8th Dullah Omar Memorial Lecture
Working papers on Local Government in Zimbabwe
On 3-4 November 2009, the Community Law Centre saw the realisation of a much-anticipated regional collaboration. As part of its programme to establish learning networks and collaborative partnerships in the area of local government across Africa, the Centre hosted a “Policy Dialogue on the Future of Local Government in Zimbabwe.’ The seminar, which was held in Harare, brought together a diverse spectrum of local government practitioners to discuss issues related to local government in that country. Participants ranged from members of parliament, to civil society representatives, academics, government officials and independent consultants.
The seminar was structured around six critical themes relating to local government, namely,
- local government functions,
- local government elections and institutions,
- supervision of local government,
- local government financing ;
- the role of traditional authorities; and
- local government and socio-economic transformation.
The six working papers presented at the Seminar are now available for download.