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Municipal Services: Is Chapter 8 of the Systems Act a Help or a Hindrance?
The new definition of municipal services puts even more services within the ambit of Chapter 8 of the Systems Act. Municipalities are already under heavy ...
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Volume 5, Issue 2, May 2003
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Municipalities and Clean Development Projects.
The emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere is a major factor in climate change. The most recent scientific evidence shows that global warming is ...
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Volume 8, Issue 4, September 2006.
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Municipalities and Clean Development Mechanism Projects.
Landfill sites are excellent opportunities for municipalities to develop Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects, but the window of opportunity for ...
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Volume 8, Issue 5, November 2006.
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New Leaders, Persistant Challenges
The outcome of the elections of 22 April is critical for local government. The success of ‘developmental local government’ depends to a large extent on the ...
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Volume 11, Issue 2, April/May 2009
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Service Delivery by External Providers.
The delivery of municipal services by external providers is strictly regulated. Not only do the general constitutional requirements for procurement apply, but ...
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Volume 12, Issue 1, March 2010.
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Socio Economic Rights and Basic Municipal Services.
The socio-economic rights in the Bill of Rights bind all organs of state, including municipalities. These rights may also impose positive obligation. Through ...
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Volume 5, Issue 5, November 2003
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Stepping Stones and Stumbling Blocks: Changing Municipal Boundaries.
The Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) is entrusted with the often difficult task of demarcating municipal boundaries. Disputes around cross-boundary ...
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Volume 8, Issue 4, September 2006.
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Strategic Framework for Water Services: Water is Life, Sanitation is Dignity.
Eight years after the White Paper on Water Supply and Sanitation was published, the National Cabinet approved the strategic framework for Water Services on 17 ...
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Volume 5, Issue 5, November 2003
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The ‘download’ on personal information: The Protection of Personal Information Act and Municipalities
In an age of information warfare, identity theft and the mismanagement and commercialisation of personal information in the digital world, the right to privacy ...
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Volume 16, Issue 2, June 2021
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The Challenges of Funding Municipal Infrastructure.
The Key Financial policy objectives for sustainable local government are derived from constitutional obligations. These obligations require municipal ...
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Volume 10, Issue 1, February/March 2008