Society’s experience of politics is local. The prize of good politics is the control of government as an agency of the state. In the local sphere of government, municipalities are an agency of the local state, and how they govern represents the sum total of how society experiences government. [...]

  September 30 marks the end of South Africa’s public service month and ushers in the National Book Month. I celebrated the 30th of September with Titus Mafolo, a public servant who served with his literary skills as advisor to President Thabo Mbeki, on the occasion of launching his three [...]

  As the South African Association of Public Administration and Management holds its annual conference with a focussed discussion of professionalisation of the Public Service, the Mandela-Mbeki Public Service mandarins were in the same week launching an Association of Former Directors Generals (AfDGs). Addressed by the Minister of Public Service and [...]

The African National Congress launched its elections manifesto for the November 1 local government elections on 27th September 2021. The theme of the manifesto is ‘Building Better Communities Together’. Whilst the elections are about the household bread and butter issues, as well as citizen primary reception with the hospitality of [...]