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Covid-19 Country Report 2nd Edition: Chapter 1 – International Cooperation and Trade
This presentation focused on the first chapter of the South African Covid-19 Country Report. Our speakers Prof. Suzy Graham (Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Johannesburg) and Prof....
Common reasons why submissions fail to meet BFI Appraisal requirements
This publication explains the common reasons why submissions fail to meet Budget Facility for Infrastructure (BFI) Appraisal requirements. The BFI is a reform to the budget process that seeks to support the...
Challenges and Opportunities in Strengthening the South African Centre of Government
In this session, we focused on the challenges and opportunities in strengthening the South African Centre of Government. The Institutional Development Support (IDS) unit of GTAC has been actively involved...
Sustainability within Health
Good Practice Guideline on the Implementation of Smallholder and Emerging Farmer Support Initiatives A presentation delivered by Ms Martjie Cloete (Western Cape Government Health: Climate and Utilities Champion) on 03...
The Implementation of Effective Blended Finance Support Programmes for SMMEs: Lessons from the Jobs Fund
A presentation delivered by Mr Nazeem Hendricks, Ms Evelyn Leopold George and Mr Ben Kasimukire (From the Jobs Fund Unit) on 17 February 2023 as part of GTAC’s weekly webinar...
Showcasing the Infrastructure Fund (IF)
A presentation delivered by Ms Tshiphiri Muedi (from the IF) on 10 February 2023 as part of GTAC’s weekly webinar series. This presentation gives an overview of the IF which...
Good Practice Guideline on the Implementation of Smallholder and Emerging Farmer Support Initiatives
A presentation delivered by Mr Danie Swart, Mr Nkgasha Tema and Mr Sonkho Phiri (From the Jobs Fund Unit ) on 20 January 2023 as part of GTAC’s weekly webinar...
Infrastructure Implementation Challenges & What can be done to resolve them
Increased investment in the economy is a critical part of achieving sustainable and inclusive growth. By expanding and accelerating infrastructure investments as dictated by the Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan...
A panel discussion: Civil society and other perspectives on basic services delivery and oversight: Mainstreaming Citizen Engagement in Public Financial Management for Better Results
The World Bank Group’s twin goals, ending extreme poverty and promoting shared prosperity, encourage the strengthening of an inclusive society, based on a citizen-state social contract that promotes government accountability....
A panel discussion: Civil society and other perspectives on basic services delivery and oversight: INTOSAI_Engagement with Civil Society_20210628_10h00
This framework is intended for SAIs that have taken, or are considering taking, a strategic decision to strengthen their engagement and cooperation with civil society with the aim of improving...
A panel discussion: Civil society and other perspectives on basic services delivery and oversight: A guide to conducting social audits in South Africa_July 2016
The Guide is a living document that has been in development for over a year and will continue to mature as the social audit methodology is implemented and refined in...
A panel discussion: Civil society and other perspectives on basic services delivery and oversight: Auditor General South Africa: the future of local government
Auditor-general (AG) Tsakani Maluleke called on all role players in the local government accountability ecosystem to diligently play their part to ensure accountability for government spending, and for improving service...
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The cluster includes the following government departments: Communications, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Economic Development, Energy, Finance, Human Settlements, Public Enterprises, Public Works, The Presidency: National Planning Commission, Transport and Water and Environmental Affairs.
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Getting urbanization to work in Africa: the role of the urban land-infrastructure-finance nexus
Ivan Turok, Human Sciences Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa, drafted this journal article that looks at the interplay of urban land, infrastructure and finance. The serious social and environmental...
The Fundamentals of Urbanization Evidence base for Policy Making
This paper published by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme in 2016 titled “Fundamentals of urbanisation: Evidence base for policy making” provides authoritative data, and qualitative and quantitative information on...
Spatial transformation in South African cities
Edgar Pieterse delivered this presentation that looked at spatial transformation in South African cities at the 2016 Public Economics Winter School
Looking at Grid – Tied Rooftop Solar Photo Voltaic Systems as a Feasible Power Generation Technology
Rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) systems currently contribute a limited amount of power to South Africa’s electricity supply, with installed capacity estimated at 150MW. But these systems are characterised by low...
