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SCA invalidates by-laws restricting the transfer of immovable property
In Govan Mbeki Local Municipality and Another v Glencore Operations South Africa (Pty) Ltd and Others, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) had to determine the ...
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Volume 17, Issue 3, September 2022
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SCA reinstates the City of Tshwane’s municipal council, for now…
On 27 October 2020, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) ruled in The Premier for the Province of Gauteng and Others v Democratic Alliance and Others that the ...
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Volume 15, Issue 4, November 2020
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SCA tells Eskom to exhaust alternative dispute resolution before cutting electricity
Eskom is struggling to recover monies owed to it by municipalities for the supply of bulk electricity. Municipal debts to Eskom have ballooned to alarming ...
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Volume 16, Issue 2, June 2021
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Section 12 Notices: Preparing Municipal Constitutions.
The establishment of 285 new municipalities is to come into effect on the day the forthcoming elections are held. The six metropolitan municipalities, 47 ...
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Volume 2, Issue 2, June 2000
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Section 62 Appeals: A tender process.
Many people aggrieved by decisions made by municipalities have latched on to the fact that they have a right to appeal in terms of section 62 of the Municipal ...
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Volume 7, Issue 5, November 2005
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Section 139 Intervention
Section 139 of the Constitution authorises the provincial executive to intervene in a municipality when it does not fulfil its executive obligation in terms of ...
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Volume 1, Issue 2, July 1999
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Securing Woman's Participation in Local Government
Local Government is the sphere of government that is regarded as being closest to the people. Municipalities are instrumental in providing basic services to ...
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Volume 6, Issue 2, May 2004
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Separating Party Politics From Governance.
The report by COGTA on the state of South African local government clearly identifies interference by political parties as a cause of the ‘dysfunctionality’ ...
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Volume 12, Issue 1, March 2010.
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Service Delivery Agreements: Who Reads Them?
Who can own up to having read a standard service delivery agreement from start to finish and having understood it all? Very few people, i imagine. In the main, ...
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Volume 7, Issue 2, May 2005
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Service Delivery Agreements: Renegotiations and Amendments.
Contract renegotiations and amendments are a relatively common feature of long-term service delivery agreements and public-private partnerships. The ...
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Volume 7, Issue 3, July 2005
