Intergovernmental forums and the district development model coordinate Gauteng’s metros by consultation alone
Introduction South Africa’s metros are meant to be coordinated by two instruments that sit on top of each other. The
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Employee share tax rules in South Africa stop avoidance but give employers and B-BBEE schemes little relief
Introduction A share handed to an employee in South Africa is taxed under one of two sections, and which one
Read moreMunicipal corruption in South Africa damages services through captured procurement and absent consequences
Introduction When a municipal tender goes wrong, the first sign is usually an asset that is late, over budget or
Read moreVAT zero-rating of basic foods in South Africa protects the poor in proportion but targets them badly
Introduction South Africa gives up a lot of VAT so that brown bread, maize meal and eggs can be sold
Read moreInclusion in South African schools rests on policy and school discretion, and section 29 has yet to bite
Introduction Section 29(1)(a) of the Constitution says everyone has the right to a basic education, and unlike the further education
Read moreMoving early childhood development to Basic Education will not fix subsidy design, practitioner pay or access
Introduction When responsibility for early childhood development (ECD) moved from the Department of Social Development to the Department of Basic
Read morePrincipal leadership matters in South African schools, but transformational claims outrun the evidence
Introduction Ask almost anyone in South African education why some schools do better than others in similar conditions and the
Read moreCurriculum and language reform in South Africa and its neighbours fail first at teacher preparation
Introduction South African education is often talked about as if it were a case apart. It has well-known universities and
Read moreRural schooling in South Africa rests on teacher commitment while buildings, transport and training lag
Introduction Rural schooling in South Africa usually gets described as a list: broken buildings, too few teachers, long walks, combined
Read moreOpen distance e-learning widens access in South Africa but support, data and funding gaps decide who persists
Introduction Open distance e-learning, usually shortened to ODeL, is sold in South Africa as the route to a degree for
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