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Showing 1 to 20 of 65 for “"traditional leadership"”.
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Traditional leadership in South Africa: a critical evaluation of the constitutional recognition of customary law and traditional leadership
… were to identify the role that customary law and traditional leadership can play, without compromising their current positions or future recognition through legislation, in creating a better life for their constituents. The study analysed diverse issues such as legislative reform, the future role …
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Traditional leadership, democratic authority and public opinion in Botswana
… hardly pays attention to the interaction between traditional leadership and modern democratic citizens. It is the state-chieftaincy relationship that has dominated much of the current research on traditional leadership in modern Africa. Even work that has been done on traditional leadership and …
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Remote management: traditional leadership behaviors in a contemporary work environment
… on subordinate outcomes. This study asked if the traditional core set of leadership behaviors is effective in distributed work environments, and how those behaviors impact employee outcomes such as commitment and satisfaction with supervision. Several fundamental and explored questions included: …
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The role of Makhadzi in traditional leadership among the Venda
… role of a father’s senior sister (makhadzi) in traditional leadership among the Venda speaking people in the present South Africa. It also considers their place in the new democratic South Africa against the backdrop that the legislations enacted to give effect to traditional leadership did not …
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The legal Implications of colonialism on patrilineal succession to traditional leadership in South Africa
… about patriarchal norms, gender equality, traditional erosion and preservation of culture. It is often argued that harmonising customary law with Constitutional values will obscure the lens used to view, interpret and apply customary law. On the opposite spectrum, it is contradictorily …
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Determining the functionality of traditional leadership councils as agents of rural development in Vhembe District, South Africa
In other parts of sub-Saharan Africa, Traditional Councils (TCs) have always been central to the governance of rural communities. In South Africa, they were restructured in 2003 in order to promote effective leadership and good governance. According to the Traditional Leadership and Governance …
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Assessing the collaboration between traditional leadership and ward councillor towards community development in (Ward 4) eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
The coexistence of traditional leaders and ward councillors in South Africa has birthed contestations within the sphere of local government. Debates have emerged in relation to the powers, functions of both lines of leadership and how they ought to coexist and cooperate in service delivery. The …
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Understanding the dynamics surrounding women’s participation in traditional leadership among the Vhavenda, in Vhembe District, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Women's leadership has historically received little attention from academics. Information on male traditional leaders has historically dominated traditional leadership and leadership in general. Among the Vhavenda, women only participate, to a certain extent, in traditional leadership roles, for …
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School traditional leadership partnership in Alfred Nzo East Education District: a case study of three secondary schools notorious for school violence
Traditional leaders who played an essential role in muting the idea of the construction of schools in their communities are finally placed at the periphery in school governance by the School Management Teams and School Governing Bodies in South Africa. Most relevant literature studies on …
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The role of traditional leadership in community development: a case study of Thulamela Local Municipality in Vhembe District of Limpopo Province, South Africa
… study is about an investigation into the role of traditional leadership in community development: A case of Thulamela Local Municipality. In South Africa, municipalities, especially those which are found in rural areas, are faced with challenges that sometimes hamper development and thus service …
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The interface between the traditional leadership and the District Health Management Offices in the delivery of health services in Mopani, Vhembe and Sekhukhune Districts in Limpopo Province
… in the rural tribal areas have been undergoing traditional male circumcision for many decades. The traditional male circumcision is a passage from boyhood to manhood. In the process of this transition, there have been incidents of botched circumcisions which resulted in the deaths of initiates, …
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Post-Apartheid Legislative Recognition of Traditional Leaders in South Africa: Weak Legal Pluralism in the Guise of Deep Legal Pluralism An analysis and critique of the legislative framework for the recognition of traditional leadership in South Africa under the 1996 Constitution
… study explores the limitations of recognising traditional leadership as institution through legislation. The legislative recognition of traditional leadership has serious implications for the processes of change within customary law from 'official' customary law to 'living' customary law. The …
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The relationship between leadership and local government on land allocation: A case of Thulamela Local Municipality
Traditional leadership and local government are expected to provide co-leadership in same areas of jurisdiction, in South Africa, without much guidance on how that should be done. As a result, there is constant tension in the relationship and questioning between the two centers of power; tensions, …
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Exploring the role of traditional leaders in conflict resolution amongst Vatsonga at Bungeni Area: Limpopo Province
This study explored the role of African traditional leaders in conflict resolution amongst Vatsonga at Bungeni area in Vhembe district of the Limpopo Province. The researcher argues that the advent of formal courts in the South African dispensation has resulted in the role of African traditional …
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Exploring the role of traditional leaders in conflict resolution amongst Vatsonga at Bungeni Area: Limpopo Province
This study explored the role of African traditional leaders in conflict resolution amongst Vatsonga at Bungeni area in Vhembe district of the Limpopo Province. The researcher argues that the advent of formal courts in the South African dispensation has resulted in the role of African traditional …
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Traditional leaders in South Africa: Yesterday, today and tomorrow
Traditional leaders were occupying communal political positions sanctified by cultural mores and values who enjoy the legitimacy of particular communities to direct their affairs. Their basis of legitimacy is tradition, which includes the whole range of inherited culture and way of life, a people's …
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Assessement of the progress made to give women access to land and land rights in rural areas in South Africa since 1994: focusing on the Vhembe district municipality
… looks like for people who recognize both traditional leadership, which comes with customary law, and the constitution built on democracy. So, when we investigate how women interact in a community where both traditional leadership and constitutional government coexist. The paper then looks …
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Social change in the West Sumatran village : 1908-1945
… political organizations which challenged the leadership of traditional lineage heads. The deeper penetration of . Dutch administration also accelerated the erosion of the old village social and economic system. The great economic crisis at the end of 1929 and successive world trade depression …
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The conflict between tradition and modernity : the histoy of the relationship between the state and traditional leaders Gutu District, Zimbabwe from 1960-2010
The study investigates the relationship between traditional leadership and the local government in the theoretical framework of the conflict between tradition and modernity. The study examines the relationship between two institutions which cannot be merged, but at the same time cannot be thrown …
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