South Africa needs a way to incorporate active citizens within the prevailing constitutional and legal structures, so as to strengthen all levels of government.
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South Africa and Kenya have some valuable lessons for other African countries on how to finance urban infrastructure development.
African cities are failing to raise development funds through bond markets.
Are different ways of governing emerging from South Africa’s cities governed by opposition coalitions?
The brouhaha over South Africa’s upcoming high-stakes municipal elections hides critically important questions about the continued relevance of local government amid growing public disaffection.
Despite protests in South Africa being largely peaceful, municipalities are placing unreasonable restrictions on the right to protest, which sometimes amounts to a veto of that right.
Through developing their technological skills, South Africa’s local municipalities can increase their capacity to compete with markets in neighbouring countries.
The Democrats’ policy platforms address the fundamental issue of Internet haves and have-nots in the U.S. But research suggests just hooking people up to broadband won’t solve the problem.
Sustainable energy is crucial for smaller African cities which are generally overlooked. These cities receive much less research and funding focus.
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Professor of Law, University of the Witwatersrand
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Lecturer at Wits Business School, University of the Witwatersrand
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Lecturer in Emerging Markets Finance, Johns Hopkins University
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Professor of Digital Society, University of Glasgow
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Guest Lecturer, Climate Change Economics, University of Oxford & Director, Climate and Sustainability Programme, ODI
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Professor of Computer Information Systems, Georgia State University
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Researcher in the Energy Research Centre, University of Cape Town
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Professor of Public Affairs, Tshwane University of Technology
