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Service Delivery Protests: Less Frequent, More Violent.
Community protests have become almost commonplace in South Africa. In 2009 protest activity reached a peak of 17.75 protests every month, on average. This ...
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Volume 13, Issue 3, September 2011.
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The Municipality's Role In Implementing The Gatherings Act.
Community protests have become prevalent in South Africa in recent times, with the incidence of violence in these protests rising (see page 10). The ongoing ...
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Volume 13, Issue 3, September 2011.
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KZN Planning and Development Act.
The KwaZulu-Natal Planning and Development Act came into operation on 1 May 2010 and governs land use planning and development management. KwaZulu-Natal is ...
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Volume 13, Issue 2, July 2011.
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Draft Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Bill.
On 6 May this year, the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform published a Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Bill for public comment, with a ...
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Volume 13, Issue 2, July 2011.
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The Constitutionalisation of Local Government.
In the last decade we have seen a shift in the way local government is conceived-socially, politically and in the legal context. The changes status of local ...
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Volume 10, Issue 3, July/August 2008.
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Designing and implementing HIV and AIDS Initiatives: Local Government's Role.
"In line with the mandate assigned to municipalities as part of the vision of developmental local government, municipalities are expected to be active role ...
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Volume 10, Issue 1, February/March 2008
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Provinces vs Structures Act: Demarcartion Board Walks off with the Spoils.
On 15 October 1999, the Constitutional Court laid down judgments on a range of constitutional challenges to the Structures Act 117 of 1998 that had been ...
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Volume 1, Issue 4 December 1999
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From the Courts: Prosecution by a Local Authority- Central Transitional Metropolitan Council v Winchester 1997 (3) BCLR 312 (N)
Durban Central Transitional Metropolitan Council (DCTMC) prosecuted Mr Winchester for failing to obtain licenses for his dogs. The DCTMC had acquired this ...
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Volume 1, Issue 4 December 1999
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Evictions: Municipalities and the Constitution: The Right to Housing.
Two court cases dealing with evictions: Case One: Vanessa Ross v South Peninsula Municipality (1999) JOL 5298 (C). Case Two: Grootboom and Others v Oostenberg ...
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Volume 1, Issue 4 December 1999
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A Council's Legislative Powers
In 1999 (1) LGL, Bulletin 6, the impact of the recent case of Fedsure Life Assurance Ltd v Greater Johannesburg Transitional Metropolitan Council1999 (1) SA ...
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Volume 1, Issue 4 December 1999