The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Velenkosini Hlabisa, has emphasised the vital role of traditional leadership in maintaining community stability and enhancing ...

Residents have high expectations for digital services from local governments but the experience could be improved, according to findings from a national survey conducted by CivicPlus, a municipal ...

As a lifelong conservative and proud councilmember for the city of Irvine, I believe the fundamental duty of government is to enforce laws fairly and protect citizens from harm. That is why it is ...

More local officials than ever say in a new survey that political polarization is having a negative impact nationally, with those in larger communities seeing greater local effects — findings that ...

Effective local governance in fragile, conflict-affected settings underpins sustainable peace and community resilience. When central institutions are weak or absent, local governance structures fill ...

Starting second from left, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, California state Sen. Aisha Wahab and U.S. Rep. Sam Liccardo speak Wednesday during a panel at the second annual GovAI Coalition Summit at the San ...

The 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments marked a historic shift in India’s governance architecture by institutionalising ...

Stephanie Leiser, University of Michigan According to our recent survey of officials in Michigan communities, local democracy ...