Empowering Residents, Preserving Napier’s Character, Shaping Its Future
In this video we explain how local government budgets are created and what mechanisms exist to ensure accountability in local government budgeting. This video is part of the Civics Academy Local Government Series. In these videos we explore how local government functions and how we, as responsive citizens, can engage it. Just as the national…
In this video we explain what the role of local government councillors is in respect of public spending. This video is part of the Civics Academy Local Government Series. Check out our videos: www.civicsacademy.co.za Municipal finance is mostly regulated by the Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act of 2003 (the MFMA). The MFMA’s point of…
After the end of apartheid in South Africa, there was a need to establish a democratic system of government that upholds human rights, dignity, freedom, and equality of all people.Such a democratic system is best implemented and guaranteed by means of a Constitution. The Constitution of a country contains a set of rules and values…
In this video we explain the concept of Responsive Citizenship. This video is part of the Civics Academy Local Government Series. In these videos we explore how local government functions and how we, as responsive citizens, can engage it. Most videos in this series are available in English, Afrikaans and IsiXhosa. Check out our videos…
