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Research data: TRADITIONAL AUTHORITIES
2013 Traditional institutions of governance: legitimate partners in governance or democracy compromised?
This chapter addresses the relationship between traditional and modern institutions of governance and the desirability and feasibility of ac...
2011 Striking a balance between the old and the new
Most African countries are governed by two systems: formal state-sanctioned (modern) institutions of governance; and traditional institution...
Download this report2011 KwaZulu-Natal history of traditional leadership project: final report
As a concept, 'traditional leadership' is a highly contested term in South Africa. Some analysts see traditional leadership as multi-layered...
Download this report2009 South African governance in review: anti-corruption, local government, traditional leadership
South Africa's fourth non-racial democratic election in 2009 caps fifteen years of state transformation. This period has been marked by unpr...