The issue of democratisation and development in Africa is among the most explored and
debated field by African and non African scholars. Since the beginning of post African
state in the 1960' s, scholars have outlined democracy and development as an important
issue for African states. In this ongoing debate, African traditional institution has been
identified as a key factor that can shape the nature and relationship between democracy
and development. African traditional institution is interpreted in a way that it either
compliments or obstructs the link between democratisation and development. To some, it
is a dead institution that has no place in this era of African development. The role of the
traditional institutions in this contemporary era has been open to doubt. This study
attempts to look at the role and significance of African traditional institution at this epoch
with a case study of a rural community in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. This
community offered a viable case study to understanding the manner in which the
communities view the traditional institution and this will give a better meaning to the role
of the African traditional institution. / Thesis (M.Dev.Studies)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2005.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:ukzn/oai:http://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za:10413/5864 |
| Date | January 2005 |
| Creators | Anyanwu, Chikadibia Stanley. |
| Contributors | Habib, A. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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