Published on:
26 January 2026
RESEARCH: Democratisation of Rural Local Government
This paper addresses the question of democratisation of rural governance, as a critical condition to ensuring responsible and responsive governance. Its focus is on the existing dualism, and often conflicting roles, of democratically elected councillors and traditional leadership institutions in the former Bantustans of the Eastern Cape. (2015)
Fani Ncapayi and Boyce Tom- Trust for Community Outreach and Education