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From the Courts: The Right to Housing
Grootboom v OOstenberg Municipality
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Volume 3, Issue 1, April 2001
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From the Courts: Failure to advertise a Subdivision.
Richardson v South Peninsula Municipality
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Volume 3, Issue 2, June 2001
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Poor service delivery and the struggle for transformative constitutionalism in Nogqala Village
Before the advent of South Africa’s democracy, the black majority, particularly those situated in rural communities, endured substantial hardship. The ...
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Volume 20, Issue 1, March 2025
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Developing cost-sharing models for provision of improved water in local communities
Water in South Africa is a basic human right. The Free Basic Water Policy states that every South African household is entitled to receive 6000 litres of free ...
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From SALGA: Participation in the NCOP.
The intergovernmental Relations Working Group of SALGA has been considering a number of Bills with a view to make recommendations to the organisation on the ...
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Volume 1, Issue 4 December 1999
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The Challenges of Funding Municipal Infrastructure.
The Key Financial policy objectives for sustainable local government are derived from constitutional obligations. These obligations require municipal ...
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Volume 10, Issue 1, February/March 2008
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From the Courts: The Right To Water: A Matter of Dignity.
According to the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, "Water is life, sanitation is dignity" Water, as a human right, is essential to sustain life, ...
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Volume 10, Issue 2, April/ May 2008.
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New Leaders, Persistant Challenges
The outcome of the elections of 22 April is critical for local government. The success of ‘developmental local government’ depends to a large extent on the ...
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Volume 11, Issue 2, April/May 2009
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From the Courts: Evaluating the Right to Electricity.
The Constitutional Court has ruled that the disconnection of electricity supply to a block of flats by the Johannesburg municipality without prior notice was ...
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Volume 11, Issue 5, November/December 2009
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Service Delivery by External Providers.
The delivery of municipal services by external providers is strictly regulated. Not only do the general constitutional requirements for procurement apply, but ...
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Volume 12, Issue 1, March 2010.
