It’s time the South African government made it clear that traditional leaders do not legally own the communal land that lies within the boundaries of our former homelands. The Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Des van Rooyen, and the Director-General of Traditional Affairs, Professor Charles Nwaila, peddled this myth most recently on …
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Feb 06 2017
TKLB hearings take a break. Is anyone listening?
THE second round of public hearings on the Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Bill (TKLB) wrapped up in Kokstad last Friday, 3 February, with many delegates wondering whether the parliamentary panel had been listening at all. TKLB Bill 23 of 2015 After consistent criticism across the country of the way the Bill proposes to recognise and to …
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Nov 23 2016
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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