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The makings of a metro: Msunduzi, Mangaung and Buffalo City Municipalities join the ranks
The Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) recently confirmed that Msunduzi, Mangaung and Buffalo City municipalities are to become category A (metropolitan) ...
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Volume 10, Issue 4, October 2008
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The Municipal Council
The Municipal Council receives ample attention in the Municipal Structures Act. The Act contains provisions on issues such as the election and removal from ...
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Volume 1, Issue 2, July 1999
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The Role of the IEC in the upcoming Local Government Elections
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is an institution established in terms of Chapter 9 of the Constitution and mandated to manage elections at all ...
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Volume 2, Issue 1, March 2000
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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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Toward Transformation
On 26 July 2000, Minister Mufamadi established a Special Task Team for the Establishment of Municipalities (STT) to assist provinces in dealing with problem ...
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Volume 2, Issue 4, November 2000
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Update from the Municipal Demarcation Board
The Board will continue to consider boundary changes but for purposes of the elections the Board is only considering submissions which should clearly be made ...
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Volume 2, Issue 3, September 2000
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Ward Delimitations for the 2005/2006 Local Elections
South Africa is gearing up for the next local elections, which are to be held between December 2005 and March 2006. It is expected that the election date will ...
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Volume 6, Issue 3, July 2004
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What does your Municipality's Name Mean?
This note discusses the meaning behind a municipalities name.
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Volume 5, Issue 2, May 2003
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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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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