Author: Palmary, Ingrid
Title: Traditional Leaders in the eThekwini Metropolitan Region: Their Role in Crime Prevention and Safety Promotion
Summary: This report discusses the role that the traditional leaders play in the prevention of crime and violence in the eThekwini metropolitan region. The first section considers the history of the institution and how it has changed with the impact of colonization and apartheid in South Africe. The report then considers briefly the expeiences of other African countries in incorporating traditional leaders into democratic structures before outlining the South African context. The international literature that highlights the impact of community relations and economic development is reviewed briefly in order to better understand the possible role of the Amakhosi might have in reducing crime and violence.
Details: Johannesburg, South Africa: Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, 2004. 48p.
Source: Internet Resource
Year: 2004
Country: South Africa
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Shelf Number: 119129
Keywords:
Crime (South Africa)Crime Prevention (South Africa) |
