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Extension of the ban on political party positions to all municipal staff does not survive in Labour Court
The professionalisation of local government has been high on the government’s agenda for over two decades. This is against the background that political ...
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Volume 19, Issue 1, March 2024
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Michael Sutcliffe - Municipal Demarcation Board
Over the past two months the Municipal Demarcation Board has focused on the following: Developing a framework within which the demarcation process would occur ...
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Volume 1, Issue 1, April 1999
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Local government elections
Recent amendments to the Constitution, read with certain provisions of the Municipal Structures Act, have the effect that the elections for local government, ...
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Volume 1, Issue 1, April 1999
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From the Courts: Elections for, and Voting in, the Council: Recent decisions.
In less than two years time, South African citizens will for the first time elect their municipal councils in a fully democratic manner. At present, local ...
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Volume 1, Issue 1, April 1999
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Municipal Structures Act: Executive Leadership at Local Level.
The second pillar of new local government has been erected: on 18 December 1998 the President signed the Municipal Structures Act 117 of 1998 into law. This ...
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Volume 1, Issue 1, April 1999
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Municipal Structures Act: The Birth of a New Generation of Municipalities.
The second pillar of new local government has been erected: on 18 December 1998 the President signed signed the Municipal Structures Act 117 of 1998 into law. ...
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Volume 1, Issue 1, April 1999
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The Municipal Council
The Municipal Council receives ample attention in the Municipal Structures Act. The Act contains provisions on issues such as the election and removal from ...
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Volume 1, Issue 2, July 1999
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Gauteng High Court deals decisively with councillor-walk-outs
Perhaps the most important aspect of the job of a councillor is to attend council and committee meetings. Item 3 of the Code of Conduct for Councillors ...
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Volume 15, Issue 2, June 2020
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2021 Local Elections, Governance and Stability
During the run-up to the local government (LG) elections, it is not uncommon for turbulence to arise in municipalities because of the potential shifts that can ...
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Volume 15, Issue 3, September 2020
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Stable coalition governments: It matters how the cake is cut
Looming in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic is the 2021 Local Government (LG) elections that must take place within 90 days of the date of the expiry of the ...
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Volume 15, Issue 3, September 2020