2012 Local Government Bulletin, December Volume 14, Issue 4

This Bulletin deals with the looming National Treasury deadline for municipal officials to obtain critical skills and competencies. It assesses progress on this, using the Municipal Demarcation Board's 2012 capacity assessment. It also looks at the Municipal Capacity Building initiatives as proposed by the National Development Plan-vision 2030. It then looks at the 2012 Census report, a new local government equitable share formula and a barometer of municipal audit outcomes for the past five years.

2012 Local Government Bulletin, October Volume 14, Issue 3

Service delivery protests are becoming more frequent, widespread and violent. These are some of the findings of the MLGI Service Delivery Protest Barometer. This edition of the Bulletin contains a summary of some of the key trends contained in the Barometer. It also looks at the implications of the Draft Municipal Financial Misconduct Regulations. Other features include a report on a roundtable on law reform in planning which discussed some of the latest developments in planning, including SPLUMB, which is currently before parliament. A summary of the Carolina case examines the right of access to water and the intergovernmental relations which come into play in the delivery of water.

2012 Local Government Bulletin, July Volume 14, Issue 2

A Bulletin dealing with National Treasury's competency regulations, land use planning, disconnections, the review of the equitable share and a summary of the judgment in Allen Paulse v Oudtshoorn.

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Multi-level government initiative

The Multi-level government initiative is a multi-disciplinary project of the Community Law Centre at the University of the Western Cape. We offer high quality applied research, policy analysis and consulting services.

We believe that the role of local government in peace-building, democratization and development in divided, conflict-ridden countries is under-researched. Our primary goal is to support governments, donors, scholars and CSO's to design and implement local governments and other state institutions that can promote peace, development and human security in South Africa and the African region.

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The Service Delivery Protest Barometer is a project of the Multi-Level Government Initiative aimed at facilitating a greater understanding of the prevalence, nature and reasons for service delivery protest activity in South Africa.

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