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Calming the "Cape storm" Intergovernmental Relations in Action.
The highly politicised dispute in the City if Cape Town about a proposed change in the system of governance from an executive mayoral system to an executive ...
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Volume 8, Issue 5, November 2006.
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Can a municipality levy taxes retrospectively
Generally, a municipality may only levy taxes (other than property rates) in terms of empowering legislation. The Municipal Fiscal Powers and Functions Act ...
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Volume 10, Issue 4, October 2008
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Can a provincial government under national intervention intervene in a municipality?
The Constitution confers on the national government supervisory powers over the provincial (and local) governments. It also affords the provincial government ...
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Volume 14, Issue 2, December 2019
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Can councillors be legally prohibited from engaging residents and/or advisors before an item is tabled in a Committee or Council?
Matters affecting municipalities have become more and more important to residents. Given the constitutional objective to encourage the involvement of ...
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Volume 15, Issue 1, March 2020
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Can public servants stand as candidates in municipal elections?
This article explores the law on councillor candidacy, particularly as it relates to municipal, provincial and national employees. Officials employed by the ...
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Volume 16, Issue 5, November/December 2021
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Can Zimbabwe walk the talk of devolution?
The vertical organisation of the state remains a thorn in a flesh in post-colonial sub-Saharan Africa. Various forms of multilevel systems of government have ...
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Volume 14, Issue 1, September 2019
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Challenges for the New Councils
The election on 5 December 2000 was the formal beginning of the new local government dispensation, Local government was established as the primary site for ...
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Volume 8, Issue 1, March 2006.
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Check out our new Local Government Bulletin website
The Dullah Omar Institute is excited to announce the launch of a new website for the Local Government Bulletin. The Bulletin is produced by the Institute’s ...
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Volume 16, Issue 1, March 2021
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Choosing a Service Provider: Section 78 of the Systems Act
Municipalities are under heavy pressure to extend and improve the delivery of municipal services. A wide range of policies, legislation, institutions and ...
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Volume 3, Issue 4, December 2001
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Citizen's Access to Information: The Information Manual
The Bill of Rights provides that any person has the right of access to any information held by the state. This includes information held by a municipality. The ...
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Volume 5, Issue 1, February 2003