On Thursday 28 September 2023, I delivered a public lecture at the School of Law of the University of the Witwatersrand, to discuss the results of my NRF-funded research on the legal regulation of South African business’ involvement in urban governance. I focused in the talk on how devolution of powers to local government shapes its powers over corporate stakeholders, on reforming the platforms and instruments through which stakeholder co-governance is operationalised and on extending rights-based accountability to business embroiled in urban governance. I am grateful to Bonita Meyersfeld from the University of the Witwatersrand and Danga Mughogho from the South African Cities Network for responding to my presentation, and to the audience for a lot of insightful engagement.
Marius Pieterse 