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Constitutional Court gives AARTO the go-ahead: What does the judgment mean for municipalities?

On 12 July 2023 the Constitutional Court overturned an order of constitutional invalidity made by the Pretoria High Court (High Court), and instead declared ...

Why are traditional leaders rejecting the implementation of SPLUMA?

This article is the first instalment in a series of articles that unpack the five main reasons behind the rejection of the Spatial Planning and Land Use ...

Local government, crime, by-laws, and law enforcement

This article discusses some of the highlights of the preliminary report on "The state of local government law enforcement” prepared by the Institute for ...

Local government waste management and the achievement of Commitment 5 of the Green Economy Accord

The article elucidates how technological, human, economic, and social capacity at the local government level have contributed to achieving Commitment 5 of the ...

The invasion of municipal land: A view from practice

Local government is partially responsible for fulfilling the right to housing. This responsibility is not without challenges.

The City of Ekurhuleni escapes High Court’s “non-consensual” consent order

Headline: The phrase “don’t talk to me, talk to me my lawyer” backfired when the City of Ekurhuleni (the City) found itself bound to a consent order granted by ...

The role of municipalities in protecting communities against possible harmful mining

Mining in South Africa often takes place in rural areas, where the main source of the livelihood and subsistence of rural residents is derived from their land ...

MEC for Local Government and Planning of the Western Cape v Paarl Poultry Enterprises CC Rosendal Poultry Farm 2002 (2) BCLR 133 (CC)

At a special President's Coordinating Council (PCC) workshop on 14 December 2001, the agenda was set for building a strong and development-oriented local ...

When the new Premier of the Western Cape took office in January 2002, he vowed to devolve as many provincial functions as possible onto local authorities which ...