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Constitutional Court stops a Municipality from abusing judicial self-review

The self-review of procurement decisions by governmental institutions, such as municipalities, has again come under the spotlight in a recent Constitutional ...

A review of the Public Procurement Act of 2024: Ministerial regulatory powers

This article, part of a series covering the Public Procurement Act, discusses the delegation of law-making powers to the responsible Minister.

Is national government’s approach to local government roadworthy? Vehicle testing sites and unfunded mandates

The law contains many provisions that charge municipalities with responsibilities that are not part of local government’s constitutional mandate. They are ...

Suppose a new municipal manager comes across a procurement contract that was awarded irregularly more than three months ago. Can he or she approach a court to ...

The public has long put pressure on the government to curb the resource wastage at the local level. In a bid to contain this problem, on 7 June 2019, the ...

The financial impact of COVID-19 on district and local municipalities: A Western Cape perspective

On 29 March 2021, the Dullah Omar Institute convened a webinar on the financial impact of Covid-19 on district and local municipalities. The webinar was ...

Recovering fruitless and wasteful expenditure: Nelson Mandela Bay v Lindele Antonio Petuna

Year after year, the Auditor General exposes how too many municipalities incur significant amounts of fruitless and wasteful expenditure. The Municipal Finance ...

Why appeals against tender awards by the municipal manager are unlawful

Separating politics from administration is the cornerstone of the fight against corruption and maladministration in municipalities. When councillors meddle in ...

How adequate is the Local Government Equitable Share grant in the face of escalating costs of municipal service delivery?

This article explores the adequacy of the Local Government Equitable Share intergovernmental grant received annually by municipalities, in the main to fund the ...

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on local municipalities in the Western Cape

The School for Public Leadership at Stellenbosch University in partnership with the Hanns Seidel Foundation conducted a research study on the impact of the ...