Tag: Governance

Court rebukes North West govt for overreach in Bakgatla chieftaincy

By Setumo Stone The Supreme Court of Appeal judgment last week highlighted systemic failures in the administration of traditional leadership disputes under the North West Traditional Leadership and Governance Act.

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South Africa community members decry traditional leaders’ power amid mine plans

By Dimitri Selibas MAKHASANENI, South Africa — In a village in the rolling hills of grassland, woodlands and scattered homesteads in South Africa’s picturesque KwaZulu-Natal province, a broil between traditional leaders and community members is playing out.

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