Centre for Innovation Policy and Governance

Pathways to a merit-based recruitment system for sustainable service delivery: a South African local government perspective

Xolani Thusi, Nkosingiphile Mkhize

Section 152(1)(b) of the South African Constitution mandates local government to "ensure the provision of services to communities in a sustainable manner."This constitutional responsibility is hindered by political interference, cadre deployment, nepotism, and severe capacity shortages, resulting in persistent service delivery protests …

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The Role of Storytelling and the Methodological Challenges Encountered as a Mitigation Strategy in Combatting Anti-Corruption in South Africa: A Narrative Review

Paul Kariuki

This paper examines the role of storytelling in anti-corruption efforts in South Africa, highlighting both its potential and its limitations.Storytelling is increasingly recognised as a people-centred approach that makes complex issues such as corruption more visible and relatableby drawing on lived experiences. …

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Patungan hutan ala Ferry Irwandi: Solusi atau gagal paham akar masalah karhutla?

Klara Esti, Pantoro Kuswardono

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Why Health Policy Reforms Fail: Implementation Barriers in South Africa’s National Health Insurance

Lesedi Senamele Matlala, Tshepo Mavhungu

Major public policy reforms in developing and middle-income states frequently falter not at the design stage, but during implementation. In South Africa, the National Health Insurance (NHI) represents one of the most ambitious post-apartheid policy reforms, aimed at advancing universal health coverage …

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Taxation As a Climate Financing Instrument in Zimbabwe: Motivations, Barriers, And Policy Options

Emmanuel Tsara, Dominique E. Uwizeyimana, Hardlife Zvoushe

This research aimed to evaluate the role of taxation as a complementary climate financing instrument to bolster climate mitigation and adaptation efforts in the Zimbabwean context. The study employed a critical documentary review, analysing academic journals, legislative frameworks, international reports, and other …

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An integrative review of water demand management in public organisations

Tinashe Mukonavanhu, Danielle Nel-Sanders

ABSTRACT Graphical abstract summarizing a study on water demand management (WDM) in public organizations, showing the research gap, methods, key findings, theory-practice gap, and proposed Water Balance Forecasting Model (WBFM) solution. This study aims to investigate empirical research results related to water …

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Educating lawyers for the augmentation economy: a future-skills curriculum audit of Indian legal education

S. Harikrishnan

Purpose This article examines the alignment between the skills demanded of future legal professionals and the curriculum mandated for Indian law degrees. It offers the first application of the future-skills cluster framework underpinning the QS World Future Skills Index to a single …

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Summer festivals & the unjust consequences of safety regulations

Tobias Arnoldussen

In this blog post I look at the unintended consequences of safety and environmental regulation. It is argued that the public demand for increased safety standards has unintended consequences for the organisation of events, especially for those organised in and by marginalized …

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Effect of exposure to conflicts on childhood mortality: analyses of pooled cross-sectional data from 105 surveys from 52 countries

Srinivas Goli, Nandeen Bhattacharyya, Shalem Balla, Harchand Ram

This study examines the relationship between armed conflict exposure and child mortality using a large-scale, multi-country dataset. We pool cross-sectional data from 105 Demographic and Health Surveys across 52 countries between 1998 and 2018, linking georeferenced conflict events from the Uppsala Conflict …

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Bridging academic expectations: a case study of AccessEd’s programme impact on secondary-tertiary transition in South Africa

Lesedi Senamele Matlala, Nicola Vermooten

Persistent inequalities in South Africa’s education system, driven by curriculum misalignment, inconsistent teaching practices, and uneven assessment standards, continue to undermine equitable access to higher education. Many learners enter university without the foundational academic skills necessary for success, contributing to high dropout …

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Sequences of large-scale meteorological patterns associated with wildfire spread events in the Northwestern United States

Reed Humphrey, John T. Abatzoglou

Background Large-scale meteorological patterns (LSMP) have been linked to variation in fire weather, wildfire ignitions, and burned area. However, the influence of multi-day sequences of these patterns on wildfire spread events remains unclear. Aims This study classifies multi-day LSMP sequences and assesses …

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Gendered Language and Technology Adoption by Small-Scale Producers: Evidence from a Choice Experiment in India

Jiayuan Wang, Didier Yelognisse Alia, Pramod Kumar Aggarwal, C. Leigh Anderson

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