“We must now go back to our history” Retraditionalisation in a Northern Province Chieftaincy

Oomen, Barbara

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“…At a branch launch in Rozenkranz, for instance, Magolego -in presidential regalia -told an exhilarated audience that "the bible doesn't allow us to steal. But God didn't do anything and that is why we have Mapogo," before driving away to the clinking of cowbells from stolen and retrieved cattle (Oomen 1999). …”

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confidence: 96%

“…This generated so much hatred within their communities that the 1980s youth revolt was directed principally against the chiefs, and many leaders were killed or chased from their communities, their palaces burnt behind them. By the late 1990s, however, chiefs were reasserting their positions, often successfully, and the area seemed to be undergoing a veritable re-traditionalisation (Oomen 2000a;Oomen 2000b). Mapogo membership, for many chiefs, offered the physical back up to support their struggle to return to power.…”

Section: All Good Men and Women …mentioning

confidence: 97%

“…Even though many of Sekhukhune's chieftaincies have a long and heroic history, most office holders became bureaucratic "puppets of the regime" in the Apartheid era (Ntsebeza and Hendricks 2000;Oomen 2004). Legislation such as the 1951 Black Authorities Act made them responsible for local government functions (collecting taxes, registering births and deaths, culling cattle) and also for maintaining order in their areas.…”

Section: All Good Men and Women …mentioning

confidence: 98%

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Vigilantism or alternative citizenship? The rise ofMapogo a Mathamaga

Oomen

2004

African Studies

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2004

African Studies

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“…Although some communities have moved in the direction of allocating independent rights for single women with children, divorcees and widows, many have not, and evictions of vulnerable women still occur. r A consequence of past policies of indirect rule and ultimate control from above is the erosion of mechanisms that kept traditional authorities accountable to their subjects, as manifested in the corrupt practices of some leaders (Levin and Mkhabela, 1997;Ntsebeza, 1999;Turner, 1999;Claassens, 200 1 ;Oomen, 2000). r Tensions and disputes over land rights also result from the nearcollapse of land administration systems: PTOs may or may not be issued, the procedures followed are often ad hoe, and registers are not always kept up to date (Lahiff and Aphane, 2000;Turner, 1999).…”

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Tenure Reform in South Africa: Titling versus Social Embeddedness

Cousins

2005

Forum for Development Studies

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Ben CousinsThis article describes the key features of African land tenure systems, with particular Professor, emphasis on their social and political embeddedness, and the origin of rights in entitlements flowing from group membership rather than from an allocation by authorities. University of WesternIt reviews experience of tenure reform in other parts of Africa, and then analyses the Cape's School of potential impacts of the Communal Land Rights Act of 2004, recently promulgated in Government South Africa. It argues that the paradigm that informs this legislation is inappropriate and likely to undermine rather than secure the land rights of the residents of the former reserves. The key lesson is that the inherent features of African tenure systems, and in particular the underlying norms and principles that they are based upon, need to be adequately recognised in law.

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“…Traditional leaders have been long involved in bureaucratic systems of administration and governance, tainted by the country's experience of colonialism and the legacy of apartheid. Additionally, the country's historic political transition occurred in the wake of a resurgence of traditional authority across the continent (Berry, 1993(Berry, , 2001Chabal and Daloz, 1999;Oomen, 2000). South Africa has not remained immune from this.…”

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Cultural Weapons: Traditions, Inventions and the Transition to Democratic Governance in Metropolitan Durban

Beall

2006

Urban Studies

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This document is the author's final manuscript accepted version of the journal article, incorporating any revisions agreed during the peer review process. Some differences between this version and the published version may remain. You are advised to consult the publisher's version if you wish to cite from it. Abstract: Traditional leaders have a formal role in South Africa's post-apartheid local government, and in some cities in the country, notably in KwaZulu-Natal, their presence has presented some important political challenges. This paper explores the relationship between longstanding institutional arrangements which support chiefdoms and traditional authority control over land and development, and the emerging democratic local government in the municipality of eThekwini, which covers the Greater Durban Region. For more research by LSE authors go to LSE Research OnlinePartly a response to a situation of entrenched conflict, the inclusion of amakhosi, or traditional leaders, in local governance structures varies across different areas in the city.The potential for competition between elected councillors and amakhosi remains high, and there are ongoing disputes about their roles. Municipal spending has been directed to encouraging the participation of amakhosi in the formal systems of local government, and in places the amakhosi themselves have been significant agents of urban development.The continuing popular support for traditional leaders is explored, and the consequences of this for both democracy and for development are considered. The paper suggests that hybrid forms of political identity, incorporating both formal democracies and lively traditions, are emerging and suggests that urban political culture and institutions have been transformed not only at the ballot box or through development processes, but through actions, beliefs and practices of residents.

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“We must now go back to our history” Retraditionalisation in a Northern Province Chieftaincy

Cited by 36 publications

References 8 publications

Vigilantism or alternative citizenship? The rise ofMapogo a Mathamaga

Vigilantism or alternative citizenship? The rise ofMapogo a Mathamaga

Tenure Reform in South Africa: Titling versus Social Embeddedness

Cultural Weapons: Traditions, Inventions and the Transition to Democratic Governance in Metropolitan Durban

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