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The withholding of rates and taxes in five local municipalities
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2010)
The Community Law Centre, in partnership with the German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) and SALGA, recently completed a research project on the phenomenon of rates withholding in five South African municipalities. ...
Professional administration : crucial for service delivery
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Municipalities cannot deliver on their developmental mandate without suitably qualified and professional staff. However, evidence shows that the lack of good governance of staff matters in many municipalities results in ...
Adding injury to insult: Intrusive laws on top of a weak system
(Constitutional Court Review, 2016)
Local governments often encounter difficulties when state functions and powers are devolved to them. Capacity at local level often becomes the Achilles heel of devolution. This is the case in South Africa. The South African ...
MDB's municipal capacity report: Is local government ready for National Treasury's deadline
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2012)
On 15 June 2007, the National Treasury promulgated the Municipal Regulations on Minimum Competency levels for financial and supply-chain management officials in municipalities. The Regulations prescribe minimum competency ...
Party manifestos for the third local government elections, 18 May 2011
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2011)
With the 2011 local government elections set for 18 May, political parties are preparing their party policies and manifestos in a bid to woo voters. A survey of the party manifestos and statements ahead of the elections ...
The toilet war
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2010)
The City of Cape Town built unenclosed toilets in Makhaza, an informal settlement in Ward 95 of Khayelitsha. It did so on the understanding that the community would erect their own enclosures. This led to a public outcry, ...
Professionalising political leadership: Leadership matters
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2010)
Moves are afoot to professionalise the administrative arm of local government. First, the National Treasury has prescribed a competency framework for municipal officials at senior and middle management levels. All senior ...
Should all municipal managers get the boot
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2011)
With the election of new councils on 18 May, many municipal managers are likely to lose their jobs. The same applies to the managers reporting to the municipal managers.
From the courts
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2010)
The cart before the horse? An award of tender contracts before legal compliance?
The end of administrative autonomy over individual staff appointments : from the courts
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Section 118(1) provides that a registrar of deeds can register a property transfer only lfhe or she receives a municipal clearance certificate that confirms that all taxes and fees due In connection with the property 'during ...