MEDIA RELEASE 15 October 2013 It emerged at the National Council of Provinces’ (NCOP) Select Committee for Security and Constitutional Development today that the majority of provincial delegations oppose the Traditional Courts Bill (TCB). Whereas four provinces rejected the Bill previously, five provinces now reject the Bill and only two support it. Despite this victory …
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Traditional Courts Bill (TCB) back before NCOP on Tuesday 15 October
MEDIA ALERT Substantially flawed Traditional Courts Bill back before NCOP on Tuesday 15 Oct After almost a year of no movement, the TCB has suddenly reappeared on the agenda of the National Council of Provinces’ select committee for security and constitutional development. The Bill is to be discussed clause by clause on Tuesday 15 October …
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Government call for comments on the Traditional Affairs Bill
The Traditional Affairs Bill is now available for comments by 18 November 2013. Get the Bill here.
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Rural redress or elite capture? Workshop this week on new land policies
A workshop will be held on 3-4 Oct to investigate new policies and bills that seem to be transferring land to rural elites, rather than to communities. See press release.
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Women’s rights in Botswana took a major step forward on 3 Sep when the Court of Appeal in Ramantele v Mmusi and Others upheld the right of four sisters to inherit their family homestead
In a unanimous decision written by Justice Lesetedi, the Court of Appeal held that customary law is inherently flexible and in this case the four sisters, who used their own money to renovate the homestead were entitled to inherit it.
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