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Terms of Reference for Political Structures and Political Office Bearers
Every municipal council has the right to to determine its internal procedures. This right is protected by section 160 of the Constitution, which allows a ...
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Volume 4, Issue 3, September 2002
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Legal Briefs: Can a District Councillor be Employed by a Local Municipality within the District?
There is currently no legal provision that directly prohibits a local municipality's employee from sitting on the district council. However, there is a real ...
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Volume 4, Issue 3, September 2002
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Implementing the Municipal Systems Amendment Act.
The Municipal Systems Amendment Act was signed into law by the President on 5 July 2011 and is set to have a major impact on municipal governance. Regulations ...
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Volume 13, Issue 4, November 2011.
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Political Interference In the Spotlight Once Again
The South African Municipal Workers’ Union made allegations of serious financial irregularities and mismanagement of fiduciary duties against the municipal ...
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Volume 13, Issue 3, September 2011.
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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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Removing Elected Councillors Will Create Chaos.
Widespread disgruntlement over allegations thatcandidates nominated by communities had been irregularly removed by the ANC led to a promise by President Jacob ...
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Volume 13, Issue 2, July 2011.
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First 100 Days In Office.
By now, all municipal councils will have held their first council meeting and constituted most of their political structures. This article provides some basic ...
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Volume 13, Issue 2, July 2011.
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Community Participation and Ward Committees
While ward committees are known to communities, they continue to attract fierce criticism. Many communities are disillusioned and feel that participation in ...
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Volume 13, Issue 1, April 2011.
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Ward Committes Revisited.
Parliament has nearly completed its work on the local Government Laws Amendment Bill which was tabled towards the end of 2007. Many of its provisions are ...
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Volume 10, Issue 3, July/August 2008.
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From the Courta: Who Can Suspend the Municipal Manager?
Section 56 of the Municipal Structures Act provides that the Executive Mayor is obliged to perform duties and exercise such powers as the council may delegate ...
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Volume 10, Issue 3, July/August 2008.