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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 ...
Mitigating the effects of the ever-widening fiscal gap plaguing metropolitan municipalities in South Africa: A quest for an additional own-revenue source in the form of a Local Business Tax.
(2019)
The prominent role of cities in contemporary developing countries, especially in South Africa, purposively cannot be overstated. Home to 40 per cent of South Africa’s population and accounting for 63 per cent of the national ...
Municipal regulation of food and waste pickers on landfill sites in South Africa: what should municipalities (dis)allow?
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
The unemployment rate in South Africa is alarmingly high. In the year 2018, the unemployment rate was recorded at 27.2%. Many people are forced to do desperate, and even dangerous things in order to sustain themselves. ...
The utility of King IV Principles on Corporate Governance in improving the state of accountability in local government.
(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 ...