Local Government Bulletin - Volume 21, Issue 1, March 2026
The following articles are available in this issue:
- When silence undermines intergovernmental support: SADA v Minister of Cooperative Governance
- South Africa’s youth uncertain about voting in the upcoming Local Government Elections
- Who may prepare and submit land development applications?: Lessons from Jose Maleta v City of Matlosana
- The 2024 Government of National Unity: Multi-party governance and economic development – lessons for coalition-led municipalities
- City of Cape Town cancels tender due to reputational risk
- Devolution in Kenya: Senate oversight and the limits of “gubernatorial” resistance
- When "the Right to city" in Bulawayo is trampled by artisanal and small-scale mining
- When a disaster strikes but municipalities and the province are nowhere to be seen: Saziwa and Others v Mhlontlo Local Municipality and Others
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The publication of the Bulletin is made possible with the support provided by the Hanns Seidel Foundation and the Bavarian State Chancellery

