Adv Sibonile Khoza appointed to DOI Advisory Board
We are proud to announce that Adv Sibonile Khoza has been appointed as a member of the Dullah Omar Institute's Advisory Board.
The Dullah Omar Institute will be offline from 24 July 2020 until 28 July 2020.
WEBINAR SERIES ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND COVID-19
TOPIC for 15 July 2020: Transparency in local government procurement during COVID-19
The following articles/publications are available in this issue:
Webinar: Our Voices Matter - Impact of Covid-19
The Socio-economic Rights Project at the Dullah Omar Institute, University of the Western Cape is organizing a webinar titled ‘Our Voices Matter’ to discuss the impact of the measures adopted by the government to address COVID-19 pandemic on the lived experiences of people in informal settlements in Cape Town.
The South African Research Chair in Multilevel Government, situated in the Dullah Omar Institute (DOI), offers high quality Masters and PhD programmes in multilevel government and local government. These programmes deal with questions such as: how are multilevel states designed? how are powers divided? how are the finances allocated to provincial and local governments? how does national government supervise subnational governments? They also deal with pertinent issues relating to the rule of law and good governance. Both programmes combine legal and constitutional studies with other disciplines, such as political science, public administration and finances. Applications are open for both admission and financial support in 2021.
WEBINAR SERIES ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND COVID-19
Topic for 4 June 2020 : RESPONSIVE MUNICIPAL BUDGETING DURING COVID-19
The following articles/publications are available in this issue:
The Dullah Omar Institute’s staff members are working remotely and are available during working hours. Please contact all staff via email.
Due to the spike in the spread of Corona Virus across the continent in the last couple of weeks, various measures have been adopted by various countries in order to control the spread of the disease. Some of these measures include lockdowns, the closure of borders, cancellation of flights and denial of visas and entry for nationals of affected countries.
The 2020 budget proposals risk further harm to the economy by slashing funding for socioeconomic development.
In the State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Ramaphosa emphasised the value of social compacts, yet he also announced that there will be reductions in expenditure. Budget Justice Coalition (BJC) worries that the President Ramaphosa’s notion of a social compact in the 2020 State of the Nation Address (SONA) will mean that low-income households and vulnerable groups will have to disproportionately shoulder the costs of “turning this economy around”. The BJC is convinced that the current spending trajectory does not prioritise the demands of a developmental state nor will it result in building much-needed state capacity.
