Traditional Debate

Hey there people, guess what, Today we are talking about traditional leaders. That topic took you by suprise didn't it? Well our highly opinionated young group was talking the other day, and one of the topics that came up was, in contemporary South Africa, do we still have room for traditional leaders? What role do they play? Pheew... That's a tough one.


After much robust debate amongst members of our group, the differing views were as such:
1. Traditional leaders play a largely ceremonious role, whereby they don't really wield much power.
2. Tradional leaders are the custodians of culture and are part of an interpendent structure within their respective cultures.
3. There is little room for traditional leaders because they are not elected members of any governing institution. Therefore there is very little accountability on their part, which can lead to an abuse of whatever power they may wield.

Well there was really no end to the debate, but the general feeling amongst us bright young things was that they don't really affect our lives personally, professionally or socially, so we do not feel they add much to our lives.
This debate raged on like a fierce and unstoppable inferno. Okay Okay, We're being a bit melodramatic hey alright we'll stop. Chat later.