Local Government Bulletin

[LISTEN] An analysis of the competency levels of senior managers in South African municipalities

The Local Government Bulletin is a regular publication of the Dullah Omar Institute at the University of the Western Cape. The Bulletin publishes a variety of submissions from policy briefs, case summaries, summaries of legislation, commentaries and opinion pieces. They all relate to the law, policy and financial arrangements affecting…

25 Jan 2021 12 min

[LISTEN] Provincial govts are not intervening when they are supposed to: The Case study of Emalahleni Local Municipality

The Local Government Bulletin is a regular publication of the Dullah Omar Institute at the University of the Western Cape. The Bulletin publishes a variety of submissions from policy briefs, case summaries, summaries of legislation, commentaries and opinion pieces. They all relate to the law, policy and financial arrangements affecting…

25 Jan 2021 8 min

[LISTEN] African School on Decentralisation: The impact of COVID-19 on decentralisation in Africa

The African School on Decentralisation (ASD) is a collaboration between the South African Research Chair in Multilevel Government, Law and Development located at the Dullah Omar Institute (DOI) of the University of the Western Cape and the Centre for Federalism and Governance Studies (CFGS) of Addis Ababa University. The two…

27 Nov 2020 18 min

[LISTEN] Courts forcing provinces to intervene in dysfunctional municipalities: case study of Makana Local Municipality

The Local Government Bulletin is a regular publication of the Dullah Omar Institute at the University of the Western Cape. The Bulletin publishes a variety of submissions from policy briefs, case summaries, summaries of legislation, commentaries and opinion pieces. They all relate to the law, policy and financial arrangements affecting…

27 Nov 2020 15 min

[LISTEN] Development charges in SA – An introduction to the Municipal Fiscal Powers & Functions Amendment Bill (P1)

The Local Government Bulletin is a regular publication of the Dullah Omar Institute at the University of the Western Cape. The Bulletin publishes a variety of submissions from policy briefs, case summaries, summaries of legislation, commentaries and opinion pieces. They all relate to the law, policy and financial arrangements affecting…

27 Nov 2020 20 min

[LISTEN] Development charges in SA – case of in-kind payments & subsidisation of certain categories of land dev (P2)

The Local Government Bulletin is a regular publication of the Dullah Omar Institute at the University of the Western Cape. The Bulletin publishes a variety of submissions from policy briefs, case summaries, summaries of legislation, commentaries and opinion pieces. They all relate to the law, policy and financial arrangements affecting…

27 Nov 2020 16 min

[LISTEN] eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality vs COVID-19: 90 days into the Lockdown

The Local Government Bulletin is a regular publication of the Dullah Omar Institute at the University of the Western Cape. The Bulletin publishes a variety of submissions from policy briefs, case summaries, summaries of legislation, commentaries and opinion pieces. They all relate to the law, policy and financial arrangements affecting…

27 Nov 2020 20 min

[LISTEN] Western Cape High Court sets a new benchmark for promoting spatial equity, access to land and housing

The Local Government Bulletin is a regular publication of the Dullah Omar Institute at the University of the Western Cape. The Bulletin publishes a variety of submissions from policy briefs, case summaries, summaries of legislation, commentaries and opinion pieces. They all relate to the law, policy and financial arrangements affecting…

19 Nov 2020 14 min

[LISTEN] Impact of the declaration of invalidity of the Municipal Systems Amendment Act of 2011

Background: On 9 March 2017, the Constitutional Court (the Court) confirmed a decision of the High Court, which had declared the Local Government: Municipal Systems Amendment Act, 2011 (Amendment Act) unconstitutional and entirely invalid. The Amendment Act had mainly sought to make changes to the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act…

19 Nov 2020 11 min

[LISTEN] Municipalities and COVID-19: A summary and perspective on the national disaster management directions

The Local Government Bulletin is a regular publication of the Dullah Omar Institute at the University of the Western Cape. The Bulletin publishes a variety of submissions from policy briefs, case summaries, summaries of legislation, commentaries and opinion pieces. They all relate to the law, policy and financial arrangements affecting…

19 Nov 2020 16 min

[LISTEN] Municipalities and COVID-19: What the national disaster management directions mean for municipal governance

This article summarises and discusses the COVID-19 Disaster Response Directions targeting provinces, municipalities and traditional leaders. They were adopted on 25 March and amended on 30 March 2020.

19 Nov 2020 12 min

[LISTEN] The Lockdown Regulations Are Not A Ban On All Informal Food Traders

Volume 15, Issue 1, March 2020

16 Oct 2020 13 min

[LISTEN] Gauteng High Court deals decisively with councillor-walk-outs

Volume 15, Issue 2, June 2020

16 Oct 2020 9 min