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In 1999 (1) LGL, Bulletin 6, the impact of the recent case of Fedsure Life Assurance Ltd v Greater Johannesburg Transitional Metropolitan Council1999 (1) SA ...

AARTO Acts: High Court says national government must respect the autonomy of provinces and municipalities

The national government has a shared responsibility with provinces and municipalities to ‘secure the wellbeing of the people’. It may achieve this objective ...

The African School on Decentralisation (ASD) is a collaboration between the South African Research Chair in Multilevel Government, Law and Development located ...

After six years of waiting: The Climate Change Act 22 of 2024

On 18 July 2024, President Ramaphosa signed the then Climate Change Bill into law. The new Climate Change Act 22 of 2024 marks a significant milestone in South ...

When the new Premier of the Western Cape took office in January 2002, he vowed to devolve as many provincial functions as possible onto local authorities which ...

Building capacity at the municipal level to develop the local economic development potential of marine resources

Coastal and marine management is a potential area of focus for municipalities in their local economic development initiatives. However, the local government ...

Generally, a municipality may only levy taxes (other than property rates) in terms of empowering legislation. The Municipal Fiscal Powers and Functions Act ...

Can traditional leaders exercise their land allocation authority to block developments in their areas of jurisdiction?

In a series of judgments, the courts have made it clear that the unlawful practice of allocating municipal land by some unscrupulous traditional leaders needs ...

City of Cape Town wants to run the metro railway service

A simple google search of South Africa’s railway leads one to pictures and videos of dilapidated railway networks, in sharp contrast of what one would imagine ...

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 ...