Rural communities bear the brunt of the abusive and discriminatory comportment of traditional chiefs who enjoy state support.
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Oct 18 2019
The National Council of Provinces revives the Traditional Courts Bill alongside 14 other Bills
On 17 October, the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) plenary adopted a resolution to revive the Traditional Courts Bill (TCB) along with 14 other Bills that had lapsed at the end of the 5th Parliament after having been processed by the National Assembly (NA) and referred to the NCOP for concurrence.
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Aug 20 2019
Battle for AmaMpondo kingship in court again
On 20 August, the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria will hear the latest instalment of a legal battle for the kingship of AmaMpondo. The present-day dispute has been before South African courts since 2011 – although its genesis lies further back in history.
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Jul 31 2019
Lobby groups call on Ramaphosa not to sign Traditional, Khoi-San bills
A fifteen minute “highlights package’” from a Dialogue hosted by the Nelson Mandela Foundation Centre of Memory on 30 July 2019.
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Jun 30 2019
Xolobeni — the mine, the murder and the DG
A voice from the grave accuses Sandile Nogxina, a former director-general and now advisor to the mining minister, of betraying a community.
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