District municipalities

Local Government in South Africa: Responses to urban-rural challenges
Author: Michelle Maziwisa
Published: Mar 28, 2022

The Dullah Omar Institute (DOI) is one of 18 international partners of the LoGov project titled ‘Local Government and the Changing Urban-Rural Interplay’. The project seeks to establish an international and intersectoral training and research network to identify, and evaluate best-fit practices for local governments in order to address the changing urban-rural interplay and manage its impacts. It is funded by the European Commission as part of the EU-Rise Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA).

District Municipalities: Their role and function
Author: Nico Steytler
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District municipalities, having shared authority with local municipalities will be a significant innovation brought by the final phase of local government transformation. It is therefore important to clearly define the role and function of 47 district municipalities that will be established on election day in November.

Where to Now With District Municipalites? Redefining Their Role and Application.
Author: Nico Steytler
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The debate about district municipalities- their performance and their future is widespread. Some critics question whether districts have served their function. Others contend strongly that they should be disestablished. In the debate. This argument for redefining the role of districts is not based on the current capacity problems or adjustments to the new system, it is more systematic than that.

Are District Municipalities Still Relevant?
Author: Dr Vuyo Mlokoti
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A lot of talk and discussion documents have been making the rounds in the past two or three years about the imminent restructuring of the state machinery and the review of provinces. Yet little or nothing is said about the inevitable question: What is the future of district municipalities?

The Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act: A Year in the Provinces and Districts.
Author: MLGA(Community Law Centre)
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The Community Law Centre hosted a national conference on the Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act. A year in the provinces and districts at the University of the Western Cape. The aim of the conference was to review the implementation of the Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act, No 13 of 2005.

Managing District-Local Municipal Relations.
Author: Professor Nico Steytler
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The Relationship between district and local municipalities varies from cordial and cooperative to conflictual and unproductive. What causes this conflict and ultimately poor service delivery? Can it be managed? The new intergovernmental Relations Framework tries to solve this problem by establishing district intergovernmental forums.

The District Health System: Place and Role of Local Government.
Author: Dr Wendy Hall
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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 towards a comprehensive and integrated national health system, based on the primary health care approach and delivered thorough the a district health system. The Act envisages a municipality based district health system and thus has significant implications for local government.

The REDs Are Coming.
Author: Deon Louw
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Regional Electricity Regulations (REDs) have been under discussion since the early 1990s and numerous debates have been held for and against them. At last the process seems to have been pushed beyond a point of no return with the announcement by the President Mbeki that the first RED will be operational by June 2005 and the last of the of the six by january 2007.

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