Part 1: Development of local authorities
1: Background to the development of municipalities
2: Social, economic and administrative development up to 1994
3: Social, economic and administrative development from 1995 to 2000
4: Development since 2000
Part 2: Reasons for existence of municipalities
5: Introduction to reasons for existence of municipalities
6: Reasons to explain existence of municipalities
Part 3: Determining municipal boundaries
7: Introduction to determining municipal boundaries
8: The Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB)
9: Demarcation process
10: Categories of municipalities
Part 4: Environmental factors influencing the rendering of services by municipalities
11: Introduction
to environmental factors that influence the rendering of municipal services
12: Environmental factors that influence the rendering of municipal services
Part 5: Relationships between municipalities and with government
13: Introduction to intergovernmental relations
14: Levels of government
15: Relationship between municipalities and central government
16: Relationship between municipalities and provincial authorities
17: Relationships between municipalities
18: Structures established by central government to enhance cooperation
Part 6: Powers and functions of municipalities
19: Introduction to the powers and functions of municipalities
20: Functions and powers of municipalities
21: Division of powers between district and local municipalities
22: Provincial responsibilities of municipal councils
Part 7: Services rendered by municipalities
23: Introduction to services rendered by municipalities
24
: Structure of a municipality
25: Characteristics of services
26: Classification of municipal services
27: Case studies about municipal service provision
Part 8: Municipal elections
28: The importance of municipal elections
29: Qualifications for voting in municipal elections
30: Municipal voter's roll
31: Municipal ward elections
32: Elections and the Independent Electoral Commission
Part 9: Municipal councillors
33: The role of the coundillor in municipalities
34: Membership of a municipal council
35: Disqualification from a municipal council
36: Code of conduct
37: The status of municipal councillors
38: The functions of municipal councillors
Part 10: Office-bearers of municipalities
39: Introduction to office-bearers of municipalities
40: Executive leadership system
41: The mayor and executive mayor
42: The deputy mayor and executive mayor
Part 11:
Committee systems of municipalities
43: Introduction to committee systems
44: Types of committees
45: Mayoral committee
46: Metropolitan sub-councils
47: Ward committees
Part 12: Meeting procedures for municipalities
48: Introduction to meeting procedures for municipalities
49: Reasons for meetings
50: Types of meetings
51: Standing orders and rules for procedure
52: Reports
53: Procedures for meetings
54: Minutes of meetings
55: Chairpersons of meetings
56: Motions and resolutions