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Regional Electricity Regulations (REDs) have been under discussion since the early 1990s and numerous debates have been held for and against them. At last the ...

For many years, municipal councils have enjoyed the freedom to determine the recruitment, appointments, promotions, transfers and dismissals of their ...

A recent judgment by the Constitutional Court clarifies the powers, duties and status of municipalities and pronounces positively on the powers of ...

On 4 May 2005 the City of Johannesburg started registering beneficiaries under the Special Cases Policy of 2004. The main purpose of the policy is to write off ...

After some delays, the Municipal Property Rates Act of 2004 was finally brought into operation on 1 July 2005. This comprehensive Act institutes a uniform ...

Property rates are an important source of revenue for municipalities and this is reflected in the preamble to the Property Rates Act of 2004.There is a need to ...

The powers and functions of local government are listed in schedules 4B and 5B of the Constitution. The schedules list functional areas without detailed ...

This case highlights the need for provincial governments to carefully re-evaluate all ordinances predating the constitutional dispensation because in all ...

In recent years, many municipalities have started formulating and implementing their HIV and AIDS response strategies and much progress has been made. However, ...

The Municipal Fiscal Powers and Functions Act gives effect to section 229 (1) and 229 (2) of the Constitution and is one of the final building blocks in the ...