Privatisation

Realising socio-economic rights in the South African Constitution: the obligations of local government

This guide is aimed primarily at municipal officials, councillors and members of the public interested in an overview of the socio-economic rights obligations of municipalities. While the 1996 Constitution guarantees a number of socio-economic rights, these rights are yet to become a reality for the majority of South Africans. Municipalities are at the centre of realising these rights because they are the sphere of government closest to the people. This guide is written in a user-friendly manner to simplify legal duties.

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Water Delivery: Public or Private?

This book contains a compilation of papers dealing with access to water. In South Africa, many cities and municipalities have delegated bulk water purification and management to private water services providers. Some view this as abdication from state responsibility and a violation of the constitutionally protected right of access to sufficient water. Others, including the state, argue that private sector involvement is indispensable for realising access to water. The chapters in this book are based on presentations at a seminar that was held in Utrecht, the Netherlands, in March 2005. The seminar was entitled "Water Delivery in South Africa and the Netherlands: Public or Private? and it was organised by the Community Law Centre (University of the Western Cape) and the Institute of Constitutional and Administrative Law (Utrecht University).

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Outsourcing Municipal Services: a Guide for Councillors and Communities

The guide is geared towards councillors and communities, and deals with the drivers and dangers of outsourcing municipal services. It gives a comprehensive overview of how a municipality should proceed when deciding to outsource municipal services.

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Report on Out-sourcing/ Privatisation of Basic Services at the Local Government Level in SA: Democracy, Human Rights Norms and Good Governance Principles

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Right to Water: implications on two Eastern Cape towns

Socio-Economic Rights Project - Explores the legal implications of privatisation of water services on the enjoyment of the right to water. It emerges from a report on the outsourcing of water services and its implication on the right to water in two Eastern Cape Towns: Lukhanji and Amhlati

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Service Provision Contacts: a case-study

Local Government Project - The case study was undertaken against the background of the government policy of sustainable services delivery. This policy, while paying regard to the need to provide water, emphasises the need for cost-recovery on service delivery. This paper discusses the advantages and disadvantages of this policy. It also draws examples from several contracts to demonstrate the point that in most cases it is the government that bears all the risks of service provision.

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Report On The Seminar On Privatisation Of Basic Services, Democracy And Human Rights

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Municipal Services: public-private partnerships

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Is Chapter 8 a help or a hindrance?

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Municipal Services: Public-public partnerships as an external delivery mechanism

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From the Courts: Disconnecting Basic Municipal Services

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