At the end of 2005, the Supreme Court of Appeal made a ruling on the question of whether sewerage charges should be based on the value of the property or on ...

A probe into performance bonuses in kwaZulu-Natal

More than 100 municipal councillors and officials have been dismissed or forced to resign over the past five years in Gauteng's municipalities following ...

In his 2006 State of the Nation Address on 3 February , President Thabo Mbeki focused on the troubles and goals of local government. While he noted that three ...

Councillors are elected to represent local communities on municipal councils, to ensure that municipalities are accountable to their communities. In fulfilling ...

This year's elections marked a step forward for woman's representation in local government, but it stopped short of the goal of equal gender representation set ...

In March 2006, the Supreme Court of Appeal handed down a decision that sets an important precedent in respect of the preference given to municipal debts in ...

Local democracy is a cornerstone of the new South African State. The Constitution says that local government will provide democratic and accountable government ...

Does a candidate become a councillor on the day of the election or on the day that he or she is sworn in? This matter is important in relation to matters such ...