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Bringing democracy to traditional law

A court decision has dealt a blow to the manner in which the Eastern Cape government interpreted customary law relating to the appointment of chiefs. “The Cala Reserve community has had its right to appoint its own headman affirmed, after a full bench of the Eastern Cape High Court unanimously dismissed an appeal by the …

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