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Municipal Finance Management Bill under Scrutiny
During February and March 2002, the National Assembly's Portfolio Committee on Finance received submissions on the Municipal Finance Management Bill. This ...
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Volume 4, Issue 1, March 2002
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The Delegation System: Who Does What?
All municipalities must develop a system of delegation in terms of the Municipal Systems Act. A delegation is when a person or structure delegates functions ...
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Volume 4, Issue 4, November 2002
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From the Courts: A Right to Affirmative Action & Disconnecting Basic Municipal Services.
Harmse v City of Cape Town (2003) JOL 11047 (LC)
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Volume 5, Issue 3, July 2003
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Local Government is in Good Health.
The core principles, values and features of the new local government system are sound. This is the conclusion of the national Portfolio Committee on Local ...
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Volume 5, Issue 3, July 2003
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From the Courts: Is There a Right to View?
Though there is no common law right to a view, the case of Paolo v Jeeva N.O and Others 2004 (1) SA 396 SCA has led to the perception among the public that ...
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Volume 6, Issue 2, May 2004
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Securing Woman's Participation in Local Government
Local Government is the sphere of government that is regarded as being closest to the people. Municipalities are instrumental in providing basic services to ...
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Volume 6, Issue 2, May 2004
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Outsourcing Municipal Services and Skills Transfer.
The Local Government Project conducted a survey of a wide range of current South African service delivery contracts to see how their actual contract terms ...
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Volume 7, Issue 1, March 2005.
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Johannesburg's Special Cases Policy: A New Start For the Indigent.
On 4 May 2005 the City of Johannesburg started registering beneficiaries under the Special Cases Policy of 2004. The main purpose of the policy is to write off ...
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Volume 7, Issue 2, May 2005
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Service Delivery Agreements: Who Reads Them?
Who can own up to having read a standard service delivery agreement from start to finish and having understood it all? Very few people, i imagine. In the main, ...
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Volume 7, Issue 2, May 2005
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Communities Providing Services.
The Constitution mandates local government to ensure the provision of services to communities in a sustainable manner and to encourage the involvement of ...
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Volume 7, Issue 5, November 2005