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Redefining the Political Structure of District Municipalities.
The DPLG's policy review process was kicked off with "65 questions for public engagements". Among the listed 65 questions, it asked: "What role should district ...
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Volume 10, Issue 2, April/ May 2008.
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Rules and Orders: The Building Blocks of Good Governance
How does a municipality make its decision-making procedures clear and legally sound? How does it ensure that every councillor participate meaningfully in ...
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Volume 10, Issue 2, April/ May 2008.
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From the Courta: Who Can Suspend the Municipal Manager?
Section 56 of the Municipal Structures Act provides that the Executive Mayor is obliged to perform duties and exercise such powers as the council may delegate ...
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Volume 10, Issue 3, July/August 2008.
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Ward Committes Revisited.
Parliament has nearly completed its work on the local Government Laws Amendment Bill which was tabled towards the end of 2007. Many of its provisions are ...
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Volume 10, Issue 3, July/August 2008.
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Are ward committees working? Insights from six case studies
Ward committees were introduced after the December 2000 municipal elections to supplement the role of elected councillors. As such, they were intended to ...
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Volume 10, Issue 4, October 2008
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Councillors' individual liability
On 11 June 2008, the Cape High Court handed down a judgment that set an important precedent about councillors’ individual liability for taking or supporting ...
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Volume 10, Issue 4, October 2008
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Politics of change: Keeping the genie in the bottle
Over the past weeks, the impact of the leadership change in the African National Congress on government has become patently visible. The most important change ...
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Volume 10, Issue 4, October 2008
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The power to preside over disciplinary appeals
The Constitution provides that “everyone has a right to administrative action that is lawful, reasonable and procedurally fair”. This entitlement extends to ...
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Volume 10, Issue 4, October 2008
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Is this Seat Taken? Filling Vacancies During Political Turmoil.
This article outlines the rules dealing with the expulsion and resignation of councillors from their political parties. Central to these rules is the principle ...
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Volume 10, Issue 5, November 2008.
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Court Condemns Political Interference in Municipal Appointment.
This judgment deals with the appointment of a municipal manager in a district municipality. It contains the strongest signal yet that the law condemns the ...
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Volume 11, Issue 1 February 2009