Councillors Can Have Their Say: Immunity in Council.
For a democracy to be vibrant, councillors must have the freedom to speak their minds in council. This freedom is protected by the Constitution and the Municipal Structures Act, which grants councillors immunity against civil and criminal liability for anything they say in council.
https://admin.dullahomarinstitute.org.za/multilevel-govt/local-government-bulletin/archives/volume-8-issue-1-march-2006/vol-8-no-1-councillors-can-have-their-say-immunity-in-council.pdf/view
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Councillors Can Have Their Say: Immunity in Council.
For a democracy to be vibrant, councillors must have the freedom to speak their minds in council. This freedom is protected by the Constitution and the Municipal Structures Act, which grants councillors immunity against civil and criminal liability for anything they say in council.
Vol 8 no.1 Councillors Can Have Their Say, Immunity in Council.pdf