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Local Government Elections: Electoral Rule and Regulations
Municipal elections will be held on 18 May 2011. Here is a brief outline of the most critical rules that govern these elections.
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Volume 13, Issue 1, April 2011.
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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
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MDB Reviews Municipal Boundaries For 2016 Local Elections.
Following the delimitation in 2009 and 2010 of wards in which successful local elections were held on 18 May 2011, the Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) has ...
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Volume 13, Issue 4, November 2011.
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Michael Sutcliffe - Municipal Demarcation Board
Over the past two months the Municipal Demarcation Board has focused on the following: Developing a framework within which the demarcation process would occur ...
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Volume 1, Issue 1, April 1999
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Municipal Demarcation Board Circular
To: the Minister for Provincial and Local Government, Government Departments, MEC's responsible for Local Government, SALGA and Affiliates, all municipalities, ...
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Volume 1, Issue 4 December 1999
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Municipal Elections: Where PR and Ward Representation Meet.
The new electoral system for local government represents a novel and intricate combination of party representation and ward representation. The system is ...
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Volume 2, Issue 2, June 2000
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Municipal Structures Act: Division of Powers and functions: Who does What in the District?
Section 83 of the Municipal Structures Act stipulates that a municipality has those functions and powers assigned to it in terms of sections 156 and 229 of the ...
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Volume 1, Issue 3, September 1999
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Municipal Structures Act: The Birth of a New Generation of Municipalities.
The second pillar of new local government has been erected: on 18 December 1998 the President signed signed the Municipal Structures Act 117 of 1998 into law. ...
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Volume 1, Issue 1, April 1999
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One step forward, two steps back: 2021 local government elections resulted in lower women’s representation than the last few elections
In our previous article on women’s representation in local government, we reported that the numbers of women elected into office for proportional ...
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Volume 17, Issue 2, June 2022
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Party Manifestos For The Third Local Government Elections 18 May 2011.
With the local government elections set for 18 May, political parties are preparing their party policies and manifestos in a bid to woo voters. A survey of the ...
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Volume 13, Issue 1, April 2011.