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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 Eskom must work together to secure the well-being of South Africans
Courts have on several occasions delivered judgments which held that Eskom must first exhaust the alternative remedies available to it to hold municipalities ...
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Volume 17, Issue 1, March 2022
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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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Municipalities may not charge fees to protestors for security and traffic control services
The right to protest is essential to South Africa’s constitutional order. Protests played an important role in South Africa’s transition from apartheid to the ...
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Volume 17, Issue 3, September 2022
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Name Changing of Towns: Public Participation At the Forefront Once More.
The Supreme Court of Appeal recently examined the processes surrounding the changing of town names and the extent to which they must facilitate public ...
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Volume 9, Issue 3, June/July 2007
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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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Powers Over Liquor Matters: A Case Study of Provincial and Local Powers over Retail Liquor.
The demarcation of local government powers vis-a-vis other spheres of government is fast becoming a critical area of research and intergovernmental dialogue. ...
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Volume 6, Issue 4, September 2004.
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President's Coordinating Council sets Agenda for Local Government
At a special President's Coordinating Council (PCC) workshop on 14 December 2001, the agenda was set for building a strong and development-oriented local ...
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Volume 4, Issue 1, March 2002
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Property Rates Act in Operation.
After some delays, the Municipal Property Rates Act of 2004 was finally brought into operation on 1 July 2005. This comprehensive Act institutes a uniform ...
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Volume 7, Issue 3, July 2005
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Provinces vs Structures Act: Demarcartion Board Walks off with the Spoils.
On 15 October 1999, the Constitutional Court laid down judgments on a range of constitutional challenges to the Structures Act 117 of 1998 that had been ...
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Volume 1, Issue 4 December 1999