Navigating the tensions: political parties’ promises to traditional leaders threaten rural representation

Continued neglect of rural communities and domination of traditional leaders over land administration and rural governance pose threats to customary laws and the Constitution.

This is what kings, queens and traditional leaders get paid in South Africa in 2024

By Government Staff Writer President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially declared the salaries and allowances of traditional leaders and members of traditional houses for 2024. According to the recommendations, traditional leaders and members of traditional houses will receive a 2.5% remuneration increase. This will take a king or queen’s salary up to just under R1.4 million a year. … Continue reading

Changes in rural social relations during Covid-19 a key driver of political populism

Limpopo royal family feud could change customary law

Courts to rule on key issues linked to succession

Mixed reaction to appointment of Zulu traditional prime minister

Mazibuko said the ongoing leadership dispute and the resultant court challenges had no bearing on the decision to appoint a new prime minister.

King Misuzulu appoints prime minister while courts ponder his right to the throne

In a new twist in the battle for the Zulu throne, King Misuzulu has appointed a prime minister and deputy prime minister of the Zulu nation while the courts are still mulling over the legitimacy of his claim to the throne.

The royal battle over Zulu kingdom succession takes a new legal twist

Dramatic scenes related to the bitter and potentially violent fight for the Zulu kingdom throne, and the battle for the hearts of millions of AmaZulu people, shifted to South Africa’s administrative capital Pretoria this week.

Interviews with rural citizens and civil society members re: TKLA judgment

On 30 May 2023, the Constitutional Court delivered a judgment declaring the Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Act No. 3 of 2019 (the TKLA) unconstitutional in Constance Mogale and Others v Speaker of the National Assembly and Others (https://tinyurl.com/TKLA-decision ). This was after the Constitutional Court had heard rural citizens’ objections to the poor public participation conducted by Parliament and Provincial … Continue reading

IFP calls for speedy resolution to Mathulini land debacle

The case involves a settlement agreement that was signed by Inkosi Bhekizizwe Nivard Luthuli - representing the Mathulini Community - on December 17, 2010.

Kgarudi Tribal Authority relieved Chief Mogane’s remains have finally been re-buried

The Kgarudi Tribal Authority in Sandford, Bushbuckridge in Mpumalanga, is relieved that finally, Chief Steven Mogane’s remains have been re-buried as per their tradition.