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Managing Expectations While Commiting to Improved Service.
The writing of the Buffalo City Service Charter was an iterative process that involved a cross-section of officials in the municipality. During the sessions, ...
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Volume 8, Issue 3, July 2006
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Municipalities and Clean Development Projects.
The emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere is a major factor in climate change. The most recent scientific evidence shows that global warming is ...
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Volume 8, Issue 4, September 2006.
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Stepping Stones and Stumbling Blocks: Changing Municipal Boundaries.
The Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) is entrusted with the often difficult task of demarcating municipal boundaries. Disputes around cross-boundary ...
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Volume 8, Issue 4, September 2006.
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The State of Our Cities.
The South African Cities Network recently released its 2006 State of the Cities Report. This report is an update of the 2004 report, which looked at how cities ...
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Volume 8, Issue 4, September 2006.
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Municipalities and Clean Development Mechanism Projects.
Landfill sites are excellent opportunities for municipalities to develop Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects, but the window of opportunity for ...
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Volume 8, Issue 5, November 2006.
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Legal Briefs.
Does Item 12 of the Code of Conduct for Councillors prevent Councillors from acquiring municipal property?
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Volume 9, Issue 1, February/March 2007
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From the Courts: Town planning schemes: Who has the Jurisdiction?
This judgment considered the constitutional dimension of town planning schemes and zoning. Which sphere of government has jurisdiction to determine land use ...
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Volume 9, Issue 2, April/May 2007
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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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Levying Property Rates: A New Dispensation.
With the gradual implementation of the Local Government Property Rates Act, the impact of the new constitutional regime in the levying of property rates is ...
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Volume 9, Issue 4,September/ October 2007.