Before an eviction order can be granted a court needs to determine whether it is just and equitable to do so in terms of section 26 of the Constitution by ...

Municipalities will receive greater protection against unfunded mandates in terms of the Municipal Systems Amendment Bill approved in September this year by ...

Local government is now expected to play a proactive role in the social, economic, and material development of local communities. This means it is an sphere of ...

Public-private partneships (PPP's) are another form of an external service delivery mechanism that municipalities may consider using. Government currently ...

Section 6(3) (c) of the Prevention of illegal Eviction from and Unlawful Occupation of Land Act 19 of 1998 provides that when a court decides whether an ...

The Supreme Court of Appeal has delivered a significant judgment in which it was required to interpret the provisions of section 78 of the Local Government: ...

The socio-economic rights in the Bill of Rights bind all organs of state, including municipalities. These rights may also impose positive obligation. Through ...

Eight years after the White Paper on Water Supply and Sanitation was published, the National Cabinet approved the strategic framework for Water Services on 17 ...

In 1999, the Nelspruit Transitional Local Authority contracted the British-based multinational BiWater to provide its water services for the next 30 years. ...