Democracy Compromised

Chiefs and the politics of land in South Africa Democracy Compromised puts the spotlight on traditional authorities and addresses two main issues: first, how despite their role in the apartheid state, traditional authorities not only survived, but have won unprecedented powers of rural governance in South Africas democracy, and second, how they derive their authority. In this original and compelling study, Lungisile Ntsebeza carefully details the fascinating history of the chieftaincy in the Xhalanga area of the Eastern Cape.

HSRC Press

Product Information

Format:

159mm x 238mm

Pages:

336

ISBN-13:

978-07969-2130-7

Publish Year:

2006

Rights:

World Rights

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Foreword

1. Traditional authorities, democracy and the land question: Some conceptual and theoretical considerations
2. The Xhalanga district and its people : 1865 – 1883
3. The land question and local governance in Xhalanga : 1883-1924
4. Rural local governance in Xhalanga in the era of the District Council: The struggle continues
5. Tribal authorities and the revival of chieftainship in Xhalanga
6. Tshisa, tshisa (Burn, burn): The struggle against tribal authorities intensifies
7. The era of Bantu Authorities in the Xhalanga district: A decentralised despotism?
8. Democracy compromised: post-1994 retribalisation
9. Conclusion

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Dr Lungisile Ntsebeza is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Cape Town. Since 1995 he has focused on the South African land reform programme and democratisation in rural South Africa.