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Confronting the state of local government: the 2013 Constitutional Court decisions
(Juta, 2016)
In September 2014 the then Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Pravin Gordhan, divided municipalities into three groups: a third of the municipalities was carrying out their tasks adequately, a third ...
Defining local government powers and functions
(Sabinet, 2007)
The functional areas of provincial and local government competency are listed in Schedules 4 and 5 of the Constitution, with those appearing in part A of each schedule confined to provincial government and those in part B ...
District municipalities : giving effect to shared authority in local government
(Law, Democracy & Development, 2003-01)
A new feature of local government outside metropolitan areas is the establishment of 47 district municipalities in December 2000. They share legislative and administrative powers with local municipalities in their area. ...
Kenya-South Africa dialogue on devolution
(JUTA and company, 2016)
In a radical break with its past, democratic South Africa established a system of devolution that was confirmed in the 1996 Constitution. In reaction to a system of highly centralised government that had seen the abuse of ...
Local government reform in Zimbabwe: A policy dialogue
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2010)
This publication is the result of a collaborative research project of South African and
Zimbabwean academics and practitioners active in the field of local government. On 3-4
November 2009 the Community Law Centre hosted ...
Making law: A guide to municipal councils
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2000)
The first fully democratic municipal
elections held on 5
December 2000 saw local
government take its rightful place as
the third sphere of government.
Chapter seven of the Constitution
has now come into full operation. ...
Formulating the pillars of a turnaround strategy About Previous issues
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2009)
The turnaround strategy (TAS) for local government is gaining momentum. Initiated by the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CGTA), the TAS is aimed at identifying the drivers of the distress in ...
The limits of democratic governance in South Africa, by Louis A. Picard and Thomas Mogale
(Oxford University Press, 2015)
The title of the book by Louis A. Picard and Thomas Mogale is a bit of a misnomer. The book is not about democratic governance in South Africa in general—across the three spheres of government— but about democracy at the ...
District-local municipal relations: The challenges to cooperative government
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2005)
Outside of metropolitan areas, local government is shared by district and local municipalities; the 47 district municipalities and 231 local municipalities share legislative and administrative powers over the same geographical ...
District-local municipal relations: The challenges to cooperative government
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2005)
Outside of metropolitan areas, local government is shared by district and local municipalities; the 47 district municipalities and 231 local municipalities share legislative and administrative powers over the same geographical ...