The Municipal Structures Act provides that the election of office-bearers must take place in a secret ballot. However, it does not stipulate what the ...

Community participation is key to the functioning of local government. One of the constitutional objects of local government is to encourage the involvement of ...

In recent years, many municipalities have started formulating and implementing their HIV and AIDS response strategies and much progress has been made. However, ...

Councillor's immunity from civil liability for anything they say in council is an important cornerstone of constitutional democracy and protects councillors ...

Does Item 12 of the Code of Conduct for Councillors prevent Councillors from acquiring municipal property?

Decentralisation and Local Government are fast becoming buzz words of African governments busy reconfiguring their state structure. This has not always been ...

The Division of Revenue Bill 2007, introduced by the Minister of Finance, Trevor Manual, sets out the allocations local government will receive for the ...

The Postal Services Act of 1998 stipulates that delivery of all "letters, postcards, printed matter, small parcels..." is a reserved service which may only be ...

The National Framework for Local Economic Development in South Africa aims to support the development of sustainable local economies through integrated ...