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Newcastle Municipality: in the (Wonder)bag
‘Eco advantage’ combines an organisation’s ability to meld growth, profitability and long-term environmental sustainability into one tidy package. Newcastle Municipality is leading the way with its carbon credits project.
To measure is to know, to know is to manage
Financial models tell us that many municipalities are technically insolvent. How are we measuring towards managing this reality and what best-fit solutions are being investigated towards achieving sustainability?
Looking back on five years of MPRA
The Municipal Property Rates Act, which came into effect in 2006, empowers 257 municipalities to levy and collect property rates. While the original intentions and objectives of the Act are sound, we've learnt a few lessons in the five years since municipalities began rating.
Proposed amendments to the Municipal Property Rates Act: protecting the poor
One of the provisions in the Act, that of protection for the poor, has been inconsistently implemented by municipalities.
Municipal Property Rates Act: learning from our mistakes
It's been five years since the Municipal Property Rates Act came into effect, with the first phase of implementation having ended in July 2009.
Metval - valuation management system
MetGovis has developed into a major player within the mass appraisal environment.
