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Do municipalities have the exclusive right to administer refuse removal services and to impose relevant fees in their areas?
Time and again, the place and role of local government under the new constitutional dispensation is brought under the microscope. What are municipalities ...
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Volume 19, Issue 1, March 2024
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Five time’s a charm? Thubakgale and Others v Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality and Others
What recourse do citizens have when the State fails to realise the fundamental right of access to housing? Five recent judgments have affirmed the 133 ...
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Volume 18, Issue 4, November/December 2023
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Hiding behind a finger: Water contamination by Msukwaligwa Local Municipality
In 2023, the quality of South Africa’s water was put in the spotlight when several cholera outbreaks and deaths were recorded. The outbreaks were initially ...
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Volume 18, Issue 4, November/December 2023
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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 ...
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Volume 18, Issue 4, November/December 2023
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The REDs Are Coming.
Regional Electricity Regulations (REDs) have been under discussion since the early 1990s and numerous debates have been held for and against them. At last the ...
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Volume 6, Issue 5, November 2004
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Single Public Service: Challenges Ahead
For many years, municipal councils have enjoyed the freedom to determine the recruitment, appointments, promotions, transfers and dismissals of their ...
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Volume 6, Issue 5, November 2004
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Collecting Service Debts: Constitutional Court Speaks.
A recent judgment by the Constitutional Court confirms that the electricity and water charges owed to a municipality must be paid before a property can be ...
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Volume 6, Issue 5, November 2004
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Powers Over Liquor Matters: A Case Study of Provincial and Local Powers over Retail Liquor.
The demarcation of local government powers vis-a-vis other spheres of government is fast becoming a critical area of research and intergovernmental dialogue. ...
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Volume 6, Issue 4, September 2004.
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From the Courts: Property Rates on Agricultural Land
The issue before the Court in Boshoff v Nkwetana Munisipaliteit 1935/2003 FS was whether the municipality had the authority to levy rates on agricultural land ...
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Volume 6, Issue 3, July 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