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When the turkey snubs Christmas: The MEC’s power to convene council meetings instead of the speaker
Municipal council meetings are central to local democracy. It is where the municipal executive accounts, municipal policies and by-laws are adopted, and ...
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Volume 18, Issue 4, November/December 2023
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From SALGA: Roles of Political Office-Bearers
The national workshop on the roles and responsibilities of political office-bearers in Mogale City on 29 and 30 August was the culmination of a series of ...
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Volume 3, Issue 3, September 2001
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Legal Briefs: Municipal Staff Member on a Ward Committee?
With the enactment and implementation of the Municipal Demarcation Act, Municipal Structures Act and Municipal Systems Act, the new dispensation for local ...
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Volume 3, Issue 3, September 2001
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From SALGA: Roles and Responsibilities of Mayors
Section 53 of the Municipal Systems Act determines that every municipality must define the specific role and area of responsibility of each political structure ...
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Volume 3, Issue 4, December 2001
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Legal Briefs
What happens if a Political Party Dissolves? What happens if a Councillor leaves the Party? When does a vacancy occur?
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Volume 3, Issue 4, December 2001
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Mayoral Committees off the Hook? High Court Rules Against Proportinality.
After taking office in December 2000, the Executive mayor of Johannesburg Metropolitan municipality appointed a mayoral committee in terms of section 60 of the ...
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Volume 3, Issue 4, December 2001
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From the Courts: Guarding Against Disruption of Local Government
MEC for Local Government and Planning of the Western Cape v Paarl Poultry Enterprises CC Rosendal Poultry Farm 2002 (2) BCLR 133 (CC)
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Volume 4, Issue 1, March 2002
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Crossing the Floor: The Ruls of the Game
The President has signed a set of Bills into law that allow for crossing the floor, This article summarises the Bills insofar as they deal with councillors. ...
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Volume 4, Issue 2, June 2002
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From the Courts: Firing the mayor with a 'double barrelled' motion
Marais v Democratic Alliance 2002 (2) BCLR 171 (C)
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Volume 4, Issue 2, June 2002
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Legal Briefs: Can a District Councillor be Employed by a Local Municipality within the District?
There is currently no legal provision that directly prohibits a local municipality's employee from sitting on the district council. However, there is a real ...
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Volume 4, Issue 3, September 2002