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Title: | Traditional Leadership and Local Governance in South Africa: Quo Vadis? |
Author: | Reddy, P.S. |
Year: | 2004 |
Periodical: | Africanus |
Volume: | 34 |
Issue: | 2 |
Pages: | 32-44 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | South Africa |
Subjects: | chieftaincy legislation local government rural development Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups) Politics and Government |
Abstract: | Traditional leadership is an integral part of African society and is one of the oldest institutions of governance on the continent. In South Africa the incorporation of the former homelands (Bantustans) and the ushering in of a new constitutional dispensation has placed it high on the agenda in terms of its continued recognition, protection and role beyond the apartheid era. Recent local government policy and legislative developments - notably the White Paper on Local Government; the Local Government: Municipal Demarcation Act, 1998; the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 1998; the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000; and the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act, 2003 - have a marked impact on traditional leadership and local governance as they seek to unlock the development potential of traditional authorities and facilitate cooperative local governance. Traditional leaders can work in collaboration with the municipalities, elected councillors and community-based organizations to facilitate development and enhance service delivery, thereby promoting the quality of life of the rural populace. Bibliogr., sum. [Journal abstract] |