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Designing and implementing HIV and AIDS Initiatives: Local Government's Role.
"In line with the mandate assigned to municipalities as part of the vision of developmental local government, municipalities are expected to be active role ...
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Volume 10, Issue 1, February/March 2008
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The Constitutionalisation of Local Government.
In the last decade we have seen a shift in the way local government is conceived-socially, politically and in the legal context. The changes status of local ...
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Volume 10, Issue 3, July/August 2008.
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Heeding the call for sustainable energy use putting solar energy to work
Energy experts agree that the installation of domestic solar water heaters (SWHs) could significantly reduce the demand for electricity. The figures suggest ...
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Volume 10, Issue 4, October 2008
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Can a municipality levy taxes retrospectively
Generally, a municipality may only levy taxes (other than property rates) in terms of empowering legislation. The Municipal Fiscal Powers and Functions Act ...
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Volume 10, Issue 4, October 2008
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Navigating the grey areas: Reflections on the Western Cape powers and functions review process
The powers and functions shared between provincial and local government have traditionally been a source of great confusion and concern for municipalities. ...
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Volume 10, Issue 4, October 2008
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Reviewing the Children's Act: Implications for local government
The Children’s Amendment Act (Act 41 of 2007) was signed into law on 18 March this year. The Act, together with draft regulations recently published for public ...
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Volume 10, Issue 4, October 2008
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The role of sustainable human settlements in the response to the HIV and AIDS epidemic
Municipalities are key institutions in bringing about sustainable human settlements that respond adequately to the challenges and implications of the HIV and ...
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Volume 10, Issue 4, October 2008
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Fault Lines Around Water Service Delivery.
South Africa has one of the most progressive legislative and policy frameworks for water services in the world, which includes a constitutional right of access ...
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Volume 11, Issue 1 February 2009
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South Africa's Water and Sanitation Provision.
“Water is life, sanitation is dignity.” This is the cornerstone of the Strategic Framework for Water Services published by the Department of Water Affairs and ...
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Volume 11, Issue 2, April/May 2009
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Wolf in a Sheep's Clothing
Section 156(1) of the Constitution is the basis for the status of local government in the Constitution. It provides that municipalities have authority over the ...
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Volume 11, Issue 2, April/May 2009