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Different Hats Worn by the Municipal Manager in the Tender/Bid Process.
In a recent Supreme Court of Appeal decision, CC Groenewald v M5 Developments, the court held that the unsuccessful bidders had a right, under section 62 of ...
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Volume 12, Issue 2, June 2010
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Separating Party Politics From Governance.
The report by COGTA on the state of South African local government clearly identifies interference by political parties as a cause of the ‘dysfunctionality’ ...
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Volume 12, Issue 1, March 2010.
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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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Employment Equity Act
There are those who say that the old South Africa is alive and well in the workplace. The upper levels of many organisations remain white and male dominated. ...
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Volume 1, Issue 2, July 1999
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Municipal Systems Bill: Erecting the Third Pillar
On 6 August 1999, Minister Mufamadi published the Local Government: Municipal Systems Bill, 1999 for public comment. The Bill. after due consideration of any ...
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Volume 1, Issue 3, September 1999
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Court invalidates an unlawful contract and holds officials personally liable for unauthorised and irregular expenditure
The case of Imvusa Trading 1581 BK v Oudtshoorn Municipality is about a monetary claim arising from a contract between the Oudtshoorn Local Municipality and ...
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Volume 17, Issue 4, November 2022
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High Court rejects unwarranted deviation from strict procurement rules in Nelson Mandela Bay Metro
In Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality v Erastyle (Pty) Ltd, the Court had to decide whether Erastyle (Pty) Ltd (Erastyle, the first defendant of ...
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Volume 17, Issue 3, September 2022
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Can public servants stand as candidates in municipal elections?
This article explores the law on councillor candidacy, particularly as it relates to municipal, provincial and national employees. Officials employed by the ...
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Volume 16, Issue 5, November/December 2021
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The role of PPPs in addressing learners’ or graduates’ absorption into the local government labour market
Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) have been identified by government as an important instrument in addressing service delivery and skills development needs of ...
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Volume 16, Issue 3, September 2021
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Recovering fruitless and wasteful expenditure: Nelson Mandela Bay v Lindele Antonio Petuna
Year after year, the Auditor General exposes how too many municipalities incur significant amounts of fruitless and wasteful expenditure. The Municipal Finance ...
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Volume 16, Issue 2, June 2021