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State of the Municipalities: More Money, More Skills
In his 2006 State of the Nation Address on 3 February , President Thabo Mbeki focused on the troubles and goals of local government. While he noted that three ...
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Volume 8, Issue 1, March 2006.
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Status of local government
The Constitutional Court has affirmed that the new constitutional order confers on local government the status of an autonomous and distinct component of ...
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Volume 1, Issue 1, April 1999
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Stepping aside, But then What? How the ANC's Resolution affects councillors
The African National Congress (ANC) is implementing a resolution, which provides that members who face criminal charges for corruption, must ‘step aside’. It ...
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Volume 16, Issue 2, June 2021
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Stepping Stones and Stumbling Blocks: Changing Municipal Boundaries.
The Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) is entrusted with the often difficult task of demarcating municipal boundaries. Disputes around cross-boundary ...
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Volume 8, Issue 4, September 2006.
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Stimulating Sustainable Development: The National Framework for Local Economic Development in South Africa.
The National Framework for Local Economic Development in South Africa aims to support the development of sustainable local economies through integrated ...
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Volume 9, Issue 1, February/March 2007
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Streamlining the administrative burden in Western Cape Municipalities
The School for Public Leadership at Stellenbosch University in partnership with the Hanns Seidel Foundation conducted a research study on the impact of the ...
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Volume 16, Issue 4, October 2021 [Special Issue on Local Government Finance]
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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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Volume 10, Issue 2, April/ May 2008.
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Subsidiarity in the Constitution.
What is subsidiarity? Subsidiarity is a general principle that says governance should take place as close as possible to the citizens. It translates into the ...
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Volume 10, Issue 1, February/March 2008
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Supply Chain Management and Public-Private Partnership Provisions.
Chapter 11 of the Municipal Finance Management Act came into force on 1 July 2004. This chapter contains provisions that strictly regulate the acquiring of ...
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Volume 6, Issue 4, September 2004.
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Supply Chain Management under the Municipal Finance Management Act
Municipalities and municipal entities will have to read carefully when acquiring goods or services or when disposing of goods when the Municipal Finance ...
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Volume 6, Issue 1, February 2004
