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Non-state justice systems in southern Africa: how should governments respond
Institute of Criminology, University of Cape Town, South Africa, 2003This report investigates non-state justice systems in six southern African countries: South Africa, Malawi, Botswana, Lesotho, Zambia and Mozambique. The report argues that contrary to the generally held view, much of the non-state justice in these countries is undertaken by the state functionaries themselves.DocumentChieftaincy, sovereignty and legitimacy and development: a pilot newspaper survey of the role of chiefs in three aspects of development
The Traditional Authority Applied Research Network, University of Calgary, 2004This paper evaluates the potential and the reality of traditional chiefs in contributing to development, based on a on a newspaper survey. It focuses on three major themes addressing the involvement of chiefs in development: Education, Political Succession and Economic Development.DocumentCustomary law and policy reform: engaging with the plurality of justice systems
World Bank, 2005This paper attempts to bring customary systems into central focus in the ongoing debate about legal and regulatory reform. It first analyses the ongoing challenges and critiques of customary legal systems and examines why, despite these challenges, engaging with such systems is crucial to successful reform processes.DocumentCommunity-based worker systems: guidelines for practitioners
The African Institute for Community-Driven Development (Khanya-aicdd), 2007Many communities in Africa are largely dependent on services provided by local people rather than by external agencies, including government. Such services include traditional birth attendants, traditional healers, farmer to farmer extension, home-based carers, paralegals and water pump attendants. [adapted from author]DocumentThe state of local governance in South Africa: what does the local governance barometer tell us?
Institute for Democracy in South Africa, 2008Following the application of the Local Governance Barometer (LGB) to appraise the state of governance in 16 local municipalities within South Africa, this paper presents an overview and analysis of the main findings.DocumentLocal franchisee PPPs for water services operation
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa, 2007This paper describes an alternative service delivery institutional concept, namely, the franchising of local entrepreneurs, to increase the coverage and reliability of water services in South Africa. The authors claim that the concept, a PPP model, is especially suited to developing countries.DocumentMunicipal borrowing for infrastructure service delivery in South Africa: a critical review
Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik / German Development Institute (GDI), 2008South Africa has a long tradition of municipal borrowing. While its decentralised system, huge infrastructure backlogs and a strong and liquid financial sector make sub-national borrowing a viable option, this paper seeks to answer two specific questions:DocumentHarnessing traditional governance in Southern Africa: an issues paper
Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa, 2007This document focuses on Africa’s traditional authority especially the role of chiefs as an intermediary between the state and the citizen. The document has two parts.DocumentCosting, comparing and competing: developing an approach to the benchmarking of labour market regulation
Development Policy Research Unit, University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa, 2008Focusing specifically on the methodology employed in the Doing Business (DB) survey, and its results for South Africa, this paper discusses the validity of efforts to measure labour regulation. It identifies a number of methodological problems that constrain any such endeavor.DocumentLocal government and migration management in border areas - challenges and opportunities for public service provision
The Forced Migration Studies Programme, University of the Witwatersrand, 2008Local government is finally beginning to examine the issues around cross-border migration with several metro municipalities in South Africa recently developing independent policies related to migrants and refugees.Pages
