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From the Courts: When are evictions just and equitable?
Before an eviction order can be granted a court needs to determine whether it is just and equitable to do so in terms of section 26 of the Constitution by ...
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Volume 5, Issue 4, September 2003.
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How gender sensitive is your municipality?
Local government is now expected to play a proactive role in the social, economic, and material development of local communities. This means it is an sphere of ...
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Volume 5, Issue 4, September 2003.
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Municipal Services- Public-Private Partneships.
Public-private partneships (PPP's) are another form of an external service delivery mechanism that municipalities may consider using. Government currently ...
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Volume 5, Issue 4, September 2003.
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From the Courts: Suitable Alternative Land Before Evictions.
Section 6(3) (c) of the Prevention of illegal Eviction from and Unlawful Occupation of Land Act 19 of 1998 provides that when a court decides whether an ...
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Volume 5, Issue 5, November 2003
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Socio Economic Rights and Basic Municipal Services.
The socio-economic rights in the Bill of Rights bind all organs of state, including municipalities. These rights may also impose positive obligation. Through ...
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Volume 5, Issue 5, November 2003
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Strategic Framework for Water Services: Water is Life, Sanitation is Dignity.
Eight years after the White Paper on Water Supply and Sanitation was published, the National Cabinet approved the strategic framework for Water Services on 17 ...
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Volume 5, Issue 5, November 2003
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The Nelspruit Water Concession.
In 1999, the Nelspruit Transitional Local Authority contracted the British-based multinational BiWater to provide its water services for the next 30 years. ...
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Volume 5, Issue 5, November 2003
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From the Courts: Is There a Right to View?
Though there is no common law right to a view, the case of Paolo v Jeeva N.O and Others 2004 (1) SA 396 SCA has led to the perception among the public that ...
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Volume 6, Issue 2, May 2004
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From the Courts: Sewerage Charges Based on Property Value and Usage
At the end of 2005, the Supreme Court of Appeal made a ruling on the question of whether sewerage charges should be based on the value of the property or on ...
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Volume 8, Issue 1, March 2006.
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Local Government: A Key Player in the Build-Up to 2010.
With the FIFA World Cup in Germany now over, four billion eyes will turn to South Africa and its cities to judge their readiness to host the prestigious event ...
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Volume 8, Issue 3, July 2006