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Strengthening Accountability and Political Oversight.
The Gauteng province took a policy decision in 2007 to promote municipal public accounts committees (MPACs) in municipalities in the province. Although these ...
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Holding the Municipal Executive To Account
The accountability of the executive to the council is a cardinal principle of good governance. Information flow is essential to holding it accountable for its ...
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Implications For Local Government of a Single Public Service: Great White Hope Or Disaster in the Making?
The Department of Public Service and administration has published for comment a draft Public Administration Management Bill aimed at creating a single public ...
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Local Government in Zimbabwe at the Crossroads: A Perspective
At independence in 1980, Zimbabwe inherited a racially divided system of local government that was highly centralised. The current legal and administrative ...
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Redefining the Political Structure of District Municipalities.
The DPLG's policy review process was kicked off with "65 questions for public engagements". Among the listed 65 questions, it asked: "What role should district ...
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Rules and Orders: The Building Blocks of Good Governance
How does a municipality make its decision-making procedures clear and legally sound? How does it ensure that every councillor participate meaningfully in ...
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The Demise of Local Democracy?
The recent electricity hikes have affected everyone from government to the private sector, and not least of all, the ordinary man on the street. As organs of ...
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From the Courta: Who Can Suspend the Municipal Manager?
Section 56 of the Municipal Structures Act provides that the Executive Mayor is obliged to perform duties and exercise such powers as the council may delegate ...
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Guidelines For Multilingualism in Local Government.
The Department of Provincial and Local Government recently announced draft Guidelines for Implementing Multilingualism in Local Government. The draft ...
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Land Use Management Bill: A First Step Toward Ending Spatial Fragmentation.
The Department of Land Affairs has tabled the long-awaited Land Use Management Bill, No 27 of 2008 (the Bill). The Bill, scheduled to be passed this year, ...
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