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The Spanish local government system: A model designed for stability
With the advent of the new democratic system in 1978, after 40 years of authoritarian regime, the concern of decision-makers designing local political ...
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Volume 18, Issue 4, November/December 2023
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What you need to know about the Municipal Demarcation Bill of 2020
The Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs invited members of the public to submit written comments on the Local Government: Municipal ...
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Volume 15, Issue 4, November 2020
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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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Local government elections: to delay or not to delay?
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), finds itself in a conundrum. On the one hand, the terms of municipal councils are fixed to a five year term ...
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Volume 16, Issue 3, September 2021
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What happens to interventions after the local government elections?
Too many municipalities are not functioning as they should. The Auditor General has repeatedly reported municipalities’ poor financial management (see ...
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Volume 16, Issue 3, September 2021
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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 ...
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Volume 16, Issue 3, September 2021
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Can public servants stand as candidates in municipal elections?
This article explores the law on councillor candidacy, particularly as it relates to municipal, provincial and national employees. Officials employed by the ...
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Volume 16, Issue 5, November/December 2021
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Court orders City of Cape Town not to remove political banners of the EFF
In the Economic Freedom Fighters v City of Cape Town and Another, the court dealt with a case brought by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) against the City ...
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Volume 16, Issue 5, November/December 2021
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Women’s representation in the upcoming Local Government Elections
After celebrating 20 years of democratic local government, we stand on the cusp of our sixth municipal elections on 1 November 2021. Once again local ...
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Volume 16, Issue 5, November/December 2021
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Local Government in South Africa: Responses to urban-rural challenges
The Dullah Omar Institute (DOI) is one of 18 international partners of the LoGov project titled ‘Local Government and the Changing Urban-Rural Interplay’. The ...
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Volume 17, Issue 1, March 2022