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Party manifestos for the third local government elections, 18 May 2011
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2011)
With the 2011 local government elections set for 18 May, political parties are preparing their party policies and manifestos in a bid to woo voters. A survey of the party manifestos and statements ahead of the elections ...
Chewing more than one can swallow: the creation of new districts in Uganda
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
This article analyses the process of creating districts. It briefly discusses the local government system in Uganda and introduces the phenomenon of the increase in the number of districts. It continues with an analysis ...
Local government in Ethiopia: still an apparatus of control?
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Historically, local authorities in Ethiopia enjoyed wide political, administrative, judicial, and financial autonomy. However, from the 1850s a process of territorial expansion and centralisation was initiated in the ...