Pieterse, Marius2022-08-102022-08-102022Pieterse, M. 2022. Corporate Power, Human Rights and Urban Governance in South African Cities. Potchefstroomse elektroniese regsblad = Potchefstroom electronic law journal, 2022(25):1-36 [http://www.nwu.ac.za/p-per/index.html]1727-3781http://hdl.handle.net/10394/39762http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/1727-3781/2022/v25i0a13004This article is concerned with the extent to which corporations involved in governing South African cities and towns are bound to the developmental objectives and socio-economic rights that urban governance efforts are constitutionally required to pursue. It considers the constitutional powers of local government over such non-state actors, evaluates their co-option and accountability in terms of local government legislation and discusses the evolution of their residual "horizontal" constitutional responsibilities.enCorporationsUrban governanceLocal GovernmentSocio-economic rightsHorizontal applicationMunicipal systemsArticle