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The Housing Dilemma: Reviewing Local Governmnt Functions.
An essential part of the current review of government structures is evaluating the success of local government in meetings its constitutional obligations to ...
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Volume 9, Issue 3, June/July 2007
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Name Changing of Towns: Public Participation At the Forefront Once More.
The Supreme Court of Appeal recently examined the processes surrounding the changing of town names and the extent to which they must facilitate public ...
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Volume 9, Issue 3, June/July 2007
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Who makes the laws? Dividing Legislative Power between Provincial and Local Government
As from the day of the forthcoming local government elections, local government's legislative and executive powers are going to be squarely based on the ...
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Volume 2, Issue 3, September 2000
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Implementing the New Division of Functions and Powers
This is an edited version of a framework document, dated 11 October 2000 and prepared jointly by the Municipal Demarcation Board and the Department of ...
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Volume 2, Issue 4, November 2000
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The Lockdown Regulations Are Not A Ban On All Informal Food Traders
South Africa has gone into lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19. One of the very many concerns surrounding the impact of the lockdown relates to access to ...
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Volume 15, Issue 1, March 2020
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Municipalities and COVID-19: A summary and perspective on the national disaster management directions
The coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19, is wreaking havoc across the world and South Africa is no exception. On 15 March, President Cyril ...
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Volume 15, Issue 1, March 2020
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Making Local Economic Development Work: Some Reflections From the Field.
Local economic development (LED) in South Africa has received considerable attention in recent months. This has ranged from LED-related conferences to the ...
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Volume 11, Issue 4, October 2009.
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Public Hearing on Service Delivery
In response to widespread and ongoing service delivery protests across South Africa, Parliament has established a special committee to investigate and gather ...
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Volume 12, Issue 1, March 2010.
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Service Delivery by External Providers.
The delivery of municipal services by external providers is strictly regulated. Not only do the general constitutional requirements for procurement apply, but ...
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Volume 12, Issue 1, March 2010.
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Undermining Local Planning.
Elsana Quarry, a mining company, was granted mining rights on a farm situated within the jurisdiction of the Swartland Municipality. The municipality requested ...
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Volume 12, Issue 1, March 2010.
