Description
Course Objectives
- Introduction to SA Public Law (including Local Government law)
- The legal nature, rights and duties of municipalities
- Local Government in systems of cooperative government and Municipal monitoring and supervision
- New institutional models of Local Government
- Composition, election and term of Local Government in SA
- The specific powers and functions of Local Government
- Political structures and internal procedures
- Basic functional activities of Local Government and municipal service
Course Outcomes
- Demonstrating an understanding of the background and founding provision of the Constitution and how this impacts local government.
- Analysing and interpreting the concept of co-operative government.
- Identifying and explaining the broad spectrum of municipal and related administrative legislation and regulations that guide and direct the daily functioning of local government.
- Identifying and explaining the objectives of local government.
Course Modules
Day 1
- understanding of the background and founding provision of the Constitution and how this impacts on local government
- Identify and explain the broad spectrum of municipal and related administrative legislation and regulations that guide and direct the daily functioning of local government
Day 2
- Analyse and interpret the concept of co-
operative government - The concept of developmental local
government is explained with examples and
references to related legislation and the
Constitution - Identify and explain the objectives of local
government
Accreditation

This course is accredited by the Services SETA, and material covers unit standards 15224 at NQF Level 5 worth 4 credits and 120300 at NQF Level 5 worth 8 credits