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Amending Municipal Governance Laws: New Rules, New Directions? A focus on the Municipal Systems Amendment Bill
On 29 October 2019, Parliament revived deliberations on the Municipal Systems Amendment Bill (Bill). The Bill had been undergoing stakeholder engagement before ...
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Volume 16, Issue 1, March 2021
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An analysis of the competency levels for ward committee members
Ward committees are governance structures consisting of elected representatives from communities, serving as links between ward councillors, municipalities and ...
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Volume 16, Issue 1, March 2021
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Coalition governments: Guidelines for coalition agreements
At the time of writing the first article on coalitions (published in the Bulletin in September 2020), the local government (LG) elections were a year away. In ...
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Volume 16, Issue 1, March 2021
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Court stops reckless electricity outsourcing contract
Can a municipality under a section 139(5) intervention avoid or by-pass an Administrator, or adopt decisions, such as entering into contracts, that undermine a ...
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Volume 16, Issue 2, June 2021
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Stepping aside, But then What? How the ANC's Resolution affects councillors
The African National Congress (ANC) is implementing a resolution, which provides that members who face criminal charges for corruption, must ‘step aside’. It ...
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Volume 16, Issue 2, June 2021
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The ‘download’ on personal information: The Protection of Personal Information Act and Municipalities
In an age of information warfare, identity theft and the mismanagement and commercialisation of personal information in the digital world, the right to privacy ...
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Volume 16, Issue 2, June 2021
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Why appeals against tender awards by the municipal manager are unlawful
Separating politics from administration is the cornerstone of the fight against corruption and maladministration in municipalities. When councillors meddle in ...
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Volume 16, Issue 2, June 2021
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Why coalition agreements should be public
In the previous articles of the coalition series in the Local Government Bulletin, it was argued that the proportional representation (PR) electoral system of ...
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Volume 16, Issue 3, September 2021
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The viability of e-techniques towards service delivery in municipalities
The demands posed by the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and Covid-19 pandemic necessitated the introduction of e-services by municipalities globally. Just ...
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Volume 16, Issue 5, November/December 2021
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Virtual budget adoption by eThekwini Municipal Council challenged in Court
The rapid spread of the Covid-19 virus is wreaking havoc on human lives and government processes. Like any other government institutions, municipal councils ...
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Volume 16, Issue 5, November/December 2021