Deepening Democracy Brief: Parliamentary Accountability
This brief discusses Parliament’s oversight duty (over, among others, organs of state) and Parliament’s accountability mechanism – the electorate. It briefly discusses the need for electoral reform in order to achieve better accountability for MPs.
Respect And The Right To Be Heard: Some Reflections
In this brief Charles Simkins reflects on the state of play around questions of legitimate speech in contemporary society.
Foreign Nationals In The Informal Retail Sector
This brief looks at some important facts behind foreign nationals in the informal retail sector, and asks whether government’s current hostile stance on the matter, as voiced by the Minister of Small Business Development, will help or hinder South Africans.
Municipalities III: Assessing provincial intervention in local government. Are provinces doing too little or too much?
This brief series explores three institutional arrangements that influence municipal functioning. Part I evaluates executive authority in municipalities; Part II assesses mechanisms of municipal oversight; and Part III examines the legal framework for provincial intervention in local government.
Municipalities II: Assessing mechanisms of municipal oversight
This brief series explores three institutional arrangements that influence municipal functioning. Part I evaluates executive authority in municipalities; Part II assesses mechanisms of municipal oversight; and Part III examines the legal framework for provincial intervention in local government.
Municipalities I: Evaluating executive authority in municipalities
This brief series explores three institutional arrangements that influence municipal functioning. Part I evaluates executive authority in municipalities; Part II assesses mechanisms of municipal oversight; and Part III examines the legal framework for provincial intervention in local government.
Domestic strategies to address the impact of climate change on water resources
This brief explores the strategies adopted in South Africa to address climate-related impacts on water resources.
The importance of the outstanding Constitutional Court judgment on the Public Protector’s report on the ABSA/Bankorp affair
This brief is intended to provide background to the Public Protector’s report into the ABSA/Bankorp affair and on the importance of a Constitutional Court judgment, which is still outstanding after the hearing in November 2018. The subject is dealt with at some length, which is necessary for a full understanding of the matter.