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Local government response to the economic impact of COVID-19
The full impact of the nationwide lockdown under COVID-19 restrictions to the South African economy is yet to be fully understood. However, Statistics South ...
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Volume 15, Issue 3, September 2020
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From the Courts: Prosecution by a Local Authority- Central Transitional Metropolitan Council v Winchester 1997 (3) BCLR 312 (N)
Durban Central Transitional Metropolitan Council (DCTMC) prosecuted Mr Winchester for failing to obtain licenses for his dogs. The DCTMC had acquired this ...
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Volume 1, Issue 4 December 1999
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Withholding Rates: A New Culture of Non-Payment.
Rates boycotts, alongside other forms of community protest, were historically linked to the grassroots struggles of communities against the apartheid ...
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Volume 11, Issue 2, April/May 2009
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Coping With Crunch Time: What the Recession Means For Local Government.
Municipalities have already passed their budgets for the 2009/10 municipal financial year, and are beginnin g to finalise financial statements for 2008/09. ...
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Volume 11, Issue 3, August 2009
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The Municipal Imperative.
Much, if not most, of our country’s problems – particularly poverty and unemployment – stem from our under-resourced and underperforming local government ...
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Volume 11, Issue 4, October 2009.
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From the Courts: Setting Tarrifs, The Duty to Consult.
The introduction of new rates tariffs by a municipality is rarely ever greeted without public debate – or, in some instances, even conflict. In this case, the ...
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Volume 12, Issue 1, March 2010.
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Municipal Rates Policies and the Urban Poor.
In urban areas, the poor continue to struggle to access well-located land. Secondary residential property markets are also constrained from functioning ...
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Volume 12, Issue 1, March 2010.
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Property Rates Latest Development.
Property rates, as a form of tax imposed on the market value of land and buildings, are the key source of revenue for municipalities. The framework for the ...
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Volume 12, Issue 2, June 2010
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The Budget Vote for Local Government.
On 22 April 2010, the Minister for CooperativeGovernance and Traditional Affairs, Sicelo Shiceka, presented Parliament with his department’s budget vote for ...
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Volume 12, Issue 2, June 2010
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Conflict of Interest in Property Valuation: Keeping It Above Board.
How do conflicts of interest affect the implementation of the Municipal Property Rates Act (MPRA) and what can municipalities do to lessen their impact?
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Volume 12, Issue 4, December 2010
