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African School on Decentralisation: The impact of COVID-19 on decentralisation in Africa
The African School on Decentralisation (ASD) is a collaboration between the South African Research Chair in Multilevel Government, Law and Development located ...
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Volume 15, Issue 3, September 2020
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eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality vs COVID-19: 90 days into the Lockdown
Since the declaration of the state of national disaster by the Minister of Cooperative Government on 18 March 2020, and the subsequent announcement of a ...
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Volume 15, Issue 2, June 2020
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Khosa v Minister of Defense: Municipalities warned on enforcing the Lockdown
The COVID19 pandemic has emphasised the importance of local government. Apart from delivering essential services and helping to mitigate the adverse impact of ...
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Volume 15, Issue 2, June 2020
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Municipalities and COVID-19: A summary and perspective on the national disaster management directions
The coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19, is wreaking havoc across the world and South Africa is no exception. On 15 March, President Cyril ...
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Volume 15, Issue 1, March 2020
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The Lockdown Regulations Are Not A Ban On All Informal Food Traders
South Africa has gone into lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19. One of the very many concerns surrounding the impact of the lockdown relates to access to ...
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Volume 15, Issue 1, March 2020
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Land use management: Where traditional and municipal governance meet in rural areas
Municipalities play a critical role in service delivery, development and democracy. What is often forgotten in the assessment of local government is that, ...
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Volume 14, Issue 2, December 2019
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Municipalities are not off the hook for food security
Food security is typically and administratively considered the exclusive concerns of national and provincial government, but a plausible case can be made that ...
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Volume 14, Issue 1, September 2019
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The role of sustainable human settlements in the response to the HIV and AIDS epidemic
Municipalities are key institutions in bringing about sustainable human settlements that respond adequately to the challenges and implications of the HIV and ...
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Volume 10, Issue 4, October 2008
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Reviewing the Children's Act: Implications for local government
The Children’s Amendment Act (Act 41 of 2007) was signed into law on 18 March this year. The Act, together with draft regulations recently published for public ...
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Volume 10, Issue 4, October 2008
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Navigating the grey areas: Reflections on the Western Cape powers and functions review process
The powers and functions shared between provincial and local government have traditionally been a source of great confusion and concern for municipalities. ...
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Volume 10, Issue 4, October 2008