Free SA Warns Against “Top-Down” Control in Proposed Development Regulations, Calls for Protection of Municipal Autonomy

Civil rights organisation Free SA has raised serious concerns about the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs’ proposed Amendment Regulations aimed at aligning long-term development planning across South Africa’s three spheres of government. While the regulations are presented as a mechanism to improve coordination and service delivery, Free SA cautions that, in practice, they […]