A study conducted by the School for Public Leadership at Stellenbosch University in partnership with the Hanns Seidel Foundation established that the administrative burden facing municipalities is excessive, and increasing.
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The ruling, decided between the Human Rights Council’s recognition of a right to environment and next month’s Conference of Parties (COP26), has been described as a “historic ruling” and has attracted a lot of attention.
Local government has a demanding service delivery and development mandate. Municipalities need, among other things, adequate resources to deliver on this mandate effectively.
This webinar aims to share the information contained in the manual to a broad audience to further the knowledge and education on the coming elections. Moreover, the webinar seeks to provide a platform for the ongoing debate about how governance has been affected in coalition-led municipalities, the challenges with coalitions and what's needed to fix them.
Corruption is a key topic in the local government elections of 1 November 2021. The Dullah Omar Institute compiled a report on the legal framework for combating corruption in municipalities. It also surveyed the experience of local government stakeholders in the Western Cape with addressing corruption.
Municipal elections explained in three minutes. How many ballots will I have? What is each ballot for? #LGE2021 Know What You're Voting For
The dialogue explores critical issues relating to food activism in South Africa. It focuses on how social advocacy can be used to address challenges in relation to food insecurity, social injustice and economic reform.
In this seminar, Professor Jaap de Visser presented his latest work on the role of local government in securing the right to food. This work is published in the book Land Issues for Urban Governance in Sub-Saharan Africa. Increasing access to food is equally important, so this contribution adopts a 'food systems approach'.
The Dullah Omar Institute recently made an oral submission to the Portfolio Committee on Health in Parliament based on a written submission made in November 2019. Our oral submission focused on three main themes, namely:
In 2020, we felt the effects of weak political leadership while at the same time a pandemic caused greater inequality in our country. In response, activists came together to deliver services to those who needed it most, and when it comes to holding our elected representatives to account, we learnt that we need to exercise the power we have to protect and defend our democracy. What do you do if you’re concerned about a difficult situation in your community? Who should you approach? We take you through what our law-making bodies (or legislatures) do and the important role they play in our democracy. We’ll also help you understand how you as an activist or ordinary citizen can access your legislatures and why you should do so regularly.
On 29 March 2021, the Dullah Omar Institute and the South African Embassy in France hosted a webinar under the title: Webinar to commemorate the life of Dulcie September.
On 26 March 2021, ACJR hosted a webinar under the title: Reviewing the 2020 lockdown: Seeking a balance of rights. The panel comprised Prof Nico Steytler, Dr Leandri Hattingh, Dr Jean Redpath and Prof Lukas Muntingh. The webinar was chaired by Janelle Mangwanda.