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Resolution of SAMWU Strike by SALGA Commendable.
The recent strike by the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) centred on two key issues: inequity in wage curves (the income bands according to which workers ...
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Volume 12, Issue 2, June 2010
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Salaries Scale Upwards For Mayors, Managers and Councillors.
National government recently gazetted new and bigger remuneration packages for municipal councillors. The proposal sees a big jump in salaries for all ...
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Volume 8, Issue 2, May 2006.
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Securing Woman's Participation in Local Government
Local Government is the sphere of government that is regarded as being closest to the people. Municipalities are instrumental in providing basic services to ...
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Volume 6, Issue 2, May 2004
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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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Service Delivery Agreements: Who Reads Them?
Who can own up to having read a standard service delivery agreement from start to finish and having understood it all? Very few people, i imagine. In the main, ...
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Volume 7, Issue 2, May 2005
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Should All Municipal Managers Get The Boot?
With the election of new councils on 18 May, many municipal managers are likely to lose their jobs. The same applies to the managers reporting to the municipal ...
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Volume 13, Issue 1, April 2011.
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Skills mismatch in South African local government
In South Africa, with many government-supported growth initiatives prioritising the creation of low-skill jobs and the development of high-level skills, a 2020 ...
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Volume 15, Issue 4, November 2020
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State of the Municipalities: More Money, More Skills
In his 2006 State of the Nation Address on 3 February , President Thabo Mbeki focused on the troubles and goals of local government. While he noted that three ...
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Volume 8, Issue 1, March 2006.
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The Delegation System: Who Does What?
All municipalities must develop a system of delegation in terms of the Municipal Systems Act. A delegation is when a person or structure delegates functions ...
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Volume 4, Issue 4, November 2002
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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