Director: Dullah Omar Institute | Professor of Public Law | University of the Western Cape
Cape Town, South Africa
Joined March 2009
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SALGA Media Statement: SALGA advises Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality against signing one-sided and unsustainable Active Partnering Agreement with #Eskom
#InspiringServiceDelivery @NationalCoGTA
Congrats to Francesca Visagé of @UWC_DO!
SARChI CLES wishes to congratulate Gisela Diedericks (NWU) Mildred Nakkungu (UCT), and Francesca Visagé (UWC) for obtaining the first, second, and third prizes, respectively, for best presentations at the 3rd Annual National Postgraduate Student Conference. #CLESconference2022
Enjoyed being part of this panel discussion with the leadership of local government in the Western Cape a frank discussion about coalitions.
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Francesca Visage, UWC, just finished her presentation on "Urban Homeless and Their Right to the City: How Should South African Cities Respond to Homelessness?"
"Instead of criminalising homelessness, we can approach it in a different manner..." #CLESconference2022
Last week I was privileged to discuss #decentralisation in #Mozambique with 2 groups of super-motivated central government officials, convened by @giz_gmbh and the Ministry of State Administration & Public Service in idyllic Ponta do Ouro.
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Our institute is very pleased to welcome @DrMaziwisa from @UWC_DOI for 3 months as part of the @LoGov_RISE project. Michelle will work on a cross-country analysis of the public transport system between Switzerland and South Africa😊 #LoGov @EuracFederalism
Delighted to continue serving #IACFS in this new position and proud do so together with these great scholars: Prof Belser, @AlainGGagnon and @MireiaGrauCreus.
[Announcement] Prof @jdevisser, Director of the @UWC_DOI has been elected as Vice-President of the International Association of Centers for Federal Studies (IACFS). #iacfs
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Many thanks @zsszonyane. We really hoped the framework could make a difference. It's available on @UWC_DOI 's publications page.
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In the latest SACQ, Lukas Muntingh explores the nature and causes of prisoner protests from a sociological and rights perspective. Available at bit.ly/3gHTsXQ
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[WATCH] ETV News Interview with @jdevisser
In this interview with @etv, Prof De Visser elaborates on the Gauteng High Court's judgment setting aside the ousting of Dr Mpho Phalatse as Executive Mayor of Johannesburg. youtu.be/fqNSTUJ-1ic
(1) Great analysis. The victory may be meaningless in the context of the Jhb numbers game. The procedural points are simple. But the Court's scathing finding on the Speaker's 'ulterior motive' are not. It starts a jurisprudence on coalitions:
A quick thread on pragmatics of politics in our metros.
With DA’s @mphophalatse1 reinstated by a legal victory on procedural grounds, victory will be meaningless if her detractors follow due process & oust her procedurally?
Key decider = who has how many seats?
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[Announcement] SARChl Chair in Multilevel Govt, Law and Development at @UWC_DOI @UWConline, Doctoral Researcher @hp_gichana receives postgraduate degree.
His thesis titled ‘Intergovernmental fiscal systems & self-rule: A Kenyan case study’ focuses on...dullahomarinstitute.org.za/n…
Congratulations Angela!
Happy to share that I have officially been appointed as Director of the @GELC21 @UWCLawFaculty
I look forward to the 5 year term & to driving research & innovation in the field of #environmentallaw & #governance & its intersections with #climatechange
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REGISTER NOW! Webinar on Traditional Leaders, Municipalities and Land use Management: Who does what?
📅 20 October 2022
⏲️ 10 AM (SAST)
Register: bit.ly/3MCcBX2
@HannsSeidelSA @UWCLawFaculty @UWConline @jdevisser @tchigwata
[INVITE] Join us on 20/10/2022 at a webinar on ‘Traditional Leaders, Municipalities and Land use Management: Who does what?’
Hosted by @UWC_DOI & @HannsSeidelSA
@UWCLawFaculty @UWConline @jdevisser
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At @CapeFlatsBF, being recharged by session on "The SA we want to live in" with @UrbanLo, @rylandfisher & Rev Courtney Sampson. Book Festivals don't only happen in conference centres and boutique villages.
Legislation will not solve coalition problems. But to be fair, most of it was drafted in a time when we really didn't think much of that possibility. There are some small gains possible with law reform.
Also, forcing the election of office-bearers to happen within 14 days of a general election is setting the municipality up for failure. Coalitions are rushed, haphazard and more likely to fail. Coalition building needs more time and the law can make that possible.