and highlights the difficulty the Helen Suzman Foundation ...

Update on the Impending Border Management Authority

After being amended at the National Council of Provinces, the Border Management Authority (BMA) Bill is one step closer to enactment. But the BMA exacerbates ...

Water Governance I: A broad outline of the legislative framework in South Africa

This is the first of two briefs outlining water governance in South Africa. The first brief focuses on the legislative framework and the second sets out South ...

Water Governance II: A broad outline of South Africa’s international obligations

This is the second of two briefs outlining water governance in South Africa. The first brief focused on the legislative framework domestically and the second ...

What CR17 Teaches Us - The Need To Know Who Donates To Politicians’ Internal Party Campaigns

This is the second in a three-brief series. The first brief dealt with the relationship between donations towards campaigns within political parties and the ...

What’s Yours is Mine – How the Ingonyama Trust Failed to Take Customary Property Rights Seriously

This brief unpacks a judgement against the Ingonyama Trust handed down by the Pietermaritzburg High Court and suggests that it contains useful lessons for land ...

When Will Parliament Become Fully Operational Again?

In this brief, Charles Simkins highlights some important parliamentary events and questions when the institution will be operational again.