Tag: Traditional Courts Bill

Link to PLAAS Webinar: Is the Traditional Courts Bill necessary to enable access to justice for communities in the former homelands?

On 1 April 2021 the Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) hosted a webinar on the Traditional Courts Bill.

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Daily Maverick/Maverick Citizen focus on the Traditional Courts Bill

By Various The Traditional Courts Bill will land in the Constitutional Court if it is passed in its current form, say land rights activists Nolundi Luwaya and Mavuso Msimang. They were in conversation with Maverick Citizen journalist Zukiswa Pikoli during a webinar to discuss the constitutionality of the bill.

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Traditional Courts Bill denies democratic rights

By: New Frame A fabricated idea of tradition legitimates the way in which the bill enforces subordination to traditional courts, with no possibility to opt out.

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Traditional Courts Bill: Rural women’s access to justice is betrayed again

By Constance Mogale The passage of the Traditional Courts Bill and the Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Act through Parliament is clear evidence of a choice to betray the vision of South Africa as based on democracy and equal citizenship for all.

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Controversial Traditional Courts Bill will be challenged if passed in parliament

By Nolundi Luwaya In less than a week parliament will decide whether to confirm the Traditional Courts Bill (TCB), which has been at the centre of an almost 20-year struggle for legislation that is true to customary law and reflects the democratic values of customary systems.

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