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In recent years, many municipalities have started formulating and implementing their HIV and AIDS response strategies and much progress has been made. However, ...

The powers and functions of local government are listed in schedules 4B and 5B of the Constitution. The schedules list functional areas without detailed ...

"In line with the mandate assigned to municipalities as part of the vision of developmental local government, municipalities are expected to be active role ...

This is a report from the Municipal Demarcation Board and the Department of Provincial and Local Government on the process of division of functions between ...

On 6 May this year, the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform published a Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Bill for public comment, with a ...

Important recent developments in the electricity distribution industry (EDI) could have a significant impact on municipalities. A recent court challenge raises ...

Since the declaration of the state of national disaster by the Minister of Cooperative Government on 18 March 2020, and the subsequent announcement of a ...

Two court cases dealing with evictions: Case One: Vanessa Ross v South Peninsula Municipality (1999) JOL 5298 (C). Case Two: Grootboom and Others v Oostenberg ...

Factors affecting local governance

How can we improve the quality of governance in municipalities? What do we need to do in local government to promote stability, allow development to take ...

South Africa has one of the most progressive legislative and policy frameworks for water services in the world, which includes a constitutional right of access ...