Food security is typically and administratively considered the exclusive concerns of national and provincial government, but a plausible case can be made that ...

The latest municipal audit results (2017-18) released by the Auditor-General (AG), Kimi Makwetu, found amongst others that a third of municipalities are not in ...

The Dullah Omar Institute is very proud to re-introduce the Local Government Bulletin, our regular newsletter with articles, updates and opinion pieces on ...

Matters affecting municipalities have become more and more important to residents. Given the constitutional objective to encourage the involvement of ...

When a municipal council delays or fails to implement a financial recovery plan imposed by the province, can the provincial executive dissolve the council? ...

The coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19, is wreaking havoc across the world and South Africa is no exception. On 15 March, President Cyril ...

This article summarises and discusses the COVID-19 Disaster Response Directions targeting provinces, municipalities and traditional leaders. They were adopted ...

South Africa has gone into lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19. One of the very many concerns surrounding the impact of the lockdown relates to access to ...