Tag Archives: Municipal Matters

Municipal Matters: What is an IDP?

The IDP is a diverse document that must help remove the legacy of apartheid and [...]

Municipal Matters: A guide to bylaws

By-laws are no less and no more important than any other law passed by national [...]

Municipal Matters: Understanding ward boundary demarcation

The Constitution provides that the whole territory of the Republic must be covered by municipalities [...]

Municipal Matters: Everything you need to know about ward committees

A ward committee may make recommendations on any matter affecting its ward to the ward [...]

Municipal Matters: Councillors are a critical link. Here’s why.

Councillors provide the critical political link between the executive mayor or executive committee and the [...]

Municipal Matters: Mayoral systems explained

Municipalities are generally divided into two governance types – the mayoral executive system and the [...]

Municipal Matters: It’s everyone’s business

Local government is the sphere of government that is closest to the public. It provides [...]