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Lessons from Carolina: Acid mine drainage, access to water and intergovernmental relations
(Local Government Bulletin, 2012-10)
Initiatives such as the Blue Drop and Green Drop certification programmes indicate government's commitment to improving the quality of drinking water. However, while many municipalities have made progress, there are still ...
The draft: Municipal financial misconduct regulations
(Local Government Bulletin, 2012-10)
On 13 July 2012, the National Treasury published the draft Municipal Financial Misconduct Regulations for public comment. They set out processes and procedures that municipalities and entities must follow when dealing with ...
Municipalities' readiness to comply with treasury's competency requirements
(Local Government Bulletin, 2012-06)
In just under six months, the competency framework in the National Treasury's Minimum Competency Regulations will take full effect. Therefore, the article seeks to urge the National Treasury to be robust in implementing ...
Regional spatial development framework vs municipal zoning scheme - which trumps the other?
(Local Government Bulletin, 2012-04)
For a considerable time, many municipalities, or their officials, have considered themselves bound by the provisions of the spatial development framework (SDF) or the regional spatial development framework (RSDF) or ...
Testing the metal of the Municipal Systems Amendment Act of 2011
(Local Government Bulletin, 2012-06)
The Local Government: Municipal Systems Amendment Act 7 of 2011 sought to put a halt to a phenomenon of staffing municipalities with unqualified people, thereby ensuring that skilled people are appointed. Its provisions ...