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The Municipality's Role In Implementing The Gatherings Act.
Community protests have become prevalent in South Africa in recent times, with the incidence of violence in these protests rising (see page 10). The ongoing ...
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Service Delivery Protests: Less Frequent, More Violent.
Community protests have become almost commonplace in South Africa. In 2009 protest activity reached a peak of 17.75 protests every month, on average. This ...
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Municipal Property Rates Amendment Bill Update.
The proposals contained in the Local Government: Municipal Property Rates Amendment Bill (see LGB 13(2), July 2011, pp 13–15) have attracted much attention. ...
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Political Interference In the Spotlight Once Again
The South African Municipal Workers’ Union made allegations of serious financial irregularities and mismanagement of fiduciary duties against the municipal ...
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From the Courts: Respecting electoral rules a ‘must’ for political parties.
Electoral Commission of the Republic of South Africa v Inkatha Freedom Party (CCT 33/11) [2011] ZACC 16 (10 May 2011)
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Bid Amendments: The Disqualification of Unresponsive Bids.
The court in this case confirmed that it was unfair for an organ of state to afford one bidder an opportunity to amend its bid after the close of tenders and ...
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Are We On Track For A Clean Audit in 2014?
On 16 July 2009 the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) launched an ambitious project dubbed ‘Operation Clean Audit 2014’. ...
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Riot Damage: Who Pays?
Protest action has become part of South Africa’s political landscape. The extent to which it is increasingly marked by violence is cause for alarm
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Implementing the Municipal Systems Amendment Act.
The Municipal Systems Amendment Act was signed into law by the President on 5 July 2011 and is set to have a major impact on municipal governance. Regulations ...
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MDB Reviews Municipal Boundaries For 2016 Local Elections.
Following the delimitation in 2009 and 2010 of wards in which successful local elections were held on 18 May 2011, the Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) has ...
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