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Powers of the Speaker?
The Speaker of the Lejweleputswa District Municipality convened a council meeting on 15 July 2003 in which he purported to appoint a commission of enquiry to ...
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Volume 7, Issue 5, November 2005
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President's Co-ordinating Council Meets.
The President's Co-ordinating Council is a consultative forum for the President to raise matters of national interest with Premiers and organised local ...
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Volume 7, Issue 2, May 2005
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President's Coordinating Council sets Agenda for Local Government
At a special President's Coordinating Council (PCC) workshop on 14 December 2001, the agenda was set for building a strong and development-oriented local ...
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Volume 4, Issue 1, March 2002
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Property Rates Act in Operation.
After some delays, the Municipal Property Rates Act of 2004 was finally brought into operation on 1 July 2005. This comprehensive Act institutes a uniform ...
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Volume 7, Issue 3, July 2005
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Reflections on Local Government: Creating a More Viable and Relevant Vision for Local Government.
This is article was prepared by Davids Schmidt for the Good Governance Learning Network (GGLN) to stimulate debate and discussion in the GGLN as part of their ...
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Volume 10, Issue 1, February/March 2008
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Responsibilites of Municipal Managers: The Municipal Finance Management Act
The Municipal Finance Management Act is a very prescriptive piece of legislation and should not be read piecemeal, but worked through as a whole. Many chapters ...
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Volume 6, Issue 2, May 2004
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Return to Sender: Municipalities and the Postal Services Act
The Postal Services Act of 1998 stipulates that delivery of all "letters, postcards, printed matter, small parcels..." is a reserved service which may only be ...
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Volume 9, Issue 1, February/March 2007
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Review of the White Paper on Local Government: A Civil Society Perspective.
This submission by the Good Governance Learning Network to the local government review provides an assessment of the practice of local governance in South ...
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Volume 9, Issue 5, November/December 2007.
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Rooting Out Corruption: Code of Conduct and Disclosures of Financial Interests.
Councillors are elected to represent local communities on municipal councils, to ensure that municipalities are accountable to their communities. In fulfilling ...
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Volume 8, Issue 1, March 2006.
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Salary Increases For Councillors.
Councillors may see an increase of 7% in their salaries, benefits and allowances. This was the recommendation to the President by the Independent Commission ...
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Volume 6, Issue 5, November 2004