CSL2601 Constitutional Law Assignment 2 Due 8 September 2023 (Footnotes and Bibliography Included) Researched and accurate answers given! South African Constitutional Law in Context. De Vos Pierre. 2021. Edition 2nd.
1.1. Critically discuss South Africa’s multi-sphere system and structure of
government as enshrined in the Constitution. ......................................................... 2
Extra: ...................................................................................................................... 4
1.2 The community of Zwililo Local Municipality in Limpopo is in despair. It is
frustrated at the dire state of the municipality and its hopes of a municipality that
reduces poverty, takes care of its residents and provides services that keep
fading. The challenges faced by the municipality are due, in part, to non-
compliance with the regulatory environment governing the municipality’s
operations. At present, the municipality is failing to service the debt of R300 million
that it owes to the Development Bank of Southern Africa. Its debt to Eskom (where
it purchases bulk electricity) is R 10 million and rising, while Izinyoka (illegal
electricity connections) continue to source electricity illegally. The various parties
on the council of Zwililo Local Municipality are at loggerheads on the proposed
budget and the opposition consistently boycotts council meetings so that there is
no quorum to adopt a budget. As a result, there is no budget at the beginning of
the financial year. This casts serious doubt on the municipality’s financial
sustainability. A council meeting was held to deliberate on the state of Zwililo Local
Municipality and the fulfillment of its local government objectives. In the meeting,
the Municipality’s legal services unit advised the council that, even though the
municipality has certain challenges, there are no grounds for its supervision by
neither the provincial nor national government. Given the facts on the ground,
which provisions of the Constitution can the province and national government use
to ensure that the Zwililo Local Municipality can fulfill its local government
objectives? .............................................................................................................. 7
Extra ....................................................................................................................... 9
QUESTION 2 ........................................................................................................... 11
2.2. Critically discuss the structure and composition of South Africa’s Parliament.
.............................................................................................................................. 11
Extra: .................................................................................................................... 13
2.1 Discuss the difference, if any, between the State and the Government.......... 15
BIBLLIOGRAPHY..................................................................................................... 17
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