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The Supreme Court reaffirms municipalities' power to cut electricity supply to combat non-payment
The problem of non-payment for municipal services, such as water and electricity, and the termination of those services due to non-payment has once again ...
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Volume 19, Issue 2, June 2024
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The failure to spend the Municipal Infrastructure Grant and the lack of consequence management
The Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG) was introduced in 2004 to address infrastructure backlogs and to improve service delivery in local communities. It is ...
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Volume 19, Issue 2, June 2024
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From the Courts: Powers of Municipalities to Impose Property Rates.
A recent judgment by the Constitutional Court clarifies the powers, duties and status of municipalities and pronounces positively on the powers of ...
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Volume 7, Issue 1, March 2005.
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Collecting Service Debts: Constitutional Court Speaks.
A recent judgment by the Constitutional Court confirms that the electricity and water charges owed to a municipality must be paid before a property can be ...
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Volume 6, Issue 5, November 2004
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Counting the Cents: Municipal Budgets and Mayors Responsibilities Under the MFMA.
A new era has dawned in municipal finances with the enactment of the Municipal Finance Management Act 56 of 2003. The main objective of the MFMA is to ensure ...
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Volume 6, Issue 2, May 2004
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State of the Municipalities: More Money, More Skills
In his 2006 State of the Nation Address on 3 February , President Thabo Mbeki focused on the troubles and goals of local government. While he noted that three ...
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Volume 8, Issue 1, March 2006.
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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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The Property Rates Act: A Tool For Poverty Alleviation.
Property rates are an important source of revenue for municipalities and this is reflected in the preamble to the Property Rates Act of 2004.There is a need to ...
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Volume 7, Issue 4, September 2005
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Municipality's Share of the National Pie: New Grants, More Money in the Fight Against Poverty.
The Division of Revenue Bill 2007, introduced by the Minister of Finance, Trevor Manual, sets out the allocations local government will receive for the ...
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Volume 9, Issue 1, February/March 2007
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The Housing Dilemma: Reviewing Local Governmnt Functions.
An essential part of the current review of government structures is evaluating the success of local government in meetings its constitutional obligations to ...
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Volume 9, Issue 3, June/July 2007