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From the Courts:
Does a Town Clerk have the Authority to Institute Legal Proceedings on Behalf of the Municipality?
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Volume 1, Issue 2, July 1999
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Evictions: Municipalities and the Constitution: The Right to Housing.
Two court cases dealing with evictions: Case One: Vanessa Ross v South Peninsula Municipality (1999) JOL 5298 (C). Case Two: Grootboom and Others v Oostenberg ...
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Volume 1, Issue 4 December 1999
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Facing the Language Challenge
The entrenchment of multi-lingualism in section 6 of the 1996 Constitution confronts the South African government with the obligation to design and put into ...
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Volume 1, Issue 4 December 1999
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The Duty To Have Meaningful Engagement Before An Eviction.
On 19 February 2008 the Constitutional Court (CC) considered an appeal by more than 400 occupiers of two buildings in the inner city of Johannesburg against a ...
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Volume 10, Issue 1, February/March 2008
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New Electricity Regulations: Shocking Municipalities Into Action?
Municipalities will play a key role in the government's response to the electricity crisis. In the wake of the recent peak in the ongoing electricity ...
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Volume 10, Issue 1, February/March 2008
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Reflections on Local Government: Creating a More Viable and Relevant Vision for Local Government.
This is article was prepared by Davids Schmidt for the Good Governance Learning Network (GGLN) to stimulate debate and discussion in the GGLN as part of their ...
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Volume 10, Issue 1, February/March 2008
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The Strangulation of Local Government: Stifling Innovation, Experimentation and Local Responsiveness
In the past decade, local government has experienced a mass of legislation regulating its functioning. The question is whether the sheer volume, style, nature ...
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Volume 10, Issue 1, February/March 2008
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Subsidiarity in the Constitution.
What is subsidiarity? Subsidiarity is a general principle that says governance should take place as close as possible to the citizens. It translates into the ...
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Volume 10, Issue 1, February/March 2008
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The New Municipal Property Rates Regulations: Mere regulation or Irrational Ratios?
On 19 December 2007 the Minister of Provincial and Local Government published for public comment draft regulations on property rates. The draft regulations set ...
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Volume 10, Issue 1, February/March 2008
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The Demise of Local Democracy?
The recent electricity hikes have affected everyone from government to the private sector, and not least of all, the ordinary man on the street. As organs of ...
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Volume 10, Issue 3, July/August 2008.