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All Shapes and Sizes
Local government, in its democratic form, is a mere nine years old. However, the amalgamation and consolidation of municipalities and the establishment of new ...
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Volume 11, Issue 5, November/December 2009
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Amending Municipal Governance Laws: New Rules, New Directions? A focus on the Municipal Structures Amendment Bill
After the 2019 national and provincial government elections, Parliament revived deliberations on the Municipal Structures Amendment Bill. The Bill seeks to ...
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Volume 15, Issue 4, November 2020
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Amending Municipal Governance Laws: New Rules, New Directions? A focus on the Municipal Systems Amendment Bill
On 29 October 2019, Parliament revived deliberations on the Municipal Systems Amendment Bill (Bill). The Bill had been undergoing stakeholder engagement before ...
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Volume 16, Issue 1, March 2021
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Amendment of the Local Government Municipal Structures Act: Is local government finally structured for success?
On 21 February 2019 the then Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Dr Zweli Mkhize, delivered his address on the Municipal Structures ...
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Volume 14, Issue 1, September 2019
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Amendments to the Structures Act: Last Minute Changes
On 21 September 2000 the National Assembly approved important amendments to the Municipal Structures Act. The National Council of Provinces Approved the bill ...
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Volume 2, Issue 3, September 2000
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An analysis of the competency levels of senior managers in South African municipalities
Good governance and administrative excellence in local government must ensure effective service delivery to communities. This requires capable, knowledgeable ...
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Volume 15, Issue 4, November 2020
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An analysis of the competency levels for ward committee members
Ward committees are governance structures consisting of elected representatives from communities, serving as links between ward councillors, municipalities and ...
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Volume 16, Issue 1, March 2021
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Applying the New Section 139 Intervention Powers: Issues Arising from Practice.
Section 139 of the Constitution permits a provincial government to intervene in the affairs of a municipality under certain specified circumstances of ...
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Volume 7, Issue 1, March 2005.
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Are District Municipalities Still Relevant?
A lot of talk and discussion documents have been making the rounds in the past two or three years about the imminent restructuring of the state machinery and ...
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Volume 9, Issue 2, April/May 2007
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Are ward committees working? Insights from six case studies
Ward committees were introduced after the December 2000 municipal elections to supplement the role of elected councillors. As such, they were intended to ...
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Volume 10, Issue 4, October 2008
