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SCA tells Eskom to exhaust alternative dispute resolution before cutting electricity
Eskom is struggling to recover monies owed to it by municipalities for the supply of bulk electricity. Municipal debts to Eskom have ballooned to alarming ...
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Volume 16, Issue 2, June 2021
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Streamlining the administrative burden in Western Cape Municipalities
The School for Public Leadership at Stellenbosch University in partnership with the Hanns Seidel Foundation conducted a research study on the impact of the ...
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Volume 16, Issue 4, October 2021 [Special Issue on Local Government Finance]
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Court tells the City of Cape Town to exhaust intergovernmental dispute resolution mechanisms
In City of Cape Town v the Minister of Energy, the Court had to decide whether the case between the City of Cape Town and the national Minister responsible for ...
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Volume 17, Issue 1, March 2022
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Municipalities and Eskom must work together to secure the well-being of South Africans
Courts have on several occasions delivered judgments which held that Eskom must first exhaust the alternative remedies available to it to hold municipalities ...
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Volume 17, Issue 1, March 2022
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Court stops Eskom from withdrawing funds from Renosterberg Local Municipality’s bank account
The issue of municipal debt to Eskom is an ongoing concern as noted earlier in the Bulletin. The MEC: Northern Cape Provincial Government: Department of ...
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Volume 17, Issue 2, June 2022
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Municipal debt-crisis: Can Eskom reduce bulk electricity supply to defaulting municipalities?
This article discusses whether Eskom can decrease bulk electricity supply to defaulting municipalities in terms of a bulk supply agreement without informing ...
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Volume 18, Issue 2, June 2023
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Co-operative Government in the Systems Bill
Section 3 of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Bill provides that (1) Municipalities must within the constitutional system of co-operative governance ...
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Volume 2, Issue 2, June 2000
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After six years of waiting: The Climate Change Act 22 of 2024
On 18 July 2024, President Ramaphosa signed the then Climate Change Bill into law. The new Climate Change Act 22 of 2024 marks a significant milestone in South ...
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Volume 19, Issue 3, September 2024
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From SALGA : Annual General Congress: Focussing on Intergovernmental Relations.
At its Annual General Congress held in Port Elizabeth during July, SALGA delegates reflected on the role organised local government playing in the area of ...
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Volume 1, Issue 3, September 1999
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From SALGA: Participation in the NCOP.
The intergovernmental Relations Working Group of SALGA has been considering a number of Bills with a view to make recommendations to the organisation on the ...
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Volume 1, Issue 4 December 1999
