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Amendment of the Local Government Municipal Structures Act: Is local government finally structured for success?
On 21 February 2019 the then Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Dr Zweli Mkhize, delivered his address on the Municipal Structures ...
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Volume 14, Issue 1, September 2019
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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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Provincial governments are not intervening when they are supposed to: The Case study of Emalahleni Local Municipality
The latest municipal audit results (2017-18) released by the Auditor-General (AG), Kimi Makwetu, found amongst others that a third of municipalities are not in ...
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Volume 14, Issue 1, September 2019
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The Local Government Bulletin: Back to the Future
The Dullah Omar Institute is very proud to re-introduce the Local Government Bulletin, our regular newsletter with articles, updates and opinion pieces on ...
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Volume 14, Issue 1, September 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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Courts forcing provinces to intervene in dysfunctional municipalities: case study of Makana Local Municipality
When a municipal council delays or fails to implement a financial recovery plan imposed by the province, can the provincial executive dissolve the council? ...
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Volume 15, Issue 1, March 2020
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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 COVID-19: What the national disaster management directions mean for municipal governance
This article summarises and discusses the COVID-19 Disaster Response Directions targeting provinces, municipalities and traditional leaders. They were adopted ...
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Volume 15, Issue 1, March 2020
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The Lockdown Regulations Are Not A Ban On All Informal Food Traders
South Africa has gone into lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19. One of the very many concerns surrounding the impact of the lockdown relates to access to ...
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Volume 15, Issue 1, March 2020
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Amending Municipal Governance Laws: New Rules, New Directions? A focus on the Municipal Structures Amendment Bill
After the 2019 national and provincial government elections, Parliament revived deliberations on the Municipal Structures Amendment Bill. The Bill seeks to ...
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Volume 15, Issue 4, November 2020