Championing women to play a meaningful role in governance is a key priority for CLGF. This is why CLGF is so thrilled to learn of the new role of Ms Thembi Nkadimeng, as Deputy Minister of COGTA. Read More

Myn Garcia, formerly of the Commonwealth Foundation and author of CLGF's paper: Mentoring for Womens Political Advancement and Leadership - gives her view on the role of mentoring to make local government leadership more gender balanced. Read More

CLGF is launching the Month of Mentoring on 1st August and it will run throughout the month. Read More

Jamaica is pursuing a very systematic approach to monitoring the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at local government level. Read More

The importance of decentralisation to local government in East Africa was confirmed when it became the focus of a regional event this week. Read More

Local government is all about the tangible and the practical: the delivery of vital services that we need to live our lives. Deciding how to do this, however, and the democratic practices we follow, depend on careful consideration. Read More