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The Winds of Change: Local Government Gaining Momentum
Decentralisation and Local Government are fast becoming buzz words of African governments busy reconfiguring their state structure. This has not always been ...
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Volume 9, Issue 1, February/March 2007
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Municipality's Share of the National Pie: New Grants, More Money in the Fight Against Poverty.
The Division of Revenue Bill 2007, introduced by the Minister of Finance, Trevor Manual, sets out the allocations local government will receive for the ...
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Return to Sender: Municipalities and the Postal Services Act
The Postal Services Act of 1998 stipulates that delivery of all "letters, postcards, printed matter, small parcels..." is a reserved service which may only be ...
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Stimulating Sustainable Development: The National Framework for Local Economic Development in South Africa.
The National Framework for Local Economic Development in South Africa aims to support the development of sustainable local economies through integrated ...
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Are District Municipalities Still Relevant?
A lot of talk and discussion documents have been making the rounds in the past two or three years about the imminent restructuring of the state machinery and ...
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Volume 9, Issue 2, April/May 2007
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From the Courts: Town planning schemes: Who has the Jurisdiction?
This judgment considered the constitutional dimension of town planning schemes and zoning. Which sphere of government has jurisdiction to determine land use ...
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Volume 9, Issue 2, April/May 2007
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Global City Regions: International Perspectives
Gauteng is claimed to be a "global city region". What does this mean? The City region refers to an area comprised of more than city or urban node- a ...
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Local Government and Decentralisation in Cameroon.
As far back as 1986, the President of Cameroon acknowledged the need to introduce decentralisation in order to make the people aware of their responsibilities ...
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Mainstreaming HIV and AIDS: Misconceptions, Practical Experiences and Lesson Learnt.
The recently launched DPLG Framework for an integrated Local Government Response to HIV and AIDS comments that local government has an "enormous responsibility ...
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Service Delivery and Budget Implementation Plan.
Over the past few years, municipalities have become acquainted with the three key instruments for strategic management. First, the integrated development plan ...
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Volume 9, Issue 2, April/May 2007