The National Council of Provinces has extended until 27 October the deadline for comments on an amendment Bill of vital interest to rural communities that are subject to traditional leaders and the councils they dominate. (Call for comment)
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Oct 17 2017
STOP PRESS: NCOP members reject 24-hour notice for TLGFA comments
Members of the National Council of Provinces will meet on Wednesday to demand a new deadline for submissions on the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Amendment Bill. Parliament issued a call for submissions on the Bill (TLGFAB) in the Sunday Times of 15 October, but said they had to be in on Monday, giving communities just …
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Dec 06 2016
South Africa’s traditional leadership proposal, the TKLB, is desperate and dangerous
The Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Bill (TKLB) currently before Parliament is both dangerous and desperately last ditch. It poses a direct threat to the basic rights of the poorest South Africans – the 18 million people living in former homeland areas, where the law would apply – in that it seeks to legalise a version …
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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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Jun 11 2014
Keeping “complaints” out: The Limpopo Legislature hearing on the Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Bill
The Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Bill (Restitution Bill) currently awaits the President’s signature before it can become law. This is after a committee in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) voted for it to be passed in its final mandate meeting on March 25. Limpopo is one of five provinces that voted in favour …
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