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Local government response to the economic impact of COVID-19
The full impact of the nationwide lockdown under COVID-19 restrictions to the South African economy is yet to be fully understood. However, Statistics South ...
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Volume 15, Issue 3, September 2020
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The BRICS Bank: More Money for South Africa’s Municipalities?
Goldman Sachs economist Jim O’Neill coined the term ‘BRIC’ in 2009 as an abbreviation for a group of four emerging economies that were growing relatively fast- ...
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Volume 14, Issue 2, December 2019
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The Withholding of Rates and Taxes in Five Municipalities.
The Community Law Centre, in partnership with the German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) and SALGA, recently completed a research project on the ...
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Volume 12, Issue 4, December 2010
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Conflict of Interest in Property Valuation: Keeping It Above Board.
How do conflicts of interest affect the implementation of the Municipal Property Rates Act (MPRA) and what can municipalities do to lessen their impact?
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Volume 12, Issue 4, December 2010
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Review of the Local Government Fiscal Framework.
In 2009, SALGA recommended to the Local Government Budget Forum that there should be a review of many aspects of fiscal policies in relation to municipal ...
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Volume 12, Issue 4, December 2010
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From the Courts: Power to terminate services for unpaid rates.
Body Corporate Croftdene Mall v eThekwini Municipality (16977/2009) [2010] ZAKZDHC 20 (1 May 2010)
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Volume 12, Issue 4, December 2010
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Municipal Property Rates Act Out Of Public Comment.
After a lengthy process of public consultation on amendments to the Municipal Property Rates Act of 2004, the Department of Cooperative Governance and ...
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Volume 13, Issue 2, July 2011.
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Property Rates Latest Development.
Property rates, as a form of tax imposed on the market value of land and buildings, are the key source of revenue for municipalities. The framework for the ...
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Volume 12, Issue 2, June 2010
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The Budget Vote for Local Government.
On 22 April 2010, the Minister for CooperativeGovernance and Traditional Affairs, Sicelo Shiceka, presented Parliament with his department’s budget vote for ...
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Volume 12, Issue 2, June 2010
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Municipal Property Rates Amendment Bill Update.
The proposals contained in the Local Government: Municipal Property Rates Amendment Bill (see LGB 13(2), July 2011, pp 13–15) have attracted much attention. ...
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Volume 13, Issue 3, September 2011.
