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Municipal Structures Act: Division of Powers and functions: Who does What in the District?
Section 83 of the Municipal Structures Act stipulates that a municipality has those functions and powers assigned to it in terms of sections 156 and 229 of the ...
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Volume 1, Issue 3, September 1999
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Municipalities and COVID-19: A summary and perspective on the national disaster management directions
The coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19, is wreaking havoc across the world and South Africa is no exception. On 15 March, President Cyril ...
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Volume 15, Issue 1, March 2020
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Municipalities and Eskom must work together to secure the well-being of South Africans
Courts have on several occasions delivered judgments which held that Eskom must first exhaust the alternative remedies available to it to hold municipalities ...
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Volume 17, Issue 1, March 2022
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Municipalities are not off the hook for food security
Food security is typically and administratively considered the exclusive concerns of national and provincial government, but a plausible case can be made that ...
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Volume 14, Issue 1, September 2019
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Municipalities beware – the counter-spoliation bar just got higher
Headline: Perhaps it is a bit controversial to bring the Bible into local government matters, however, this particular wisdom from the Bible is suited for this ...
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Volume 19, Issue 3, September 2024
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Municipalities may not charge fees to protestors for security and traffic control services
The right to protest is essential to South Africa’s constitutional order. Protests played an important role in South Africa’s transition from apartheid to the ...
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Volume 17, Issue 3, September 2022
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Name Changing of Towns: Public Participation At the Forefront Once More.
The Supreme Court of Appeal recently examined the processes surrounding the changing of town names and the extent to which they must facilitate public ...
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Volume 9, Issue 3, June/July 2007
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Navigating the grey areas: Reflections on the Western Cape powers and functions review process
The powers and functions shared between provincial and local government have traditionally been a source of great confusion and concern for municipalities. ...
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Volume 10, Issue 4, October 2008
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Powers Over Liquor Matters: A Case Study of Provincial and Local Powers over Retail Liquor.
The demarcation of local government powers vis-a-vis other spheres of government is fast becoming a critical area of research and intergovernmental dialogue. ...
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Volume 6, Issue 4, September 2004.
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President's Coordinating Council sets Agenda for Local Government
At a special President's Coordinating Council (PCC) workshop on 14 December 2001, the agenda was set for building a strong and development-oriented local ...
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Volume 4, Issue 1, March 2002