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From the Courts: Outdated Ordinances- A constitutional Headache
This case highlights the need for provincial governments to carefully re-evaluate all ordinances predating the constitutional dispensation because in all ...
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Volume 7, Issue 4, September 2005
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From the Courts: Respecting electoral rules a ‘must’ for political parties.
Electoral Commission of the Republic of South Africa v Inkatha Freedom Party (CCT 33/11) [2011] ZACC 16 (10 May 2011)
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Volume 13, Issue 3, September 2011.
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From the Provinces: Managing the Integration of Municipalities in the Free State.
The final phase of the transition at local government level is due to commence during 2000. Preparation for the final phase has commenced with the ...
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Volume 2, Issue 1, March 2000
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Getting the Numbers Right: Wards and Councillors
The Municipal Structures Act 117 of 1998, in accordance with section 157 (4) of the Constitution, instructs the Municipal Demarcation Board to delimit all ...
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Volume 2, Issue 1, March 2000
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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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Volume 6, Issue 1, February 2004
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Jaap de Visser - Demarcating Municipalities - the Aim: Viability, the Problem: Time
The Municipal Demarcation Board has been established and is working. It has very little time to fulfill the formidable task of demarcating municipalities. ...
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Volume 1, Issue 1, April 1999
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Local Elections 2011: The Lay Of The BattleGround.
The local elections on 18 May 2011 will be among the most important and interesting elections in South Africa since 1994, as the ANC and the DA join battle for ...
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Volume 13, Issue 1, April 2011.
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Local Government Capacity 2004: Municipal Demarcation Board's National Report.
The Municipal Demarcation Board has released its 2004/2005 local government capacity assessment report. It showed a steady increase in both the range and level ...
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Volume 7, Issue 2, May 2005
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Local government elections
Recent amendments to the Constitution, read with certain provisions of the Municipal Structures Act, have the effect that the elections for local government, ...
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Volume 1, Issue 1, April 1999
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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