Lesedi Senamele Matlala
Lesedi Senamele Matlala is a lecturer at the University of Johannesburg specializing in public management and governance. His research emphasizes the importance of accountability in local government, and he has co-authored studies that critique the ongoing failures in municipal governance and the need for reform in South Africa.
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Dr Lesedi Senamele Matlala is a governance scholar and lecturer at the School of Public Management Governance and Public Policy, University of Johannesburg.
Just whose dialogue is it? South Africa’s ‘citizen-led’ convention fails its own test – The Mail & Guardian
South Africa· 2025-08-19
Dr Lesedi Senamele Matlala is a governance researcher and lecturer at the School of Public Management, Governance and Public Policy, University of Johannesburg.
When assassins set the local government agenda – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-08-17
Dr Lesedi Senamele Matlala is a public policy and digital governance lecturer at the University of Johannesburg.
Too many chiefs, not enough service – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-05-29
Dr Lesedi Senamele Matlala is a public policy and digital governance lecturer at the University of Johannesburg.
Are municipalities able to protect our personal data? – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-05-28Dr Lesedi Senamele Matlala is a lecturer and researcher in public policy and digital governance.
SA’s missed opportunity in digital governance – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-04-16
Dr Lesedi Senamele Matlala is a lecturer in public policy, monitoring and evaluation and digital governance, and a youth engagement advocate based in the University of Johannesburg.
Youth in the room, but not at the table – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-04-16Dr Lesedi Senamele Matlala is a lecturer in public policy, monitoring and evaluation and digital governance, and a youth engagement advocate based in the University of Johannesburg.
Youth in the room, but not at the table – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-04-15Dr Lesedi Senamele Matlala is a lecturer at the University of Johannesburg’s School of Public Management, Governance and Public Policy.
Social media can transform citizen-based monitoring and improve service delivery – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-03-31Dr Lesedi Senamele Matlala is a lecturer at the University of Johannesburg’s School of Public Management, Governance and Public Policy, College of Business & Economics.
There’s a crisis of accountability in local government – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-03-25
