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Customary law in South Africa

Latest Traditional Courts Bill draft flouts constitutional rights even more disturbingly

South Africa

Latest Traditional Courts Bill draft flouts constitutional rights even more disturbingly

By Nyasha Karimakwenda and Ayesha Motala

Court gives community right to fish without permit

South Africa

Court gives community right to fish without permit

By GroundUp

Parliament: Opt-Out, Traditional Courts Bill supporters’ most hated clause

South Africa

Parliament: Opt-Out, Traditional Courts Bill supporters’ most hated clause

By Marianne Merten

Traditional Courts Bill, ver 2017: Can ‘everyone live with it’?

Politics

Traditional Courts Bill, ver 2017: Can ‘everyone live with it’?

By Marianne Merten

GroundUp: Victory for democracy in rural Eastern Cape

South Africa

GroundUp: Victory for democracy in rural Eastern Cape

By GroundUp

Judges and the rise of traditional leaders and customary law: A new legal frontier

South Africa

Judges and the rise of traditional leaders and customary law: A new legal frontier

By Marianne Thamm

ConCourt: Second wife only with first wife’s say-so

South Africa

ConCourt: Second wife only with first wife’s say-so

By Rebecca Davis

Customary law: If it can change, why can't Contralesa?

South Africa

Customary law: If it can change, why can't Contralesa?

By Sipho Hlongwane

Traditional leaders, the never-ending constitutional headache

Africa

Traditional leaders, the never-ending constitutional headache

By Sipho Hlongwane