Programmes
Peace-building
2000
Making Law - A guide to municipal councils
A manual for councillors dealing with the process of municipal lawmaking. It discusses the legislative power of municipalities, the requirements to the content of by-laws and the procedural requirements for adopting a by-law.
The guidelines on strategic planning during the transition and transformation processes (2000): A GUIDELINE ON STRATEGIC PLANNING
The guidelines on strategic planning during the transition and transformation processes, as well as the annexures that it refers to, can be downloaded here.
Provincial-Municipal Relations: a few challenges, No. 3 of 2000
Keywords: intergovernmental relations, provincial-municipal relations, duty to monitor, support and supervise, Municipal Systems Act, Municipal Structures Act
Role of Local Government in Providing Child Care, No. 2 of 2000
Keywords: child care, local government, rights of the child, Schedule 4B
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.
Integrated Development Planning: A Practical Guide to Municipalities
The IDP - Guide can be downloaded here.
Provincial Supervision: Manual for the application of section 139 of the Constitution (1999)
A manual explaining provincial intervention in a municipality. It contains the substantial requirements (circumstances that merit intervention) as well as the procedural requirements (the procedures of section 139).
The guidelines on human resources arrangements for the transitional phase (2000)
These guidelines were compiled by the Special Task Team on the Establishment of Municipalities, in collaboration with the Department Provincial & Local Government
