Webinar: Safeguarding the integrity of councillors and senior managers in local government [12 April 2022]

How do we ensure ethics and integrity in local government, in particular focusing on the role of councillors and senior management? This webinar engages with this question and locates it in (1) the applicable legal framework, (2) ongoing debates about professionalisation of local government and (3) observations about the practice of integrity management in municipalities. The speakers will share recent research, tools and insights into the topic.

Moderator: Dr Shehaam Johnstone / Prof TC Chigwata

Jaap de Visser: introduction and critique of the legal framework for safeguarding ethical conduct of councillors and senior managers in local government

A brief overview of the legal framework and its challenges, based in part on research conducted in Western Cape municipalities

Phindile Ntliziywana: professionalisation of senior management in South Africa

A considered critique of the legal framework for professionalisation, based on Dr Ntliziywana's doctoral research on the topic. Are we following the right legal/institutional approach towards professionalisation of senior management in local government?

Fatima Rawat (Ethics Institute): Reflections on the topic, based on the Ethics Institute's Local Government Ethics Commitees Handbook

What are the key components of integrity management in local government and what role do councillors and senior managers play in this?

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We wish to acknowledge the Hanns Seidel Foundation for making this webinar possible.