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Mayoral Committee
In South Africa, the Mayoral Committee of a municipality is the executive cabinet of the municipal council. Section 60 of the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 1998 requires any executive mayor to appoint a mayoral committee, provided that the municipal council has more than nine members. Members of the Mayoral Committee (MMCs) are appointed by the mayor from among the municipal councillors. They are charged with assisting and advising the executive mayor, who may additionally delegate specific responsibilities or executive powers to them.{{Cite web , title=Guideline Document on the Roles and Responsibilities of Councillors, Political Structures and Officials , url=https://www.salga.org.za/Documents/Knowledge-products-per-theme/Governance%20n%20Intergovernmental%20Relations/Guidelines%20on%20the%20Roles%20and%20responsibilities%20in%20Municipalities.pdf , access-date=29 April 2025 , website= South African Local Government Association See also * Executive Council (Sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Ocean; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini; and it encloses Lesotho. Covering an area of , the country has Demographics of South Africa, a population of over 64 million people. Pretoria is the administrative capital, while Cape Town, as the seat of Parliament of South Africa, Parliament, is the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein is regarded as the judicial capital. The largest, most populous city is Johannesburg, followed by Cape Town and Durban. Cradle of Humankind, Archaeological findings suggest that various hominid species existed in South Africa about 2.5 million years ago, and modern humans inhabited the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of South Africa
Local government in South Africa consists of municipalities (; ; ; ; ; Southern Ndebele language, Southern Ndebele: ''bomasipala''; ; ; ; ) of various types. The largest metropolitan areas are governed by metropolitan municipality (South Africa), metropolitan municipalities, while the rest of the country is divided into counties called district municipality (South Africa), district municipalities, each of which consists of several boroughs called local municipality (South Africa), local municipalities. Since the boundary reform at the time of the South African municipal election, 2016, municipal election of 3 August 2016 there are eight metropolitan municipalities, 44 district municipalities and 205 local municipalities. Categories Municipalities can belong to one of three categories: metropolitan, district and local (referred to in the constitution as categories A, C and B). Metropolitan municipalities Metropolitan (or category A) municipalities govern large densely urbanised ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipal Structures Act, 1998
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the governing body of a given municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district. The English word is derived from French , which in turn derives from the Latin , based on the word for social contract (), referring originally to the Latin communities that supplied Rome with troops in exchange for their own incorporation into the Roman state (granting Roman citizenship to the inhabitants) while permitting the communities to retain their own local governments (a limited autonomy). A municipality can be any political jurisdiction, from a sovereign state such as the Principality of Monaco, to a small village such as West Hampton Dunes, New York. The territory over which a municipal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South African Local Government Association
The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) is a national, voluntary political association in South Africa. It is a public entity composed of South Africa's local governments. The association's members are made of all South Africa's 257 local governments. The purpose of the SALGA is to represent local governments of South Africa at various stages and levels of government. It supports local governments in their efforts of development, assists members in varying ways, and even works to promote women in local government. There has been criticism that the SALGA is weak and ineffective at representing local government interests. Local Government in South Africa The Constitution of South Africa enshrines the many roles and powers of local and municipal government. South Africa is a developmental state, in the context that the social development is promoted through the state intervening in the economy. Per section 152, this means that economic and social development relies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Executive Council (South Africa)
In South Africa, the Executive Council of a province is the cabinet of the provincial government. The Executive Council consists of the Premier and five to ten other members,'' Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996'', Chapter 6: "Provinces", ss. 125–141 who have the title "Member of the Executive Council", commonly abbreviated to "MEC". MECs are appointed by the Premier from amongst the members of the provincial legislature; the Premier can also dismiss them. The provincial legislature may force the Premier to reconstitute the council by passing a motion of no confidence in the Executive Council excluding the Premier; if the legislature passes a motion of no confidence in the Executive Council ''including'' the Premier, then the Premier and the MECs must resign. The Premier designates powers and functions to the MECs; conventionally they are assigned portfolios in specific areas of responsibility. They are accountable to the provincial legislature, both ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
