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| Title: | Containing the Chiefs: The ANC and Traditional Leaders in the Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Authors: | Southall, Roger De Sas Kropiwnicki, Zosa |
| Year: | 2003 |
| Periodical: | Canadian Journal of African Studies |
| Volume: | 37 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Pages: | 48-82 |
| Language: | English |
| Geographic term: | South Africa |
| Subjects: | African National Congress (South Africa) traditional rulers Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups) Politics and Government Ethnic and Race Relations |
| External link: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/4107364 |
| Abstract: | In its efforts to redefine the relationship between the State and traditional leaders, the ANC-led government of South Africa has articulated a vision of 'cooperative governance' whereby the two spheres of authority would coexist harmoniously. However, in practice such an outcome seems inherently unlikely. Based on the case of the Eastern Cape, the province which has re-incorporated the formerly 'independent' homelands of Transkei and Ciskei, the authors argue that 'cooperative governance' is being conducted largely on the State's terms and that - as under apartheid - the autonomy of the chieftaincy is being eroded by ANC rule. The article first outlines the historical legacy of chieftaincy in the Eastern Cape and the consolidation of chiefly power by the bantustan system. Then it discusses the ANC and the chiefs during the transition period, the marginalization of the chiefs since 1994, and their role in the restructuring of local government. The conclusion is that the chiefs in the Eastern Cape have been increasingly contained in the sense that rings have been set around their authority. Bibliogr., notes, sum. in French. [ASC Leiden abstract] |