Housing and the urban premium
This article published by Ivan Turok in Habitat International looks at housing and the urban premium. Housing policy is experiencing a revival in many countries of the South after a...
Task Team on Private Sector Financing of Infrastructure
There is a specific focus on assisting with private sector financing of infrastructure. CPAU chaired a Task Team on private sector financing of infrastructure to understand what constraints there might...
Infrastructure User Charges
This guideline produced by GTAC’s Capital Projects Appraisal Unit sets out broad principles and economic considerations that can assist in determining how investments in infrastructure can be paid for in...
Appraisal of Infrastructure Guideline Appraisal Tools and Methodologies
The current socio-economic climate in South Africa is characterised by the need for greater investment in infrastructure to support higher levels of economic growth and social welfare. However, the challenge...
Transforming South Africa’s Divided Cities: Can Devolution Help?
Ivan Turok, Human Sciences Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa, drafted this journal article that looks at South Africa’s divided cities. Little progress has been made since 1994 to alter...
Turning the tide: The Johannesburg Development Agency and its role in revitalising the inner city
From a mining village in 1886, Johannesburg expanded rapidly to become South Africa’s undisputed industrial and commercial capital. In the 1960s and 1970s the central business district was almost completely...
Why the lights went out: Reform in the South African energy sector
In 2008 South Africa’s lights went out. Problems started in 2005 when damage to Koeberg resulted in power cuts in the Western Cape. This situation continued to deteriorate and in...
Why the Lights Went Out: Reform in the South African Energy Sector
A case study looking at reform in the South African energy sector.
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Presidential Employment Stimulus January 2021 Progress Report
This newsletter provides background, overview and updates on the initiatives of the Presidential Employment Stimulus.
Framework By-Law: Informal Trading In Public Space
This Framework By-law for Informal Trading in Public Space draws on the substantive work of the background research paper, policy guideline, the safe and viable public trading space guideline and...
A Baseline Study on the Destination of TVET College Graduates to Strengthen Employment Promotion in South Africa
In order to support the objectives set out in DHET’s 2013 White Paper for Post-School Education and Training (PSET), it is critical to engage with a strong evidence base of...
Capacity Building Programme for Employment Promotion Background Research Paper. Creating a Supportive Regulatory Environment for the Informal Sector: Improving Regulatory Tools and Practise in Local Government
This research paper acts as a background document to inform the creation of a supportive regulatory environment for public space trading.
In conversation with Dr David Makhado, Chief Director for Research and Knowledge Management at the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME), about the COVID-19 Country Report, the production of which he is coordinating.
The Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, in partnership with GTAC and the National Research Foundation is working with South Africa’s top academics to record, chronicle, analyse and assess the...
Waste Picker Integration Guideline for South Africa
This Guideline explains:1. why waste picker integration is important; 2. who waste pickers are, how they work, and the importance of recognising their contributions; 3. what waste picker integration is;...
GTAC/ CBPEP/EU Project on Employment-Intensive Rural Land Reform in South Africa: Policies, Programmes and Capacities. Final Report
This study focuses on the potential contribution of redistributive land reform to employment creation. Can land redistribution be undertaken in a manner that also creates jobs, and if so, through...
GTAC/CBPEP/EU Project on Employment-Intensive Rural Land Reform in South Africa: Policies, Programmes and Capacities. Municipal Case Study – Inkosi Langalibalele Local Municipality KwaZulu – Natal
GTAC/CBPEP/EU Project on Employment-Intensive Rural Land Reform in South Africa. This report presents a case study of Inkosi Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal. The goal of the report is to examine...
GTAC/CBPEP/EU Project on Employment-Intensive Rural Land Reform in South Africa: Policies, Programmes and Capacities. Municipal Case Study – Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality, Limpopo
The report provides a way forward for implementing a labour-intensive small-scale farming approach to land redistribution in the Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality (GTM).
