Ward committees were introduced after the December 2000 municipal elections to supplement the role of elected councillors. As such, they were intended to ...

On 11 June 2008, the Cape High Court handed down a judgment that set an important precedent about councillors’ individual liability for taking or supporting ...

Energy experts agree that the installation of domestic solar water heaters (SWHs) could significantly reduce the demand for electricity. The figures suggest ...

Generally, a municipality may only levy taxes (other than property rates) in terms of empowering legislation. The Municipal Fiscal Powers and Functions Act ...

The powers and functions shared between provincial and local government have traditionally been a source of great confusion and concern for municipalities. ...

Over the past weeks, the impact of the leadership change in the African National Congress on government has become patently visible. The most important change ...

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 ...

The Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) recently confirmed that Msunduzi, Mangaung and Buffalo City municipalities are to become category A (metropolitan) ...

The Constitution provides that “everyone has a right to administrative action that is lawful, reasonable and procedurally fair”. This entitlement extends to ...

Municipalities are key institutions in bringing about sustainable human settlements that respond adequately to the challenges and implications of the HIV and ...