First 100 Days In Office.

Author: Prof Jaap de Visser

By now, all municipal councils will have held their first council meeting and constituted most of their political structures. This article provides some basic governance information and highlights key issues that will be on the municipal council’s agenda for its first 100 days in office.

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Removing Elected Councillors Will Create Chaos.

Author: Phindile Ntlizwiyana

Widespread disgruntlement over allegations thatcandidates nominated by communities had been irregularly removed by the ANC led to a promise by President Jacob Zuma that any candidates found to have been nominated in an improper way would be removed after the May polls. This was seen as a desperate attempt to stop aggrieved communities from boycotting the local government elections.

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Municipal Property Rates Act Out Of Public Comment.

Author: Conrad Bosire

After a lengthy process of public consultation on amendments to the Municipal Property Rates Act of 2004, the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs finally released a Bill on 9 June, giving the public two weeks to comment.

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Draft Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Bill.

Author: Prof Jaap de Visser

On 6 May this year, the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform published a Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Bill for public comment, with a deadline of 6 June. What follows is a basic outline of the Bill.

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KZN Planning and Development Act.

Author: Prof Jaap de Visser

The KwaZulu-Natal Planning and Development Act came into operation on 1 May 2010 and governs land use planning and development management. KwaZulu-Natal is thus the only province that has put land use legislation into operation since promulgation of the 1996 Constitution.

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From the Courts: The end of administrative autonomy over individual staff appointments.

Author: MLGI(Community Law Centre)

Manana v King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality (345/09) [2010] ZASCA 144 (25 November 2010).

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The Aftermath Of The 2011 Local Elections.

Author: Derek Powell

The last issue of the LGB highlighted some key battlegrounds in the 2011 local elections. This issue looks at the aftermath.

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