Browsing Faculty of Humanities by Author "Heydenrych, Pieter Willem"
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The 2009 South African elections: Implications for the provinces
Heydenrych, Pieter Willem (Published by the Department of History, University of the Free State, 2010)The 2009 South African elections were somewhat different in terms of the positioning of the ruling party and the nature of the opposition. Against this background the meaning and implications (democratic meaningfulness) ... -
Changing local politics in South Africa: the power relationship between local government and the people
Heydenrych, Pieter Willem; Zaaiman, Johan (Institute for Contemporary History: Sabinet, 2013)The South African Freedom Charter (1955) states that “The people shall govern” and the African National Congress (ANC) (1991) stated in “Advance to national democracy” that “the immediate issue on the agenda is the ... -
Deepening democracy and enhancing multi-level governance: deficiencies of and prospects for local government ward committees in South Africa
Heydenrych, Pieter Willem (Buro vir Wetenskaplike Tydskrifte, Potchefstroom, 2009)The South African local government system has a number of shortcomings, two of which relate to the role of local government in the deepening of participatory democracy and the position of local government in a system of ...