Balancing Probity and Performance: reflecting on regulation in 20 years of democratic local governance in South Africa

One area which has received comparatively little academic and policy attention is the need to balance probity, compliance and the stewardship of public funds and assets in municipalities, on the one hand, with the equally urgent imperative to improve performance of local government in fulfilling its developmental mandate, on the other. The knee-jerk reaction to the rising tide of maladministration […]