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From SALGA: Local Democracy at Risk?
The Justice and Constitutional Development Portfolio Committee held public hearings on the Third Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2002, at Parliament on 5 and 6 ...
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Volume 4, Issue 3, September 2002
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From SALGA: Section 139 Interventions: Establishing a Regulatory Framework.
The Constitution demands that each sphere of government must respect the constitutional status, powers and functions of the other spheres and that each should ...
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Volume 1, Issue 2, July 1999
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From the Courts: Councillors and Contracts With Their Municipality.
In the case of Mpakathi v Kgotso Development and Others SCA, Case No. 334/03, the Court had to consider whether a property attached by a municipality may be ...
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Volume 6, Issue 5, November 2004
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From the Courts: Firing the mayor with a 'double barrelled' motion
Marais v Democratic Alliance 2002 (2) BCLR 171 (C)
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Volume 4, Issue 2, June 2002
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From the Courts: Notifying the IEC of a Floor-Crossing.
The Constitution of South Africa Amendment Act 18 of 2002 and the Local Government: Municipal Structures Amendment Act 20 of 2002 contain provisions designed ...
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Volume 6, Issue 4, September 2004.
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From the Courts: Outdated Ordinances- A constitutional Headache
This case highlights the need for provincial governments to carefully re-evaluate all ordinances predating the constitutional dispensation because in all ...
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Volume 7, Issue 4, September 2005
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From the Courts: Powers of Municipalities to Impose Property Rates.
A recent judgment by the Constitutional Court clarifies the powers, duties and status of municipalities and pronounces positively on the powers of ...
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Volume 7, Issue 1, March 2005.
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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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Gauteng High Court deals decisively with councillor-walk-outs
Perhaps the most important aspect of the job of a councillor is to attend council and committee meetings. Item 3 of the Code of Conduct for Councillors ...
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Volume 15, Issue 2, June 2020
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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