Constitutions, Justice and separation (diffusion) of Power: Checks and Balances and the Dominant Power Elite
Power and authority should be divided among multiple centres of power, and these different centres should keep each other in check. They should monitor and restrain each other – in other words, act as checks and balances against each other.
How can business chambers fight back against state failure?
Sakeliga’s mission is to create scalable solutions to state failure. These three concepts – scalable, solutions, state failure – hold some key insights for how organised business communities can resist state failure and chaos in their towns and build healthy environments for businesses and the communities they serve. Let’s explore each of these concepts, starting […]
Sakeliga to institute contempt proceedings against COGTA Minister
Sakeliga and its legal representatives are finalising a substantive application for contempt of court against the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, her Department, and its Director-General. The application stems from an order granted by the Gauteng Division of the High Court Pretoria on 9 November 2022. The order compels the Minister, the National […]
Small-town South Africa is down, but that doesn’t mean it is out
Many an obituary has been written about South Africa’s small and remote towns. However, while many of these towns have been and are suffering from chronic mismanagement and decay, hope is emerging in new paradigms that move beyond overreliance and dependence upon a failing state. Bringing stability and prosperity back to local economies and communities […]
Action recap: Sakeliga legal action helps to advance firearm property rights
Sakeliga was able to make a significant contribution to the favourable outcome in the case. The court found in favour of Fidelity, that firearm owners may bring an application for a new licence in respect of firearms with licences that have expired.
Overwhelm and undermine: Resisting the Employment Equity Amendment Act
The 17th century French poet Jean de La Fontaine explains that a person often meets his fate on the very path he took to avoid it. Given the strong reaction among businesses and professionals unleashed by the announcement of the new Employment Equity Amendment Act (EEAA) and its associated regulations, is the state hastening its […]
Sakeliga obtains important court order against government over municipal decay
The North West Provincial Government was ordered to accept responsibility today for the crisis in Ditsobotla, to consult with Sakeliga about it and to report to Sakeliga every three months.
Companies Amendment Act will be counter-productive and harmful
Sakeliga strongly criticized the proposed Companies Amendment Act (“the Act”) in its comments to the portfolio committee on Trade, Industry and Competition.
Fiscal Deterioration Amplifies Policy Desperation
The recent deterioration in the South African government’s finances is a reminder of its anti-growth policies and reckless spending habits which are destroying vast amounts of wealth each year. But it also raises the threat of a negative policy feedback loop, in which extreme fiscal strain inspires desperate government officials to escalate the very policies already doing so much harm.
Sakeliga welcomes and supports two promising initiatives in Ditsobotla
Bringing stability and prosperity back to local economies and communities is crucial to avoiding a cascading destabilisation. Sakeliga considers Ditsobotla a promising case for developing answers that could scale to other municipalities.