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Section 78 of the Systems Act and Municipal Policing.
The Supreme Court of Appeal has delivered a significant judgment in which it was required to interpret the provisions of section 78 of the Local Government: ...
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Volume 5, Issue 5, November 2003
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Constitutional Court confirms that municipal by-laws do not need national or provincial approval
The Constitution creates a jurisdictional, functional and institutional space that is reserved only for municipalities. When acting in this space, ...
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Volume 18, Issue 2, June 2023
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Municipal enterprises in the energy sector: A case of Germany
This article explores how municipalities in Germany are dealing with the energy shortage since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine and outlines the legal ...
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Volume 18, Issue 2, June 2023
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Reflections on reforming municipal law and policy in harmony with laws on carriage of hazardous materials by road in South Africa
South Africa is an industrial hub in sub-Saharan Africa and its transport industry is a 333 790 billion-rand industry that significantly contributes to taxes ...
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Volume 18, Issue 1, March 2023
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Court prohibits traditional authorities from developing land without the approval of the municipality
Since the pre-colonial era, traditional leaders have allocated land to residents in terms of indigenous law. In the democratic era, traditional leaders ...
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Volume 17, Issue 4, November 2022
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Land-grabbing: Municipalities must uphold the Constitution when dealing with unlawful occupiers
Land-grabbing is a term that captures the story of land dispossession in South Africa. The term has its roots in our apartheid history in which the ...
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Volume 17, Issue 4, November 2022
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Municipalities may not charge fees to protestors for security and traffic control services
The right to protest is essential to South Africa’s constitutional order. Protests played an important role in South Africa’s transition from apartheid to the ...
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Volume 17, Issue 3, September 2022
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Building capacity at the municipal level to develop the local economic development potential of marine resources
Coastal and marine management is a potential area of focus for municipalities in their local economic development initiatives. However, the local government ...
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Volume 17, Issue 3, September 2022
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The impact of disaster or crisis on business continuity in the local government sector
A reflection of the impact of disasters in the local government sector provides a good platform for a discussion on the need to implement business continuity ...
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Volume 17, Issue 3, September 2022
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SCA invalidates by-laws restricting the transfer of immovable property
In Govan Mbeki Local Municipality and Another v Glencore Operations South Africa (Pty) Ltd and Others, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) had to determine the ...
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Volume 17, Issue 3, September 2022