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Land-grabbing: Municipalities must uphold the Constitution when dealing with unlawful occupiers
Land-grabbing is a term that captures the story of land dispossession in South Africa. The term has its roots in our apartheid history in which the ...
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Volume 17, Issue 4, November 2022
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Reflections on reforming municipal law and policy in harmony with laws on carriage of hazardous materials by road in South Africa
South Africa is an industrial hub in sub-Saharan Africa and its transport industry is a 333 790 billion-rand industry that significantly contributes to taxes ...
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Volume 18, Issue 1, March 2023
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Constitutional Court confirms that municipal by-laws do not need national or provincial approval
The Constitution creates a jurisdictional, functional and institutional space that is reserved only for municipalities. When acting in this space, ...
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Volume 18, Issue 2, June 2023
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Municipal enterprises in the energy sector: A case of Germany
This article explores how municipalities in Germany are dealing with the energy shortage since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine and outlines the legal ...
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Volume 18, Issue 2, June 2023
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From the Courts: The Constitution, By-laws and Billboards- City of Cape Town v Ad Outpost (Pty) 2000 (2) BCLR 130 (C)
City of Cape Town's By-law 1959 of 1966 requires any person, intending to display a sign, to make a written application for prior approval by the municipality. ...
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Volume 2, Issue 2, June 2000
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Who makes the laws? Dividing Legislative Power between Provincial and Local Government
As from the day of the forthcoming local government elections, local government's legislative and executive powers are going to be squarely based on the ...
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Volume 2, Issue 3, September 2000
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Implementing the New Division of Functions and Powers
This is an edited version of a framework document, dated 11 October 2000 and prepared jointly by the Municipal Demarcation Board and the Department of ...
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Volume 2, Issue 4, November 2000
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Division of Powers and Functions between District and Local Municipalities
This is a report from the Municipal Demarcation Board and the Department of Provincial and Local Government on the process of division of functions between ...
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Volume 3, Issue 1, April 2001
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Poor service delivery and the struggle for transformative constitutionalism in Nogqala Village
Before the advent of South Africa’s democracy, the black majority, particularly those situated in rural communities, endured substantial hardship. The ...
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Volume 20, Issue 1, March 2025
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Do municipalities have the exclusive right to administer refuse removal services and to impose relevant fees in their areas?
Time and again, the place and role of local government under the new constitutional dispensation is brought under the microscope. What are municipalities ...
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Volume 19, Issue 1, March 2024
