Traditional Courts Bill

There are serious concerns about the constitutionality of the bill

The Stop the Bantustans Campaign says the current version of the Bill is unconstitutional as it has no opt-out clause, thereby forcing rural people to use courts with which they…

Proposed changes to the Traditional Courts Bill to remove the possibility to “opt out” and use magistrate’s courts instead are probably unconstitutional, and definitely play into…

If passed, powers will be given to unelected leaders and people will be dispossed of land rights

Women around the world tell a similar tale of tilling the land and producing food but being denied secure rights to land

Acquiescing to virginity testing in KwaZulu-Natal represents the start of an entrenched tolerance for patriarchy in the organisation’s ranks.

The government’s approach to traditional affairs runs counter to the guarantee of equality for all.

The irony of two "tribal" Bills that serve the interests of chiefs over ordinary citizens appears to be lost on the ANC, writes Aninka Claassens.

The Traditional Courts Bill goes back to the provinces, raising fears that they will be bullied into supporting it.

Parliament has referred the controversial Traditional Courts Bill back to the provinces for "further consultation" despite most rejecting it.

In 2004, the Cabinet approved the adoption of a policy on indigenous knowledge systems.

It appears that the Constitutional Court is divided between the customary and the constitutional when it comes to the Traditional Courts Bill.

Controversy is brewing as Parliament ignored an overwhelming number of submissions made by the public into the controversial Traditional Courts Bill.

The Traditional Courts Bill gives chiefs autocratic powers over people forced into tribal boundaries they reject, writes Aninka Claassens.

The justice and constitutional development department is working hard to save the Traditional Courts Bill after factoring in all proposed amendments.