The stubborn feudal in us: Rural struggles from late colonialism to a neo-apartheid South Africa
Presentation by Mazibuko Jara on 24 February 2016 to Alliance for Rural Democracy short course: An introduction to the political economy of land, mining and rural democracy in South Africa.
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December 2015
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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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