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After a plethora of legislative and policy frameworks have been passed to integrate \ntraditional leadership system into the modern liberal democratic system in South \nAfrica, incompatibilities of the two became increasingly evident, especially in \nrespect of governance. The most protracted challenges of the incompatible \ngovernance systems are located in the local government sphere, especially \nin provinces that are predominantly rural with tribal settlements. Traditional \nleadership system has been in existence in African communities before imperial \nand colonial rule, and it had served good purposes for the wellbeing of citizens. \nWhilst it continued during imperialism and colonialism, it gradually took a \nform that principally benefited the alien Western ideology. With the attainment \nof democracy in South Africa, the traditional leadership system was further \nundermined through successive democratic regimes, albeit there was no overt \nstate intention to demoralise, frustrate and discriminate against traditional \nleadership. But their exclusion from the mainstream of governance as well as \nencroachment into their selections and inauguration was palatable. Currently, \nthe role and function of traditional leaders appear to be blurred in the day-to-day \nactivities of municipalities, resulting in undue contestations of powers, jurisdiction \nand responsibility in local government. This article attempts to examine the \nreasons underlying incompatibility between the modern democratic system and \nthe traditional leadership, amidst nationally-acclaimed legislative and policy \nframework provisions for their synergy. The article argues that harmonisation \nof the two would serve to enhance prospects of achieving good governance for \nservice delivery tribal ruralities in South Africa.
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