Briefing from ROAPE Volume 31 Number 100
From ‘African Renaissance’ to Re-empowering Chiefs

Two new Acts of Parliament just before the elections are likely to have decisive effects in bolstering the position and status of chiefs and relate directly to two articles in this Issue. Mashele's Briefing on Traditional Leadership and the Ruth Hall's discussion on land tenure/land reform were both written before these new laws took effect. It is also worth asking why South Africa is the latest to follow the seemingly continent-wide trend of reinforcing the waning power of chiefs.