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From SALGA: Report on the Local Government Laws Amendment Bill
The Portfolio Committee on Provincial and Local Government passed this Bill on 22 October 2002 and the National Assembly passed two days later. The Bill at the ...
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From the Courts: Legality of Land Rates imposed as Flat Rates by Municipalities before December Elections.
Gerber and others v MEC of the Gauteng Province and Eastern Gauteng Services Council (case no, 303/2001)
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Intergovernmental Relations in the North West.
The North West Provincial Intergovernmental Forum was officially launched in July 1997.
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The Delegation System: Who Does What?
All municipalities must develop a system of delegation in terms of the Municipal Systems Act. A delegation is when a person or structure delegates functions ...
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Attacking Poverty Through a Municipal Policy on Indigence.
Municipalities are constitutionally obligated to address poverty in their communities through the promotion of social and economic development and the ...
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Volume 5, Issue 1, February 2003
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Citizen's Access to Information: The Information Manual
The Bill of Rights provides that any person has the right of access to any information held by the state. This includes information held by a municipality. The ...
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From SALGA: Taking the Bull by its Horns
Key local government leaders from across the country gathered at SALGA's National General Council in November 2002 to consider critical issues currently facing ...
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From the Courts: Licence to Trade: Who decides?
Six informal beach traders made an urgent review application to the Cape High Court in December 2002 against the City of Cape Town after their applications for ...
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Getting Municipalities Out of the Red
More than a thousands delegates comprising municipal political office bearers and officials, local government MEC's provincial local government heads of ...
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Mayoral Committees: The Mayor Appoints
The mayoral committee is appointed at the discretion of the executive mayor. It therefore need not include other parties on a proportional basis.
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