The Relationship between district and local municipalities varies from cordial and cooperative to conflictual and unproductive. What causes this conflict and ...

National government recently gazetted new and bigger remuneration packages for municipal councillors. The proposal sees a big jump in salaries for all ...

When examining failure of local government to deliver services, a lack of funds and lack of capacity, the failure to spend allocated budgets and lagging ...

The National Health Act 61 of 2003 ushered in a new era in the development of South Africa's health system. Health sector reforms in South Africa are geared ...

The Commonwealth Local Government Forum is the voice of local government in the commonwealth, representing local authorities, local government ministries, ...

By August 2006, all district municipalities must have established district intergovernmental forums. The intergovernmental Relation Framework Act of 2005 ...

The Change of government in the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Council has also seen a change in the office of the municipal manager. Although the decision of ...

Let's say that in a collective executive system, Party A has 37 councillors, Party B has 13 and Party C has one. The Executive Committee has 10 Members and ...

With the FIFA World Cup in Germany now over, four billion eyes will turn to South Africa and its cities to judge their readiness to host the prestigious event ...