25 Jan 2016
by Nolundi Luwaya
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The recent judgment of the SCA confirming the conviction of King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo and upholding a sentence of 12 years imprisonment has been strongly criticised by supporters of the king. The most vocal critics have been former President of CONTRALESA, […]
30 Oct 2015
by Phiwe Ndinisa
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Parliament is about to begin nationwide public hearings on a new law to regulate the roles of traditional and Khoi-San leaders. The debate, which is expected to kick off in mineral-rich North West next month, will pit rural communities against […]
08 Oct 2015
by Thiyane Duda
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ABATHEMBU King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo’s largely unsuccessful appeal might have played out quite differently had the government’s Traditional Courts Bill (TCB) not been defeated by a majority of provinces in 2013. His arguments against imprisonment for a range of crimes from […]
12 Aug 2015
by Farieda Khan
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Women’s Month and Women’s Day have rolled around again, and hapless citizens will once more have to endure the sight of politicians and government officials congratulating themselves on having created a feminist paradise. The reality is vastly different. It is […]
15 Jun 2015
by Sindiso Mnisi Weeks
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The murmurings about the Traditional Courts Bill are true. The Department of Justice and Correctional Services intends to table it in Parliament in the next few months. Readers may recall that this is the Bill intended to regulate dispute resolution […]
01 Dec 2014
by Lisa Vetten
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In 1789 France’s Ancien Regime, its monarchy and traditions, were swept away by the tide of the French Revolution – only for these laws and customs to reappear some years later. Struck by this, Alexis de Tocqueville remarked that it […]
21 Feb 2014
by Custom Contested
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MEDIA STATEMENT by the Alliance for Rural Democracy Attention: Political and parliamentary journalists News producers and editors For immediate release The Traditional Courts Bill (TCB) is dead. This follows years of opposition from civil society and is a massive victory […]
19 Feb 2014
by Mbongiseni Buthelezi
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There is almost certainly not enough time for the Traditional Courts Bill to be passed before the end of the current Parliament’s term. The disarray in the National Council of Provinces’ Select Committee on Security and Constitutional Development observed last […]
19 Feb 2014
by Wilmien Wicomb
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Comparative analysis of negotiating mandates on the Traditional Courts Bill At the negotiating mandate meeting of 12 February 2014, the Select Committee requested the parliamentary legal advisor to come up with a document that compares all the proposed amendments and […]
12 Feb 2014
by Aninka Claassens
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Today’s meeting about the Traditional Courts Bill (TCB) in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) indicated a Committee in deep disarray. The meeting was meant to discuss the negotiating mandates that the provinces have submitted with regard to the TCB. […]