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COALITION GOVERNMENT: DA's STABILISING B...

Input is sought on two pieces of proposed new legislation intended to stabilise dysfunctional coalit...


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TOWNSHIP ECONOMIES: STANDARD MUNICIPAL B...

Municipalities have been tasked with preparing by-laws to more effectively regulate the establishmen...


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MUNICIPAL COALITIONS: CONFUSING PARLIAME...

In an unusual Parliamentary committee move, the draft Local Government: Municipal Structures Amendme...


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TOWNSHIP ECONOMIES: DRAFT STANDARD MUNIC...

Stakeholders still have ample time to comment on a draft standard municipal by-law intended to promo...


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LOCAL GOVERNMENT COALITIONS: DRAFT AMEND...

A draft Local Government: Municipal Structures Amendment Bill recently released for comment proposes...


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LOCAL GOVERNMENT: DRAFT GENERAL LAWS AME...

A draft Local Government: General Laws Amendment Bill recently gazetted for public comment seeks to...


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LOCAL GOVERNMENT: GENERAL LAWS AMENDMENT...

The Department of Co-operative Governance & Traditional Affairs is preparing a ‘general laws amendme...


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LOCAL GOVERNMENT: DA ANNOUNCES INTENTION...

Input is sought on a revised draft Local Government: Municipal Structures Second Amendment Bill seek...


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LOCAL GOVERNMENT COALITIONS: LEGISLATIVE...

The Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 1998, is to be amended with the aim of addressing ‘t...


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MUNICIPAL FISCAL POWERS & FUNCTIONS: MOR...

Proposals for more changes to the Municipal Fiscal Powers & Functions Amendment Bill could have sign...


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CO-OPERATIVE GOVERNANCE: INPUT SOUGHT ON...

Draft framework regulations on institutionalising the district development model have been gazetted...


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COALITION GOVERNMENT DYSFUNCTION: JO'BUR...

The negative impact of ‘persistent political instability in the City of Johannesburg’ has underscore...


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COALITION GOVERNMENTS: PRESIDENCY INITIA...

The Presidency has published a ‘concept discussion document’ as the first step towards developing a...


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GOVERNMENT DYSFUNCTION: INPUT SOUGHT ON...

The Department of Co-operative Governance & Traditional Affairs has called for input on a draft Inte...


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LOCAL GOVERNMENT: COUNCILLORS' CODE OF C...

A code of conduct for municipal councillors has been gazetted and is now in force.


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LOCAL GOVERNMENT: SUBMISSIONS SOUGHT ON...

The National Assembly’s Co-operative Governance & Traditional Affairs Committee has called for writt...


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MUNICIPAL STRUCTURES ACT: DA CALLS FOR A...

The DA’s Siviwe Gwarube called for proposals on the contents of a Local Government: Municipal Struct...


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INDEPENDENT MUNICIPAL DEMARCATION AUTHOR...

The National Assembly’s Co-operative Governance & Traditional Affairs Committee has called for input...


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