Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in African Languages in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Zululand, 2017. / Lolu cwaningo lunezahluko eziyisithupha: Isahluko sokuqala siyisethulo socwaningo. Sehlukaniswe izigatshana eziyisishiyagalombili. Isingeniso sethula amasiko esiZulu nendlela axoveke ngayo. Kunempikiswano nokungaboni ngaso linye esizweni ngamasiko. Phakathi kwalawo masiko okuphikiswana ngawo kuyabalwa nokuzila. Izimbangela zokulahleka kwamasiko ziningi. Enye yazo ukuncikana kwamaZulu nezinye izizwe. Enye yazo ukubuswa ngezinye izizwe ezinezinhloso ezishayisana nezesizwe samaZulu. Intshisekelo yocwaningo yadalwa ukuba umcwaningi athole ukuthi amasiko aphathelene nokuzila agcinwa ngezindlela ezahlukene. Kwenye inkathi lezi zindlela ziyashayisana. Inhloso enkulu ngalolu cwaningo ukuhlola ukuthi ukuzila kuyisiko noma umkhuba nje. Enye inhloso ukwethulela umphakathi imvulamehlo ngamasiko, ikakhulukazi awokuzila. Umklamo wocwaningo umayelana namasiko lapho kuzilwa khona. Kuphawuliwe ngokuzilela ukufa ngaphambi nangemuva komngcwabo. Ibaluliwe imigonqo ngokwahlukana kwayo. Ucwaningo lwenziwe ikakhulukazi eMbumbulu. Lokho akumvimbanga nokho umcwaningi ukuba aye nakwezinye izindawo. Ukuzila yisiko lesizwe sonke ngakhoke umklamo ngokwendawo yokuqhuba ucwaningo uvulekile. Isahluko sesibili sehlukaniseke iminxa emibili emikhulu. Kuchazwe amagama asetshenziswe ocwaningweni. Kufakwane umlomo nawongoti abehlukene. Kukhulunywe nawongoti abanolwazi lwasesikoleni ngobugugu namasiko. Abanye babo bafundisa kwaNgqondonkulu. Iningi labo lifundisa isiZulu nobugugu. Kuthintwe ongoti abathintana ngqo nokuzila. Izinyanga nezangoma zinolwazi oluthe thuthu ngemigonqo nokunye okwenziwa ngamathwasa. Kuthintwe ngisho abaholi bamabandla. Isizathu esimqoka salaba baholi ukuthi amakholwa angamaKhristu ayabaleka ekuphikeni amasiko. vi Isahluko sesithathu sicacisa ngezindlela zokuqhuba ucwaningo. Kumele kucace ukuthi umcwaningi uluthola kanjani ulwazi. Usebenzise izincwadi azithola emitapweni yezincwadi. Ufunde amaphephandaba. Ulalele imisakazo. Ubuke umabonakude. Ufunde imiqulu yabanye abacwaningi asebecwaningile ngamasiko esiZulu. Kubhekwe nezinsizakuhlaziya ezintathu ezihambisana nokuzila esiZulwini. Isahluko sesine singokuzilela isifo. Kukhulunywe ngokukhala lapho kufiwe. Ukuhambelana lapho kufiwe kwenzeka kusaphalalwe umkhosi ngesifo, kwenzeke nasemuva komngcwabo. Ukuzila kwehlukene ngemikhakha. Kuyenzeka kuqalwe kusagulwa. Kuyashiyana ukuzila kwamalungu omndeni. Abafelokazi bazila isikhathi eside kunawo wonke amalungu omndeni. Amadoda avamise ukuzila ngenhliziyo. Esinye sezizathu zokuzila kwawo ngenhliziyo ukuba nesithembu. Umnumzane onesithembu akakwazi ukuzilela lo oshonile bebe besaphila abanye. Isahluko sesihlanu sididiyele ukugonqa nokugoya. Kwehlukanisiwe ukugonqa nokugoya. Ukugoya kwenziwa umalokazane emveni kokuchanguza emzini. Ukugonqa imikhuleko lapho kuthonjiswa khona izingane, kwemuliswa, ngomncamo nangomkhehlo. Umgonqo othe ukwehluka ngowamathwasa. Ukugonqa okuningi kulapho kukhuliswa khona izingane. Zigonqa kakhulu nakaningana izingane ezingamantombazane kunezingabafana. Isizathu salokhu ukuthi umuntu wesifazane nguyena oqiniswayo. Uneqhaza elikhulu emasikweni esiZulu. Yibona abesifazane abalinda isidumbu ubusuku nemini. Banenimba nesineke sokukhulisa izingane. Banesineke sokweluleka izingane ngakho-ke kumele bawulungele lo msebenzi wokwakha isizwe. Yibona abesifazane abathwala izingane izinyanga eziyisishiyagalolunye.

Magister Legum - LLM / This study sought to investigate how the ukuzila practice violates women’s constitutional rights, and how can ukuzila custom be aligned with the constitutional values of gender equality. A qualitative research approach was employed to collect in-depth data through a desktop method. Various legal materials such as legislation, case laws, legal journals, internet sources and books have been utilised and referenced to answer the postulated research questions. Using the liberal feminism theory, the findings of the study reveal that ukuzila violates inter alia the right to equality, right to human dignity, freedom of movement, freedom of religion, belief, and opinion.

The available sources on the dependency action in South Africa do not mention the presence or absence of traditional values. This study was prompted by a simple curiosity to discover the traditional legal values of the dependency action for loss of support. Accordingly, the study critically examines the action of dependants for loss of support and other related losses in South Africa, Botswana and Lesotho from an African perspective. It then compares this to its application in Australia, a country that is known for its recognition and inclusion of indigenous Australian customary law. The study recommends that traditional values should be preserved in the records of the legal system, as it might stimulate a discussion, which could lead to the culmination of a single dependency action tailored to fit the whole nation and all its different cultures and religions. / Private Law