Community Law Centre participates at SALGA Women’s Commission meeting
On the November 2, 2013 Thulaganyo Selokela, a doctoral researcher for the Multi-level Government Initiative, recently attended the South African Local Government Association Women’s Commission meeting in Worscester Western Cape.
Prof Jaap de Visser delivers a lecture on local government in Ethiopia
The director of the Community Law Centre, Prof Jaap de Visser lectured a group of honours and LLM students on the place of local government in the South African system of multilevel government at the Ethiopian Civil Service College in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia yesterday (7 November 2013).
CLC looks into constitutional adjudication in Ethiopia
Constitutional adjudication in Ethiopia is primarily the responsibility of the House of Federation, Ethiopia’s upper house. In line with this, the Community Law Centre’s Multi-Level Government Initiative (MLGI) and the South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) Chair in Multilevel Government, Law and Policy hosted a discussion on "Constitutional adjudication in Ethiopia" on the Tuesday 2 September.
CLC director lectures in Ethiopia
The director of the Community Law Centre, Professor Jaap de Visser, taught a week-long course on Local Government and Decentralisation for the PhD students at the Center for Federal Studies at Addis Ababa University.
CLC and SARChI chair hosts a judicial dialogue in constitutional cases
A comparative constitutional law discussion on "Judicial dialogue in constitutional cases: the traditions of dissent and concurring judgements in common law and civil law systems" at the UWC’s School of Public Health on Monday, 20 May 2013 in Cape Town.
Community Law Centre sparks a dialogue on policy in Libya and Tunisia
Prof Steytler, Prof Philippe led a dialogue on key challenges that face constitution makers in Libya and Tunisia during a Policy Dialogue organised by Community Law Centre’s Multi-Level Government Initiative.
Forum on ‘Kenya-South Africa dialogue on devolution and decentralisation
The Community Law Centre and the South African Research Chair in Multilevel Government hosted a one day forum on “Kenya-South Africa dialogue on devolution and decentralisation” on 13 June 2013 at Lagoon Beach in Cape Town.
The SA-Kenya dialogue
SARCHI Chair on Multi-Level Government, Law & Policy which is hosted by MLGI has sparked a dialogue on Kenya's newly adopted constitution.
Ten reasons why Zimbabwe needs a new policy on provincial and local government
After South Africa adopted the 1996 Constitution with a new role for local government, a comprehensive policy process was conducted to shape the new system in line with the Constitution. This resulted in a Green Paper in 1997 and a White Paper in 1998. These documents were critical in the legislative programme that followed.
How will Zimbabwe’s new Constitution change provincial and local government?
Zimbabwe has adopted a Constitution and is getting ready for presidential, parliamentary and local elections scheduled for the 31st of July.
Community Law Centre sparks a dialogue on constitution making in the Arab
Prof Steytler, Prof Philippe led a dialogue on key challenges that face constitution makers in Libya and Tunisia during a Policy Dialogue organised by Community Law Centre’s Multi-Level Government Initiative yesterday.
Local Government Bulletin, March 2009
This current issue has articles on Municipal Manager's Appointment, the Congress of the People (COPE), Water Service Delivery, Gender, HIV and Development & the Municipal Property Rates Act.