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From the Courts: Outdated Ordinances- A constitutional Headache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: 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: Town planning schemes: Who has the Jurisdiction?
This judgment considered the constitutional dimension of town planning schemes and zoning. Which sphere of government has jurisdiction to determine land use ...
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Volume 9, Issue 2, April/May 2007
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From the Provinces: Grooming Local Government for the Final Phase-Gauteng One Step Ahead.
Gauteng's Rationalisation of Local Government Affairs Act (RLGAA) 10 of 1998 came into effect on 19 March 1999 and brought local government in that province ...
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Volume 1, Issue 1, April 1999
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Gender and the Budget.
While budgets have been instrumental in transmitting and reproducing gender biases, they also offer the possibility for transforming existing gender ...
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Volume 6, Issue 2, May 2004
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Guidelines For Multilingualism in Local Government.
The Department of Provincial and Local Government recently announced draft Guidelines for Implementing Multilingualism in Local Government. The draft ...
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Volume 10, Issue 3, July/August 2008.
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Guidelines For Ward Committees: Strengthening Participatory Governance
Following a national conference on ward committees in June 2003, the Department of Provincial and Local Government published its long awaited Draft Guidelinies ...
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Volume 6, Issue 1, February 2004
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HIV and AIDS: Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality's Response.
HIV&AIDS is much more than a health problem. It is a developmental challenge that affects local government in various ways. in the last issue, we looked at how ...
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Volume 9, Issue 3, June/July 2007
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Immunity for Councillors: Testimony Outside Council.
Councillor's immunity from civil liability for anything they say in council is an important cornerstone of constitutional democracy and protects councillors ...
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Volume 9, Issue 1, February/March 2007
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Implementing the Property Rates Act: Geeting the Policies, By-laws and Resolutions Right.
As from 1 July, all municipalities must implement the Municipal Property Rates Act. This requires all municipalities to have a proper rates policy, which is in ...
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Volume 10, Issue 5, November 2008.