Constraints and Prospects for Legislative Oversight in Emerging African Democracies: The Case of South Africa

Koliswa M. Notshulwana and Teboho J. Lebakeng
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Koliswa M. Notshulwana: University of Pretoria
Teboho J. Lebakeng: University of Limpopo

A chapter in Perspectives on the Legislature and the Prospects of Accountability in Nigeria and South Africa, 2019, pp 179-195 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Many countries around the world have undergone democratic transitions resulting in civilian governments and embracing democratic governance as a preferred system (Izah 2012). In Africa alone, there is an increasing appreciation of the role of parliaments in promoting democracy and good governance. South Africa, as one of the new democracies, also saw a transition from colonial-apartheid to a new dispensation and the country has since been under constitutional democracy premised on the supremacy of the Constitution. In light of such transition, parliament under the new Constitution established Institutions Supporting Democracy (ISDs) to institutionalize oversight (RSA Constitution, Section 181 (2) 1996).

Keywords: Legislative Oversight; Oversight Tools; South African; Stapenhurst; South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-93509-6_10

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