Professor of Law, University of the Witwatersrand
Marius Pieterse is a professor of law at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, where he teaches constitutional law and human rights law. His research focuses on urban governance, constitutional law, law and urban space, socio-economic rights and the use of rights-based litigation in the pursuit of social change.
Local government in South Africa is broken: but giving the job to residents carries risks
Feb 26, 2021 14:28 pm UTC| Politics
In December 2020, the High Court in Mahikeng, the capital of South Africas North West Province, made a controversial order after finding that the Kgetlengrivier Local Municipality was in breach of its legal obligations....
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