There is widespread consensus that the severity of the HIV and AIDS epidemic cannot be curbed by the government on its own. In light of this realisation, the ...

Modern local government in Uganda traces its origins to British colonial rule. As it consolidated its hold on the territory, the colonial administration ...

Service delivery protests in the spotlight. At first glance the photo accompanying this article seems more reminiscent of the protests which marked the ...

This submission by the Good Governance Learning Network to the local government review provides an assessment of the practice of local governance in South ...

Considerable attention has been drawn to local governement's ability to facilitate public participation and the role and effective administration of ward ...

Do Property Rates Expire After Three Or After Thirty Years?

Until recently, local government in Ethiopia was treated as a "stepchild" of central and regional government. Although a strongly federal government has been ...

Ward committees were formally introduced in 2000, and many municipalities soon commenced the process of establishing them. The establishment rate of ward ...

The Municipal Fiscal Powers and Functions Act gives effect to section 229 (1) and 229 (2) of the Constitution and is one of the final building blocks in the ...