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Ward Funding Guidelines: Posing More Questions Than Answers?
The drafting of the framework seems to suggest that the discretion afforded to municipalities in legislation in terms of funding ward committees has not been ...
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Volume 11, Issue 3, August 2009
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All Shapes and Sizes
Local government, in its democratic form, is a mere nine years old. However, the amalgamation and consolidation of municipalities and the establishment of new ...
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Volume 11, Issue 5, November/December 2009
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Tackling the Developmental Challenge Head On.
Constitutional democracies are often ‘messy’. Systems in a democracy are largely dependent on a number of processes. If these processes are not synchronised, ...
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Volume 11, Issue 5, November/December 2009
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Budget Regulations and Formats 2009.
The Municipal Budget and Reporting Regulations (‘Budget Regulations’) came into operation in April 2009. They give further content to the Municipal Finance ...
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Volume 11, Issue 5, November/December 2009
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Formulating the Pillars of a Turnaround Strategy
The Community Law Centre recently brought local government practitioners together to discuss the elements that are fundamental to any turnaround strategy. The ...
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Volume 11, Issue 5, November/December 2009
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Laying the Foundation for the Local Government Turnaround Strategy.
After a decade of significant advancement in the provision of services to all communities, the Policy Review on Provincial and Local Government (COGTA 2009) ...
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Volume 12, Issue 1, March 2010.
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The Future of Local Government: According To The ANC.
The ANC’s National General Council (NGC) is a forum at which the organisation’s progress and challenges are reviewed between national conferences. It is the ...
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Volume 12, Issue 4, December 2010
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Perfomance Management in the Systems Act: Implementing Accountability
The White Paper on Local Government identified performance management as one of local government's tools for the implementation of its development mandate in ...
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Volume 3, Issue 2, June 2001
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Choosing a Service Provider: Section 78 of the Systems Act
Municipalities are under heavy pressure to extend and improve the delivery of municipal services. A wide range of policies, legislation, institutions and ...
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Volume 3, Issue 4, December 2001
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Crossing the floor: Proposed Constitutional Amendments
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has published a proposal to amend Constitutional provisions for municipal elections. The new ...
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Volume 4, Issue 1, March 2002