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Traditional Leaders

MK party faces backlash over unfulfilled promise to empower traditional leaders in run-up to 2026 elections

Politics, South Africa, Maverick News

MK party faces backlash over unfulfilled promise to empower traditional leaders in run-up to 2026 elections

by: Nonkululeko Njilo

Traditional leaders slam ‘elitist’ MK after boycotting party’s anniversary bash over ‘ill-treatment’

Politics, South Africa, Maverick News

Traditional leaders slam ‘elitist’ MK after boycotting party’s anniversary bash over ‘ill-treatment’

by: Nonkululeko Njilo

Zulu king fumes about government ‘overreach’, wants less state oversight of Ingonyama Trust

Politics, DM168, Maverick News

Zulu king fumes about government ‘overreach’, wants less state oversight of Ingonyama Trust

by: Chris Makhaye

The King Am I — MK’s incendiary manifesto manifests grinding contempt for SA’s democracy and Constitution

South Africa

The King Am I — MK’s incendiary manifesto manifests grinding contempt for SA’s democracy and Constitution

by: Stephen Grootes

IFP manifesto — free primary education and a debate on the death penalty

Politics, DM168, Maverick News

IFP manifesto — free primary education and a debate on the death penalty

by: Ferial Haffajee

Five key takeaways from KZN Premier Dube-Ncube’s Sopa

Politics, South Africa, Maverick News

Five key takeaways from KZN Premier Dube-Ncube’s Sopa

by: Chris Makhaye

Loaded for Bear: The trouble with community trusts and the mining industry

Business Maverick, South Africa

Loaded for Bear: The trouble with community trusts and the mining industry

by: Ed Stoddard

King-size splurge – Limpopo traditional leaders to get new wheels worth millions

DM168, Maverick News

King-size splurge – Limpopo traditional leaders to get new wheels worth millions

by: Lucas Ledwaba and Mokgadi Mogy Mashako

A new rural land grab as urban elites build homes on customary farming areas

South Africa, Maverick News

A new rural land grab as urban elites build homes on customary farming areas

by: Sienne Molepo

Costs of SA royals in the spotlight as union calls for the abolition of Zulu monarchy

Politics, South Africa, Maverick News

Costs of SA royals in the spotlight as union calls for the abolition of Zulu monarchy

by: Rebecca Davis

Activists decry ‘unconstitutional’ passing of Traditional Courts Bill, plead with Ramaphosa not to sign

South Africa, Maverick Citizen

Activists decry ‘unconstitutional’ passing of Traditional Courts Bill, plead with Ramaphosa not to sign

by: Zukiswa Pikoli

‘It is our land’ – rural residents reject violent dispossession and call for society-wide solidarity

South Africa, Maverick Citizen

‘It is our land’ – rural residents reject violent dispossession and call for society-wide solidarity

by: Nolundi Luwaya, Constance Mogale, Ruth Hall, Dineo Skosana, Wilmien Wicomb, Zenande Booi, Tshepo Fokane, Nokwanda Sihlali and Sienne Molepo