GTAC/CBPEP/EU Project on Employment-Intensive Rural Land Reform in South Africa: Policies, Programmes and Capacities. Commodity Study – Small-Scale Sugar Production
GTAC/CBPEP/EU Project on Employment-Intensive Rural Land Reform in South Africa. This report provides an analysis of South Africa’s sugar industry.
GTAC/CBPEP/ EU Project on Employment-Intensive Rural Land Reform in South Africa: Policies, Programmes and Capacities. Municipal Case Study – Sakhisizwe Local Municipality, Eastern Cape
GTAC/CBPEP/ EU Project on Employment-Intensive Rural Land Reform in South Africa. This report presents the municipality case study for Sakhisizwe Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape. The goal of the...
GTAC/CBPEP/ EU Project on Employment-Intensive Rural Land Reform in South Africa: Policies, Programmes and Capacities. Municipal Case Study – Matzikama Local Municipality, Western Cape
GTAC/CBPEP/ EU Project on Employment-Intensive Rural Land Reform in South Africa. This study is part of the CBPEP/GTAC Project: Employment Intensive Land Reform in South Africa: Policies, Programmes and Capacities...
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This cluster includes the following government departments: Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Home Affairs, Justice and Constitutional Development, Finance, Public Service and Administration and The Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation and Administration.
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Intergovernmental Fiscal Reviews: 2011 Local Government Budget and Expenditure Reviews
Intergovernmental fiscal reviews can be sourced on the National Treasury under publications and are dated as far back as 1999
Intergovernmental Fiscal Reviews: 2008 Local Government Budget and Expenditure Reviews
Intergovernmental fiscal reviews for local government budget and expenditure can be sourced on the National Treasury under publications and are dated as far back as 2006
Intergovernmental Fiscal Reviews: 2006 Local Government Budget and Expenditure Reviews
Intergovernmental fiscal reviews for local government budget and expenditure can be sourced on the National Treasury under publications and are dated as far back as 2006
Division of Revenue Bill and Acts
The Division of Revenue Bill and Acts can be found on the National Treasury website and all the legislation bills can date as far back as 2000 till date
The state of basic service delivery in South Africa by Niel Roux & Casment Mahlwele
Niel Roux & Casment Mahlwele put together a presentation on the state of basic service delivery in South Africa using the Community Survey data of 2016. Basic services are the...
Delivery of Service in Municipalities by Barbara Mgutshini
Barbara Mgutshini delivered a presentation at the public economics winter school 2022 on delivery of services in municipalities. She highlights the local government – organisational operating model, powers and functions...
Systems thinking as a tool for service delivery in Metros and Cities by Samuel Njenga
Samuel Ngenga delivered a presentation on systems thinking as a tool for service delivery in metros and cities at the 2022 Public Economics Winter School. He provides an overview of...
Municipal Finance by Matt Glasser
This is a summarized explanation on what a municipality is, its powers and functions, how municipalities get money, what they spend on and how municipalities manage their finances.
Incentives and Reform in Government by Ivor Chipkin, Think tank on Government and Public Policy (GAPP)
Ivor Chipkin from GAPP, the Think tank on Government and Public Policy in South Africa, complied a presentation on Incentives and Reform In Government sighting the importance of bureaucracy for...
Second Edition, Covid-19 Country Report: Chapter 2: Government leadership, governance, and institutional arrangements
Chapter 2 of the 2nd Edition Covid-19 Country Report documents how the second year of the pandemic and the interventions implemented by sectors in response. There will be a special...
Second Edition, Covid-19 Country Report: Chapter 3: Legal and Regulatory Responses
This chapter outlinea the legal and regulatory frameworks that have underpinned the Covid-19 response and ensuing effects including crucial social systems – including the health system, health research, elections and...
South Africa Covid-19 Country Report: First Edition June 2021
This official government report covers the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic. It records measures and interventions adopted by the South African government in partnership with its social partners to...
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