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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
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From SALGA: immigration Bill: Another Unfunded Mandate?
This is an abbreviated version of SALGA's submission to the joint session of Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs and the Select Committee on ...
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Volume 4, Issue 2, June 2002
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From SALGA: Bringing the NLTTA in Line with the New Local Government Dispensation.
The Portfolio Committee on Transport convened a public hearing on the implementation of the National Land Transport Transition Act (NLTTA) at Parliament on 4 ...
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Volume 4, Issue 3, September 2002
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From SALGA: Report on the Local Government Laws Amendment Bill
The Portfolio Committee on Provincial and Local Government passed this Bill on 22 October 2002 and the National Assembly passed two days later. The Bill at the ...
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Volume 4, Issue 4, November 2002
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The 'Big Four' Functions: Finality on SIght
On 3 June 2003, Minister Sydney Mufamadi published a notice for all nine provinces which revokes authorisation in terms of section 84 (3) of the Municipal ...
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Volume 5, Issue 1, February 2003
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Local Government is in Good Health.
The core principles, values and features of the new local government system are sound. This is the conclusion of the national Portfolio Committee on Local ...
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Volume 5, Issue 3, July 2003
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Co-Operative Government at Work.
Earlier this year, the City of Cape Town entered into an innovative public -public partnership with the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry. This is a ...
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Volume 5, Issue 4, September 2003.
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Guarding against Unfunded Mandates: The Systems Amendment Bill.
Municipalities will receive greater protection against unfunded mandates in terms of the Municipal Systems Amendment Bill approved in September this year by ...
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Volume 5, Issue 4, September 2003.
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Section 78 of the Systems Act and Municipal Policing.
The Supreme Court of Appeal has delivered a significant judgment in which it was required to interpret the provisions of section 78 of the Local Government: ...
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Volume 5, Issue 5, November 2003
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Socio Economic Rights and Basic Municipal Services.
The socio-economic rights in the Bill of Rights bind all organs of state, including municipalities. These rights may also impose positive obligation. Through ...
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Volume 5, Issue 5, November 2003
