On 30 October 2020, the Dullah Omar Institute and the South African Local Government Association hosted a webinar under the title: Municipal governance laws - new rules, new direction? We debated changes suggested to the Municipal Structures Act and the Municipal Systems Act. They are aimed at improving municipal governance, both at political and administrative levels, but will they make a difference? The panel comprised Cllr Nkadimeng (President of SALGA), Hon Muthambi (Chair Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance), Dr Louis Scheepers (Acting MM of Knysna) and DOI's Prof Jaap de Visser. The discussion, attended by more than 80 participants, was lively and covered themes such as professionalisation, the role of Municipal Public Accounts Committees, the role of provinces in the appointment of senior managers, a possible role for professional associations and the true value of local government autonomy. The webinar was chaired by Prof Nico Steytler.
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On 13 October 2020, the Faculty of Law and the Dullah Omar Institute hosted former Deputy Chief Justice Moseneke for a discussion of his book All Rise. It was an intergenerational discussion between esteemed judges and young scholars. The former DCJ, together with Judge Vincent Saldanha (Cape High Court) went into conversation with Ms Lisa Draga (Law Faculty) and Ms Thabile Chonco (DOI/Law Faculty). It was a riveting discussion about topics as varied as black letter law, the promise of the Constitution, decolonising law, the Hlope matter, judicial regret and Gucci in the Constitutional Court!
About the Community Law Centre’s role in constitution-making in South Africa and Sharing South Africa’s experience making in Tunisia and Myanmar. #DOI30yrs
On CLC’s role during the transition, Dullah Omar’s achievements as Minister and on taking pride in the Centre’s work across Africa. #DOI30yrs
On the University context surrounding the Centre's Establishment.
On starting CLC’s work on children and women, on combining political negotiation and academic rigour and on Dullah Omar’s role in welcoming back activists returning from exile. #DOI30yrs
On litigating socio-economic rights and on the value of institutions such as CLC.
On working for Dullah Omar as an intern and Amy Biehl’s tragic death and how it sparked thinking on restorative justice.
Today marks exactly one month to World Food Day 2020. As various actors and stakeholders recommit to ending hunger and food insecurity worldwide, it is time for action to address hunger in South African universities.
On ensuring the Constitution included children’s rights and on 15 years of law reform towards the Child Justice Act and the Children’s Act.
On 10 September 2020, the Dullah Omar Institute, in collaboration with the Centre of Excellence in Food Security, hosted a webinar on Student Hunger and COVID-19: Realising the Right to Food of Vulnerable Groups.
On CLC as the research angle for the liberation movement and on shaping the local government system as we know it.