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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
(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 ...
Decentralisation as a tool in managing the ethnic question: a case study of Uganda
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
The administrative autonomy of local authorities in Zambia under the 2016 Constitution
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Zambia has, since independence in 1964, endeavoured to build an effective local government system anchored on decentralisation in an effort to attain the values and principles of democracy, autonomy and transparency. These ...
Representation of ethnic groups in subnational political institutions: The case of the Democratic Republic of Congo
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
With approximately 450 tribes and 250 ethnic groups in a territory of 2 345 095 km2,1the
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the world's largest, populous, and multiethnolinguistic
countries. Since the departure ...
Decentralisation and Recentralisation in Anglophone Southern Africa: Factors driving the EBB and flow of power
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Literature on multilevel government is replete with the virtues of decentralisation as a governing model. As a result, the discourse of decentralisation has found its way into the constitutions, legislation and policy ...
Assessing the impact of the 2016 constitution on intergovernmental relations in Zambia.
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Decentralisation is the transfer of power, responsibilities, capacities and resources from the
centre to the sub-units of the government. The main objective is to foster the capacity of local
government to deliver services ...
The centre cannot hold: The role of subnational governments in policing in South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2019)
South Africa continues to experience one of the highest crime rates in the world. Crime is unevenly distributed, and the police are not trusted by the majority of citizens. The power and responsibility for policing lies ...