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The recent controversy surrounding the municipal manager of the Central Karoo District Municipality raised important questions regarding which sphere of ...

As from the day of the forthcoming local government elections, local government's legislative and executive powers are going to be squarely based on the ...

Local Government is emerging as a strong third sphere of government. Within local government, metropolitan cities are coming out as powerful institutions. ...

Why appeals against tender awards by the municipal manager are unlawful

Separating politics from administration is the cornerstone of the fight against corruption and maladministration in municipalities. When councillors meddle in ...

Why are traditional leaders rejecting the implementation of SPLUMA?

This article is the first instalment in a series of articles that unpack the five main reasons behind the rejection of the Spatial Planning and Land Use ...

Why coalition agreements should be public

In the previous articles of the coalition series in the Local Government Bulletin, it was argued that the proportional representation (PR) electoral system of ...

Rates boycotts, alongside other forms of community protest, were historically linked to the grassroots struggles of communities against the apartheid ...

Section 156(1) of the Constitution is the basis for the status of local government in the Constitution. It provides that municipalities have authority over the ...

While some progress has been made towards facilitating women’s involvement in government structures and programme implementation, there is still a long way to ...

Gender equity is a key objective of government policy, as seen in national government’s target of 50:50 gender representation in senior management by March ...