Local Government Elections Date Announced
Deputy President, Kgalema Motlanthe, has announced that the local government elections will take place on 18 May 2011 Deputy President, Kgalema Motlanthe, has announced that the local government...
View ArticleNGO Plans to Hold Govt Officials Accountable
Afesis-corplan embarks on initiatives aimed at holding public officials accountable Afesis-corplan, an Eastern Cape-based NGO contributing to community-driven development and good local governance in...
View ArticleMoutse Demarcation Case Dismissed
The Constitutional Court dismisses application form Moutse residents challenging laws that relocated them from Mpumalanga to Limpopo The Constitutional Court has dismissed an application by residents...
View ArticleMunicipalities Wasted R27bn, Says Report
Finance Minister says that municipalities could have saved R27 billion in the previous financial year, that is R74 million per day by cutting down on unnecessary expenses Finance Minister, Pravin...
View ArticleClimate Change Affect Municipalities – SALGA
The South African Local Government Association says that climate change is affecting the way in which municipal spaces are managed The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) says that...
View ArticleNGOs Call for Municipalities to Fight Corruption
The SAIRR and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Liberty say corruption and a lack of legislated decision-making powers are the biggest obstacles to improving local government The South African...
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Local Politics and Factionalism: Local Government as a Site of Contestation
Factional politics are taking our local governments many steps backwards in terms of service delivery South Africa’s municipalities are a contested terrain. Divisions within (and between) political...
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Former Local Government Director-General ‘Not Qualified’ to be City Manager?
This article discusses the court battle over whether former director-general, Lindiwe Msengana-Ndlela, is fit for office as city manager of Nelson Mandela Bay. The authors argue that this saga raises...
View ArticleIs Local Really Lekker?
When it comes to local government, then ‘local is lekker’ does not apply and the opposite is more likely. For many years municipalities have made concessions in terms of rates and taxes that apply to...
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Good Municipalities Are About More Than Good Financial Management
South African municipalities should not only be understood from the perspective of Auditor-General but on their priority and the availability of adequate resources to fulfil their mandates, among...
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