After its amendment and introduction of Section 79A, the Municipal Structures Amendment Act made it mandatory for all municipalities in the country to establish a municipal public accounts committee (MPAC). MPACs are responsible for looking at unauthorised, irregular and fruitless and wasteful expenditure in municipalities. MPACs report to council and not the executive, therefore, they are
National Framework for LED (2018-2028): The Role of Cities in Advancing Local Systems of Innovation The role of cities in the development of national systems of innovation is well recognised. However, in South Africa, the function of cities in the development and advancement of innovative local systems remains a policy gap in Local Economic Development
The Regulations are made in accordance with Section 92 of the Municipal Structures Amendment Act No. 3 of 2021, which empowers the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) to make Regulations not inconsistent with the Act prescribing any matter that may or must be prescribed in terms of the Act and to facilitate
During disasters, most people lose their lives due to limited information about potential disasters. Available research suggests that informed communities tend to respond better to natural disasters. An early warning system for hazards such as floods, droughts, heatwaves, or storms, is an integrated system which allows people to know hazardous weather is on its way
There are 257 municipalities in South Africa, comprising eight metropolitan, 44 districts and 205 local municipalities. They are focused on growing local economies and providing infrastructure and service. As directed by the Constitution, the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 1998 (Act 117 of 1998) contains criteria for determining when an area must have a category-A municipality (metropolitan