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Woman's Role in India's Village Councils
India was one of the first countries to introduce a mandatory quota system to enhance woman's representation in government. What is unique about the Indian ...
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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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Responsibilites of Municipal Managers: The Municipal Finance Management Act
The Municipal Finance Management Act is a very prescriptive piece of legislation and should not be read piecemeal, but worked through as a whole. Many chapters ...
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Gender and the Budget.
While budgets have been instrumental in transmitting and reproducing gender biases, they also offer the possibility for transforming existing gender ...
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From the Courts: Is There a Right to View?
Though there is no common law right to a view, the case of Paolo v Jeeva N.O and Others 2004 (1) SA 396 SCA has led to the perception among the public that ...
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Counting the Cents: Municipal Budgets and Mayors Responsibilities Under the MFMA.
A new era has dawned in municipal finances with the enactment of the Municipal Finance Management Act 56 of 2003. The main objective of the MFMA is to ensure ...
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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
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Who Appoints the Municipal Manager?
In terms of section 82 of the Municipal Structures Act, not only a municipal council can appoint a municipal manager. Furthermore, section 30 (5) of the ...
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Guidelines For Ward Committees: Strengthening Participatory Governance
Following a national conference on ward committees in June 2003, the Department of Provincial and Local Government published its long awaited Draft Guidelinies ...
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A New Role For Provincial Treasuries
The Municipal Finance Management Act gives provincial treasuries an important role in supervising municipalities. Whereas the provincial Departments of Local ...
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