Nov 6, 2023 | News
Statistics South Africa Census 2022 – 1st Digital Census Statistics South Africa Census 2022 – Unpacking this exciting milestone for our Country and looking at Insights and Implications for South Africa. South Africa Census 2022 Celebrating a Milestone:...
Oct 1, 2023 | News
Water Access and Security in South Africa is an all of Society Issue Water access and security in South Africa – Every day there are reminders that we remain one of the most unequal countries in the world. This inequality can also be seen in terms of consumption...
Oct 1, 2023 | News
Building and maintaining our infrastructure in South Africa Why is it that every time municipal infrastructure fails in South Africa we behave as if it does not happen elsewhere and that nothing is being done to build new, upgrade old and maintain existing...
Oct 1, 2023 | News
Complex challenges in housing the inner city poor and vulnerable. Michael Sutcliffe and Sue Bannister (Directors: City Insight (Pty) Ltd) Waking up to news of the tragedy yesterday where over 70 people died, including 12 children, after a fire in a building in the CBD...
Oct 1, 2023 | News
(Re-)building our Country’s Infrastructure Oct 23 Hardly a week goes by without a report on possible vandalism occurring on critical infrastructure. Recently, in Tshwane a number of pylons fell down and high voltage cables blocked the N4 freeway, resulting in a...
Jun 6, 2023 | News
Hung Legislatures in South Africa The municipal electoral system The municipal electoral system has had five municipal elections, all of which have been declared as free, fair, and safe with almost no disruption of the elections. The elections have all been keenly...
Apr 18, 2023 | News
Infrastructure in South Africa Hardly a week goes by without a report on possible vandalism occurring on critical infrastructure. Recently, in Tshwane a number of pylons fell down and high-voltage cables blocked the N4 freeway, resulting in a significant portion of...
Mar 23, 2023 | News
Building Our Community: Addressing the Scourge of Violent Protests The past 20 years has witnessed an increasingly violent nature of protest in our country and her communities. Research, such as that by Municipal IQ, shows that over 70% of all protests has been...
Mar 12, 2023 | News
The Infrastructure Challenges Facing Municipalities The National Development Plan targets infrastructure investment of 30 per cent as a percentage of GDP by 2030. However, National Treasury estimated that between 2010 and 2020, public‐sector capital investment...
Oct 25, 2022 | News
In 2007, at its National Conference, the ANC resolved that “Appropriate requirements should be set for persons wishing to contest elections as independent candidates”. However, it took a court case to begin the process of realising this situation with the...
