Financial management
Assessing Municipal accountability tools
Municipal accountability can be established through various types of instruments. Some of these instruments directly establish accountability. Other types of instruments do not directly establish accountability but facilitate the flow of information on government conduct and performance which, in turn, are essential for the purpose of establishing accountability.
Submission on the proposed Municipal Finance Management Bill - Addendum submitted at the request of Parliament (2002)
In March 2002, the Local Government Project made a submission to Parliament's Finance Committee on the proposed Municipal Finance Management Bill. It argued that, even though sound financial management is essential, the Bill goes too far in creating an intrusive role for the National Treasury.
Submission on the proposed Municipal Finance Management Bill (2002)
In March 2002, the Local Government Project made a submission to Parliament's Finance Committee on the proposed Municipal Finance Management Bill. It argued that, even though sound financial management is essential, the Bill goes too far in creating an intrusive role for the National Treasury.
Guidelines for Financial Agreements
Amalgamation is on our doorstep and it is crucial that certain financial and other related issues be addressed as a matter of extreme urgency. This challenge must be faced in an organised manner and necessary steps must be taken to ensure smooth transformation and restructuring.

