The stubborn feudal in us: Rural struggles from late colonialism to a neo-apartheid South Africa | Land Portal

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Date of publication: 
January 2016
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48 mins
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This presentation provides a historical overview of the role of the state in maintaining feudal structures and examines the roles and powers of tribal chiefs in post 1994 laws. It examines rural popular struggeles to challenge unaccountable tribal rule in the 1980s and the role of chiefs in the transition to democracy in South Africa

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Author(s), editor(s), contributor(s): 

Mazibuko Jara

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Phuhlisani began as a consultancy started by a group of people who wanted to support emerging farmers who obtained access to land through land reform programmes in South Africa. In 2015, after 12 years in operation as a Closed Corporation, the members of the company decided to convert Phuhlisani to a Non-Profit Company which took place in October 2015.

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