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Intervening into Warrenton
On 17 February 1999, the provincial executive of the Northern Cape Province intervened into the Warrenton municipality On 16 March, the matter was reported to ...
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Volume 1, Issue 2, July 1999
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The Battle of Butterworth
Butterworth, an industrial and business centre halfway between East London and the former Transkei capital of Umtata, made history as the first municipality to ...
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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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Rules for the sometimes unruly
The Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs published a Code of Conduct for Councillors on 14 June 2023 (the new code of conduct). This ...
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Volume 18, Issue 3, September 2023
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Local government, crime, by-laws, and law enforcement
This article discusses some of the highlights of the preliminary report on "The state of local government law enforcement” prepared by the Institute for ...
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Volume 18, Issue 3, September 2023
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Why are traditional leaders rejecting the implementation of SPLUMA?
This article is the first instalment in a series of articles that unpack the five main reasons behind the rejection of the Spatial Planning and Land Use ...
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Volume 18, Issue 3, September 2023
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Constitutional Court gives AARTO the go-ahead: What does the judgment mean for municipalities?
On 12 July 2023 the Constitutional Court overturned an order of constitutional invalidity made by the Pretoria High Court (High Court), and instead declared ...
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Volume 18, Issue 3, September 2023
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The Procurement Bill will be introduced in Parliament: Is it constitutional?
The long-awaited Public Procurement Bill (Bill 2023) will be introduced in Parliament for debate in the second quarter of 2023, after being in the making since ...
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Volume 18, Issue 2, June 2023
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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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Using a section 106 inquiry to investigate theft?
Section 106 of the Municipal Systems Act of 2000 empowers the MEC for local government to request information or to appoint an investigator(s) if he or she has ...
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Volume 18, Issue 1, March 2023