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A radical reconfiguration of the local government fiscal framework is required, not incremental tinkering
This article explores long-term trends in the South African municipal operating and financial environment which will have significant impacts on the ...
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Volume 16, Issue 4, October 2021 [Special Issue on Local Government Finance]
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African School on Decentralisation: The impact of COVID-19 on decentralisation in Africa
The African School on Decentralisation (ASD) is a collaboration between the South African Research Chair in Multilevel Government, Law and Development located ...
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Volume 15, Issue 3, September 2020
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Between a rock and a dark place: Municipalities battle to keep the lights on in the face of escalating debt
In the space of one week in September, the country’s load shedding status sent any sniff of foreign investors scurrying for cover, and the City of Tshwane ...
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Volume 17, Issue 4, November 2022
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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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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
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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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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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Development charges in South Africa – An introduction to the Municipal Fiscal Powers and Functions Amendment Bill (Part 1)
Picture this scenario: Trollkins Consortium (Pty) Ltd submits a land use application to Nkanyezi Local Municipality, with the proposal to undertake the ...
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Volume 15, Issue 2, June 2020
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Development charges in South Africa – the case of in-kind payments and subsidisation of certain categories of land development (Part 2)
Development charges have now received attention in the Municipal Fiscal Powers and Functions Amendment Bill. The Bill contains a new chapter 3A that regulates ...
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Volume 15, Issue 2, June 2020
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Electricity Restructuring: Short-Circuting Municpalities?
Important recent developments in the electricity distribution industry (EDI) could have a significant impact on municipalities. A recent court challenge raises ...
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Volume 4, Issue 2, June 2002
