The comeback of chieftaincy, custom and culture is one of the most
surprising features of post-apartheid South Africa. As democracy
dawned, support for traditional leaders rose not only in national
politics, but also in the villages of rural South Africa. Chiefs
were no longer considered relics of the past or puppets of the
apartheid regime; instead they were heralded as key figures in the
upcoming African Renaissance. Sekhukhune in the northern part of
South Africa had a tradition of resistance. The author has used the
example of this chieftaincy to consider much wider questions - what
was the relation between the formal legal and political recognition
of chieftaincy and its local insurgence? How are the local,
national and global interlinked in the creation of custom? Why did
the liberal ANC allow the chiefs to retain power over land, local
government and custom? What does this teach us about politics in
present-day Africa?
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