Protesting in post-apartheid South Africa is perceived as one of the significant democratic
methods of participation and engagement with the government and its executive. As a result …

Metropolitan reforms, which include the creation of unified metropolitan governments
through municipal mergers and reclassification, are emerging as one strategy to address …

Background Vuwani community expressed their rejection of the municipal boundary
demarcations which resulted in the formation of the Collins Chabane Municipality made-up …

Background Public participation is considered an essential element of good governance
and an effective tool for the public to voice their opinion on local government issues. One of …

Youth unemployment is a global issue, with rates higher among young people than the
general population. The literature highlights that politics, the economy, and different social …

During the level 4 COVID-19 pandemic in July 2021, South Africa suffered rioting that
resulted in business plundering, employment losses and arrest of 337 Black people from …

Abstract In South Africa, poor service delivery has been a major problem in many
municipalities since the dawn of democracy in 1994. This is a situation despite the fact that …

This chapter employs ethnographic-analytic lenses in grappling with the assimilation of the
tough memories of the past, to inform the robust radical transformation of our society, turn it …

Ward delimitation does not only affect registered voters but also the entire society. In making
use of registered voters to delimit wards it is assumed that registered voters are true …

The determination/redetermination of municipal boundaries in traditional areas has been a
contested issue in the country since the dawn of democracy to date. Despite efforts that have …