The national workshop on the roles and responsibilities of political office-bearers in Mogale City on 29 and 30 August was the culmination of a series of provincial workshops on the roles and responsibilities of mayors and speakers.
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On 12 July 2001 the Minister for Justice and Constitutional Development published two Bills with proposed amendments to the Constitution. This article summarises the proposals that impact on local government and puts forward some comments and suggestions.
When the Municipal Demarcation Board demarcated the boundaries of municipalities in 1999/2000, it identified some areas in the country as aspirant metropolitan areas. These are areas that are at that point in time substantially complied with s significant number of the prescribed criteria for metropolitan areas, but not to the extent that they could have been declared metropolitan areas.
Koos Smith''s article on aspirant metropolitan areas is important as we define more clearly the emerging municipal system in South Africa.
The administrative head of the municipality is not escaping the current wave of transformation, restructuring and renaming of local government structures.
This article is an abbreviated version of a comprehensive guide called, Preparing for Integrated Development Planning.
The White Paper on Local Government identified performance management as one of local government's tools for the implementation of its development mandate in terms of the Constitution.