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First TKLB hearing collapses as MPs fail to arrive

The first public hearing on the contested Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Bill (TKLB) was abandoned in Kimberley on Thursday when MPs failed to arrive. About 350 people from surrounding communities did arrive in time for the scheduled 10am start of the hearing in the RC Elliot Hall in Kimberley’s Galeshewe township, but found there were …

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Traditional Affairs Bill not set in stone – committee chair

The chairperson of parliament’s portfolio committee on traditional affairs said on the eve of public hearings on the Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Bill (TKLB) that he was open to a radical review of the government’s draft. Richard Mdakane said in an interview at Parliament his committee would be willing even to challenge the reaffirmation of …

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Bapo traditional council tries to defy court

The Bapo Ba Mogale Traditional Council on Thursday (19 October) refused to readmit two elected councillors whose two-year suspension was recently ruled “irrational and procedurally unfair”.

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All Royal houses join in celebrating court win

SOME royal houses in the Eastern Cape have congratulated the amaRharhabe kingdom after the Gauteng High Court ruled in their favour over the restoration of the kingdom.

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Rharhabe royalty restored

A decision by the Nhlapo Commission to demote the amaRharhabe kingship was yesterday reviewed and set aside by the North Gauteng High Court.

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