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Executive Commitees: Proportional or Fair Representation?
The recent debate over plans to change the type of government in the City of Cape Town raised some interesting questions about the composition of executive ...
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Volume 8, Issue 5, November 2006.
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A secret ballot?
The Municipal Structures Act provides that the election of office-bearers must take place in a secret ballot. However, it does not stipulate what the ...
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Volume 9, Issue 1, February/March 2007
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Community Participation: The Cornerstone of Local Participatory Democracy.
Community participation is key to the functioning of local government. One of the constitutional objects of local government is to encourage the involvement of ...
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Volume 9, Issue 1, February/March 2007
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Immunity for Councillors: Testimony Outside Council.
Councillor's immunity from civil liability for anything they say in council is an important cornerstone of constitutional democracy and protects councillors ...
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Volume 9, Issue 1, February/March 2007
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Legal Briefs:
When Does A Councillor Vacate Office Mid-Term?
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Volume 9, Issue 3, June/July 2007
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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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Crisis or Communication Breakdown? Are Our Councillors Listening?
Not that long ago, a democracy promotion organisation arranged a course ti help local councillors improve their capacity to represent voters. The skills it ...
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Volume 9, Issue 4,September/ October 2007.
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Has Floor-Crossing Seen its End?
The floor-crossing window period has come to and gone, affecting the composition of 128 municipalities. Although 280 politicians tried to cross, only 250 ...
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Volume 9, Issue 4,September/ October 2007.
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Legal Briefs.
Does the municipal council have a say in the appointments of administrative staff by the municipal manager?
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Volume 9, Issue 4,September/ October 2007.
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Local AIDS Councils and the Civic Role of Local Government.
There is widespread consensus that the severity of the HIV and AIDS epidemic cannot be curbed by the government on its own. In light of this realisation, the ...
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Volume 9, Issue 4,September/ October 2007.