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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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Municipal Demarcation Board Circular
To: the Minister for Provincial and Local Government, Government Departments, MEC's responsible for Local Government, SALGA and Affiliates, all municipalities, ...
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Volume 1, Issue 4 December 1999
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From the Courts:
Does a Town Clerk have the Authority to Institute Legal Proceedings on Behalf of the Municipality?
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Volume 1, Issue 2, July 1999
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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: Division of Powers and functions: Who does What in the District?
Section 83 of the Municipal Structures Act stipulates that a municipality has those functions and powers assigned to it in terms of sections 156 and 229 of the ...
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Volume 1, Issue 3, September 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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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
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Local government elections
Recent amendments to the Constitution, read with certain provisions of the Municipal Structures Act, have the effect that the elections for local government, ...
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Volume 1, Issue 1, April 1999
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Michael Sutcliffe - Municipal Demarcation Board
Over the past two months the Municipal Demarcation Board has focused on the following: Developing a framework within which the demarcation process would occur ...
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Volume 1, Issue 1, April 1999
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The Spanish local government system: A model designed for stability
With the advent of the new democratic system in 1978, after 40 years of authoritarian regime, the concern of decision-makers designing local political ...
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Volume 18, Issue 4, November/December 2023