In the breach left by failing local government services, citizens have been making alternative plans for years, buying solar panels to get off the electricity grid, digging boreholes to tap underground water and...
Gauteng
Governance is not only about clean audits
Clean audits are a necessary but insufficient condition for achieving governance performance. But there is more to the story than that. It is highly unlikely that audited entities will deliver value for their...
Private sector can help decentralise just energy transition
With nearly 86% of its carbon dioxide (CO2) coming from coal, SA is one of the world’s most coal-dependent countries. It also produces nearly a quarter of the continent’s total carbon emissions. Importantly, the...
GGA urges independent panel on coalition politics crisis
Coalition politics has gained salience in the public imagination in recent months following disunity and breakdown in several local councils, including the high-profile metros of Johannesburg and Tshwane. In response...
Leadership to turn around South Africa
Nothing short of a complete overhaul of the government and the governance model would do to turn our failing State into the great society it still has the potential to become. The ANC as the governing party is the root...
Hung councils, coalitions, minority governments and the precarious future of South Africa’s municipalities
Political developments from the 1 November Local Government Elections led to 66 hung councils across South Africa: None of the competing parties managed to secure an outright majority of over 51% of the votes in these...
