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From the Courts: ‘Municipal planning’ and ‘regional planning and development’ Where does municipal planning end and provincial planning begin?
Lagoon Bay Lifestyle Estate (Pty) Ltd v the Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning of the Western Cape and Two Others ...
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Volume 13, Issue 4, November 2011.
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Mines, malls and cellphone masts: how the Constitutional Court confirms the need for municipal approval and government doesn’t seem to want to listen?
In June 2020, the Constitutonal Court handed down an important judgment for local government. In Telkom SA SOC Limited v City of Cape Town and Another, the ...
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Volume 17, Issue 2, June 2022
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AARTO Acts: High Court says national government must respect the autonomy of provinces and municipalities
The national government has a shared responsibility with provinces and municipalities to ‘secure the wellbeing of the people’. It may achieve this objective ...
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Volume 17, Issue 1, March 2022
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City of Cape Town wants to run the metro railway service
A simple google search of South Africa’s railway leads one to pictures and videos of dilapidated railway networks, in sharp contrast of what one would imagine ...
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Volume 17, Issue 3, September 2022
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Gender sensitive planning and urban design for cities to respond to GBVF
The National Strategic Plan (NSP) to address Gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) aims to create an enabling environment in which women can feel safe. ...
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Volume 16, Issue 1, March 2021
