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Gauteng High Court deals decisively with councillor-walk-outs
Perhaps the most important aspect of the job of a councillor is to attend council and committee meetings. Item 3 of the Code of Conduct for Councillors ...
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Volume 15, Issue 2, June 2020
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Strengthening Accountability and Political Oversight.
The Gauteng province took a policy decision in 2007 to promote municipal public accounts committees (MPACs) in municipalities in the province. Although these ...
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Volume 10, Issue 2, April/ May 2008.
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Holding the Municipal Executive To Account
The accountability of the executive to the council is a cardinal principle of good governance. Information flow is essential to holding it accountable for its ...
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Volume 10, Issue 2, April/ May 2008.
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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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New Leaders, Persistant Challenges
The outcome of the elections of 22 April is critical for local government. The success of ‘developmental local government’ depends to a large extent on the ...
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Volume 11, Issue 2, April/May 2009
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Vision 2011 and 2014 of the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.
At the Local Government Bulletin’s tenth anniversary conference, Mr Elroy Africa, the acting director-general of the Department of Cooperative Governance and ...
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Volume 11, Issue 3, August 2009
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Court Rejects the Traditional Method of Intervention in Municipalities.
As the local government turnaround strategy gains momentum (see page 7 and the editorial) and energy is focused on assessing the state of local government, the ...
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Volume 12, Issue 1, March 2010.
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Public Hearing on Service Delivery
In response to widespread and ongoing service delivery protests across South Africa, Parliament has established a special committee to investigate and gather ...
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Volume 12, Issue 1, March 2010.
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Consequences of Failing to Adopt a Budget by 30 June.
Political disagreements in a municipal council sometimes lead to stalemates on important matters such as the adoption of a municipal budget. Failure to adopt a ...
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Volume 12, Issue 4, December 2010
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Implications of Non-Compliance With Treasuries Competency Requirements.
In 2007, in response to the capacity constraints bedevilling local government, the National Treasury issued regulations setting out minimum competency ...
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Volume 13, Issue 4, November 2011.
