The civil society group said the bills were probably being written by legislators with ‘self interest and expediency’ in mind
The rise of hung councils has required amendments to the Municipal Structures Act to improve stability and governance
IEC must stop stringing us along; they have already decided against elections, Party of Action tells inquiry
There’s a backlog of by-elections to get through before next year’s local government elections. Will voters go to the polls even though Covid protocols are in place?
Top-down meddling by central government flouts the laws and spirit of multilevel democracy
Acting mayor Ian Neilson has had to delay his appointment of a mayoral committee