Local government leaders in southern Africa are asking Southern African Development Community (SADC) ministers of local government to recognise and support local governments key role in development in the region and its relevance to SADCs strategic plan and priorities. They also called for international organisations in the region to facilitate the development of a regional programme to support local government reform and policy development. Read More

Speaking at the Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Government for Post-2015 and Habitat 111 in Istanbul on 19 March, CLGF Chairperson Mayor Lawrence Yule emphasised the need to build local democracy and democratic governance into the post-2015 agenda. Read More

Urban councils in Bougainville could soon become Centres for Excellence for gender in local government, thank to a team from CLGF Pacific which is on a two week scoping mission to Bougainville to implement part of a programme to strengthen the rights and opportunities for women and girls in the Pacific. Read More

CLGF members in Southern Africa came together at the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) offices in Pretoria, to initiate development of activities that will be taken forward in the region as part of the new DFID funded programme. Representatives from ministries of local government and local government associations were briefed on the project framework. Read More

CLGF Secretary-General Carl Wright spoke at an interactive session on how technology can be best harnessed to help local government fight poverty at the 8th World Forum of Cities against Poverty in Dublin. The event was organised by the Dublin City Council, United Nations Development Programme and UN Women. Read More

CLGF Secretary-General Carl Wright has been honoured by the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) at the annual graduation ceremonies in April this year. Mr Wright was conferred with the honorary degree of Doctor of Administration for his outstanding contribution to local government, public administration, international co-operation, economic development and human rights. Read More