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Extension of the ban on political party positions to all municipal staff does not survive in Labour Court
The professionalisation of local government has been high on the government’s agenda for over two decades. This is against the background that political ...
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Volume 19, Issue 1, March 2024
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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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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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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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State of the Municipalities: More Money, More Skills
In his 2006 State of the Nation Address on 3 February , President Thabo Mbeki focused on the troubles and goals of local government. While he noted that three ...
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Volume 8, Issue 1, March 2006.
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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
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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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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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From the Courts: Extending Municipal Managers Contracts
The Change of government in the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Council has also seen a change in the office of the municipal manager. Although the decision of ...
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Volume 8, Issue 3, July 2006
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Salaries Scale Upwards For Mayors, Managers and Councillors.
National government recently gazetted new and bigger remuneration packages for municipal councillors. The proposal sees a big jump in salaries for all ...
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Volume 8, Issue 2, May 2006.