Browsing Faculty of Law by Author "Chigwata, Tinashe"
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An analysis of the decentralisation framework provided for in the African Charter on the Values and Principles of Decentralisation, Local Governance and Local Development, 2014
Ziswa, Melissa Nyaradzo Sibongile (University of the Western Cape, 2016)In 2014, the African Union (AU) adopted the African Charter on the Values and Principles of Decentralisation, Local Governance and Local Development (the African Charter on Decentralisation). The Charter is a first of its ... -
An analysis of the expanded mandate of local government under Covid-19
Tanale, Buchule (University of the Western Cape, 2021)The Constitution places municipalities at the forefront of service delivery in South Africa. This can be discovered from a perusal of section 152(1)(b) of the Constitution, which provides that one of the objects of local ... -
Decentralisation in Zambia: An analysis of local democracy.
Kunda, Frank (University of the Western Cape, 2018)Zambia has had a system of local government whose origin can be traced back to the colonial era. This system of local government, which is comprised by local authorities, did not have constitutional recognition. The 1996 ... -
The law and policy for provincial and local government in Zimbabwe: the potential to realise development, bulid democracy and sustain peace
Chigwata, Tinashe (University of the Western Cape, 2014)The adoption of the 2013 Constitution of Zimbabwe heralded a new era with high expectations from ordinary citizens of Zimbabwe. Among other matters, the Constitution provides for a multilevel system of government with ... -
The decentralisation of powers and functions to local government under the 2016 Constitution of Zambia.
Mukapa, Tembo (University of the Western Cape, 2018)At independence in 1964, the United National Independence Party (UNIP)-led government in Zambia was, among other things, confronted with the challenge of transforming an inherited dual, undemocratic, racist and exploitative ... -
The supervision of local government in Zambia: An imbalance between supervisory powers and local autonomy?
Maina, Lutangu (University of the Western Cape, 2018)Since gaining independence in 1964, Zambia has embarked on a number of reforms, including legislative, aimed at improving the effectiveness of its decentralised system of government. Local government received constitutional ... -
The utility of King IV Principles on Corporate Governance in improving the state of accountability in local government.
Beukes, Jennica Jasmine (University of the Western Cape, 2019)Local government is often described as the cornerstone of democratic government and it is the level or sphere of government that is physically closest to the people.1 As a result, local government tends to have the most ...