KONSEP WETSONTWERP OP TRADISIONELE EN KHOI-SAN LEIERSKAP VAN 2024

The 2024 Draft Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership (TKL) Bill seeks to formally recognise and regulate leadership structures in South Africa, addressing historical exclusions of Khoi-San communities and correcting constitutional failings of the 2019 Act. Key provisions include processes for leadership recognition and the protection of community land rights, though the document notes concerns regarding the lack of clear guidelines for community engagement and enforcement mechanisms for gender representation.

• The 2024 TKL Bill was introduced to address gaps in the 2019 Act after the Constitutional Court declared the 2019 legislation unconstitutional and invalid. The court found that the previous Act lacked sufficient public participation, reinforced old Bantoestan boundaries, unconstitutionally strengthened the powers of traditional councils, and allowed for land expropriation without community consent.
• The Draft Bill establishes legal frameworks for the recognition of Traditional and Khoi-San leaders, specifically detailing the recognition process in Article 8 and the process for senior Khoi-San leaders or branch heads in Article 10.
• Under the proposed Bill, Traditional and Khoi-San leaders may provide advice and participate in municipal councils, but they are not granted voting rights or decision-making authority.
• The Bill addresses community land rights through Article 16(5), which requires the Premier to define traditional councils and their associated land areas in the Provincial Gazette to provide security of tenure for community land rights holders.
• The document identifies several weaknesses in the Draft Bill, including a lack of clear guidelines on the scope of community involvement, uncertainty regarding access for marginalized or remote areas, and a lack of enforcement mechanisms to ensure women and marginalized groups are represented in decision-making, despite a requirement that one in three council representatives be women.

APA

Natural Justice (2025). KONSEP WETSONTWERP OP TRADISIONELE EN KHOI-SAN LEIERSKAP VAN 2024. https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Afrikaans_Factsheet_Draft-TKS-Bill.pdf

Chicago

Natural Justice. KONSEP WETSONTWERP OP TRADISIONELE EN KHOI-SAN LEIERSKAP VAN 2024. 2025. https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Afrikaans_Factsheet_Draft-TKS-Bill.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{naturaljustice2025konsep, author = {{Natural Justice}}, title = {{KONSEP WETSONTWERP OP TRADISIONELE EN KHOI-SAN LEIERSKAP VAN 2024}}, institution = {Natural Justice}, year = {2025}, month = feb, url = {https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Afrikaans_Factsheet_Draft-TKS-Bill.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }