Building on CLGFs ongoing work to promote and protect the interests of local government in Southern Africa CLGF joined with SARO representatives Maurice Mbolela, Executive Secretary at LGA of Zambia, and Ketlhomilwe Moletsane, Secretary General of the BALA , to participate in a workshop to support the establishment of a local government association in Lesotho. Read More

A new waste management capacity-building project was launched in Matsapha, Swaziland on 10 February where the town has long suffered from rubbish being disposed of at the side of the road. The project is one of CLGFs activities in Swaziland that are part of CLGFs DFID-funded programme in Southern Africa. Read More

CLGF has signed an historic partnership agreement with the European Union to support good governance and sustainable development at local level. The agreement was signed by CLGF Board member Mayor Lazaros Savvides and EU Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Neven Mimica, in Brussels. Read More

This December, residents will go to the polls to vote in the Honiara City Council and Provincial elections. Read More

November 27 marked the official launch for hosting the Commonwealth Local Government Conference planned for June next year in Gaborone, Botswana. Read More

Honiara City Council and Guadalcanal Provincial Government in the Solomon Islands and Maribyrnong City Council in Australia have come together in a partnership to foster gender-responsive local governance. Read More