Adv Jennica Beukes

Jennica Beukes is a Researcher and Legal Practitioner affiliated with the Multilevel Government Department at the Dullah Omar Institute, University of Western Cape. As a consultant, she contributed to various impactful projects of the Institute, including co-authoring the Legal Framework for Combating Corruption in Local Government in the Western Cape (2020), SALGA-DOI Framework for Coalitions in Local Government (2021) and the DOI Policy Brief of the 2024 GNU (2024). In 2022, Jennica was commissioned by the Hanns Seidel Foundation to participate in the implementation of a national capacity-building project for the Independent Electoral Commission. She is committed to using her knowledge and skills to advance innovative and responsive governance in South Africa.

Areas of expertise: Public Law | Multilevel Government | Coalition Governance | Local Government

Recent publications:

• Beukes J, Chigwata T & de Visser J Unpacking the 2024 Government of National Unity in South Africa: Challenges, Opportunities and Lessons for Stable Coalition Governance (2024) Dullah Omar Institute: Bellville (https://shorturl.at/PuS3V).
• Beukes J ‘A Summary of the Municipal Structures Act Amendment Bill 2024’ (2024) 19(2) Local Government Bulletin https://shorturl.at/tW9lR
• Booysen S, Moyo Z & Beukes J MISTRA Coalitions Barometer 2021-2023 (2023) Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection: Johannesburg (https://mistra.org.za/mistra-publications/mistra-coalitions-barometer-2021-2023/).
• Beukes J ‘Irregular appointments of municipal managers: A key challenge to effective service delivery’ (2024) 19(3) Local Government Bulletin available at https://shorturl.at/uCVmL
• Beukes J ‘The Value of Political Party Constitutions in Managing Conflict Within Political Parties: Heradien v Meshoa and Others’ (2024) 19(1) Local Government Bulletin https://shorturl.at/pPQRY