Service delivery is one of the clearest channels through which to assess whether South Africa’s municipalities are living up to their constitutional mandates. Yet access to basic services is still uneven, especially in municipalities in former Homeland and Traditional...
South Africa has maintained a relatively stable democratic system for 30 years, amid institutional, economic and governance challenges. The country has held frequent multiparty national and local elections. However, growing dissatisfaction among citizens regarding how...
When about 60% of Johannesburg had water outages earlier this year, the crisis highlighted the city’s significant infrastructure problems. These are caused — and subsequently exacerbated — by poor governance. Across South Africa, confidence in government institutions...
Service delivery is one of the clearest channels through which to assess whether South Africa’s municipalities are living up to their constitutional mandates. Yet access to basic services is still uneven, especially in municipalities in former Homeland and Traditional...
South Africa has maintained a relatively stable democratic system for 30 years, amid institutional, economic and governance challenges. The country has held frequent multiparty national and local elections. However, growing dissatisfaction among citizens regarding how...
When about 60% of Johannesburg had water outages earlier this year, the crisis highlighted the city’s significant infrastructure problems. These are caused — and subsequently exacerbated — by poor governance. Across South Africa, confidence in government institutions...