Author Archives: CAN Team

Join our submission on the Municipal Structures Act Amendment Bill

Join our submission on the Municipal Structures Act Amendment Bill The “Coalition Bill” that, if [...]

Finalize the proposed business plan

Goal: Finalize all necessary documentation, incorporating community feedback, and ensuring compliance with municipal requirements before [...]

Council to consider the annual budget for approval

Explaining Section 24 of the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA): The Approval of Annual Budgets [...]

Ratepayers are loudly rejecting bad city budgets, and long may it last

By Jonathan Erasmus Let us be frank – our municipalities are paying little or no [...]

Community consultation and consent collection

Goal: Ensure broad community support by engaging property owners, addressing concerns, and securing the necessary [...]

Mayor to submit Q3 Report to Council

Sections 71 and 52(d) of the MFMA work together to ensure robust financial monitoring, oversight, [...]

Water will always be a political issue.

By Jonathan Erasmus, CAN Project Manager  The biggest unknown in South Africa’s upcoming general election [...]

Research and drafting the business plan

Goal: Conduct thorough research and develop a well-structured proposal to establish the UIP, ensuring alignment [...]

Table the draft budget and IDP before council

Section 16 of the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA) outlines the legal requirements for tabling  [...]

Municipal Matters: The IDP and public participation

An IDP Representative Forum, or key stakeholders, should be established to encourage the participation of [...]