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Woman and Local Government: Steps Towards Greater Inclusivity.
While some progress has been made towards facilitating women’s involvement in government structures and programme implementation, there is still a long way to ...
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Volume 12, Issue 1, March 2010.
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Separating Party Politics From Governance.
The report by COGTA on the state of South African local government clearly identifies interference by political parties as a cause of the ‘dysfunctionality’ ...
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Volume 12, Issue 1, March 2010.
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From the Courts: Setting Tarrifs, The Duty to Consult.
The introduction of new rates tariffs by a municipality is rarely ever greeted without public debate – or, in some instances, even conflict. In this case, the ...
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Volume 12, Issue 1, March 2010.
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Report on the State of Local Government.
This is a shortened version of the address by Yunus Carrim, Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Leadership, to the Institute of Local ...
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Volume 11, Issue 5, November/December 2009
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Making Local Government Work Better
Knowledge creation and sharing are intensified at the annual Knowledge Week gatherings at the DBSA, as development practitioners interact and debate current ...
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Volume 11, Issue 5, November/December 2009
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The Political-Administrative Interface in Local Government.
Municipalities have registered a tremendous democratic and service delivery record, yet the public perception of them is troubling. Municipalities are too ...
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Volume 11, Issue 5, November/December 2009
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The Municipal Council
The Municipal Council receives ample attention in the Municipal Structures Act. The Act contains provisions on issues such as the election and removal from ...
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Volume 1, Issue 2, July 1999
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Municipal Structures Act: The Birth of a New Generation of Municipalities.
The second pillar of new local government has been erected: on 18 December 1998 the President signed signed the Municipal Structures Act 117 of 1998 into law. ...
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Volume 1, Issue 1, April 1999
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Municipal Structures Act: Executive Leadership at Local Level.
The second pillar of new local government has been erected: on 18 December 1998 the President signed the Municipal Structures Act 117 of 1998 into law. This ...
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Volume 1, Issue 1, April 1999
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From the Courts: Elections for, and Voting in, the Council: Recent decisions.
In less than two years time, South African citizens will for the first time elect their municipal councils in a fully democratic manner. At present, local ...
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Volume 1, Issue 1, April 1999