On 31 July 2007, the Department of Provincial and Local Government (DPLG) initiated a policy review process of provincial and local government. It will ...

The Supreme Court of Appeal recently examined the processes surrounding the changing of town names and the extent to which they must facilitate public ...

An essential part of the current review of government structures is evaluating the success of local government in meetings its constitutional obligations to ...

The growing importance of cities not only in South Africa but also around the world is well captured in the 2006 Cities Network Report as follows: "Cities are ...

The debate about district municipalities- their performance and their future is widespread. Some critics question whether districts have served their function. ...

Not that long ago, a democracy promotion organisation arranged a course ti help local councillors improve their capacity to represent voters. The skills it ...

With the gradual implementation of the Local Government Property Rates Act, the impact of the new constitutional regime in the levying of property rates is ...

The floor-crossing window period has come to and gone, affecting the composition of 128 municipalities. Although 280 politicians tried to cross, only 250 ...

Does the municipal council have a say in the appointments of administrative staff by the municipal manager?