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Stable coalition governments: It matters how the cake is cut
Looming in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic is the 2021 Local Government (LG) elections that must take place within 90 days of the date of the expiry of the ...
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The role of traditional leaders in combating COVID-19 in rural areas
All organs of state have been required to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic by putting in place measures targeted at containing the virus. In urban areas, it is ...
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Western Cape High Court sets a new benchmark for promoting spatial equity, access to land and housing
The Constitution does not make explicit reference to ‘spatial equity’. However, the spatial inequalities that are characterised by poor living conditions, ...
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A Council's Legislative Powers
In 1999 (1) LGL, Bulletin 6, the impact of the recent case of Fedsure Life Assurance Ltd v Greater Johannesburg Transitional Metropolitan Council1999 (1) SA ...
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Volume 1, Issue 4 December 1999
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Evictions: Municipalities and the Constitution: The Right to Housing.
Two court cases dealing with evictions: Case One: Vanessa Ross v South Peninsula Municipality (1999) JOL 5298 (C). Case Two: Grootboom and Others v Oostenberg ...
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Volume 1, Issue 4 December 1999
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Facing the Language Challenge
The entrenchment of multi-lingualism in section 6 of the 1996 Constitution confronts the South African government with the obligation to design and put into ...
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Volume 1, Issue 4 December 1999
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From SALGA: Participation in the NCOP.
The intergovernmental Relations Working Group of SALGA has been considering a number of Bills with a view to make recommendations to the organisation on the ...
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Volume 1, Issue 4 December 1999
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From the Courts: Prosecution by a Local Authority- Central Transitional Metropolitan Council v Winchester 1997 (3) BCLR 312 (N)
Durban Central Transitional Metropolitan Council (DCTMC) prosecuted Mr Winchester for failing to obtain licenses for his dogs. The DCTMC had acquired this ...
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From the Provinces: Implementing Intergovernmental Relations in the Eastern Cape
The lack of a structured relationship between provincial local government associations and the provinces has been a burning issue. Unlike SALGA, which has the ...
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Volume 1, Issue 4 December 1999
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Municipal Demarcation Board Circular
To: the Minister for Provincial and Local Government, Government Departments, MEC's responsible for Local Government, SALGA and Affiliates, all municipalities, ...
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