More than two decades after 1994, challenges in achieving universal literacy and education in South Africa remain. The Local Government Sector Education and Training Authority commissioned the HSRC to assess challenges in ...

In this study the authors examine people's attitudes to Batho Pele (`People First'), government's statement of principles to govern public services. They assess people's responses to statements relating to the Batho Pele ...

Recent reports of the eThekwini Metro have presented a picture of economic stagnation and observers remark on evidence of urban decay and raised the urgency of new planning initiatives. These are not the statistics of ...

Public finance is considered to be the overriding factor in determining the viability of local government. Presumably, without sound financial management systems, municipalities will be forced to discontinue their operations. ...

The relationship between district-level and local-level municipalities has changed significantly since the introduction of Regional Services Councils in 1984. Since December 2000, additional issues and arguments have been ...

This policy brief describes how municipalities can benefit from RIAT and what they should do to maximise the benefits of these tools.

The Mangaung Local Municipality (MLM) identified the need for the formulation of a youth development policy for Mangaung. The report reflects the opinions of a variety of persons with an interest in youth development in ...