http://www.stillgoingnative.com/2008/11/11/david-mofokeng/ Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:17:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.stillgoingnative.com/2008/11/11/david-mofokeng/comment-page-1/#comment-1084 laura Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:11:16 +0000 http://www.stillgoingnative.com/?p=1062#comment-1084 Recent legislation, including the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act, have created a "cultural role" for chiefs and other traditional leaders. According to law, they have almost no power. Municipal governments are in charge of service delivery in rural areas. In practice, however, I wonder what powers they have. It obviously depends on the community. Today I think they're figureheads that occasionally help mediate conflicts within the commmunity they represent. Recent legislation, including the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act, have created a “cultural role” for chiefs and other traditional leaders. According to law, they have almost no power. Municipal governments are in charge of service delivery in rural areas. In practice, however, I wonder what powers they have. It obviously depends on the community. Today I think they’re figureheads that occasionally help mediate conflicts within the commmunity they represent.

]]> http://www.stillgoingnative.com/2008/11/11/david-mofokeng/comment-page-1/#comment-1064 tony Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:21:39 +0000 http://www.stillgoingnative.com/?p=1062#comment-1064 How often are traditional laws employed in place of the SA legal regime? Is it mediation? Does it depend on the group? How often are traditional laws employed in place of the SA legal regime? Is it mediation? Does it depend on the group?

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