The role of traditional leadership in disaster management and disaster risk governance: A case of Ugu District Municipality by-laws

Section 151(2) of the Constitution empowers municipalities in South Africa to pass disaster management-related by-laws. Such by-laws should be specific on the role of traditional leaders, owing to their authority and proximity to the people coupled with their constitutional mandate to preserve custo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nonhlanhla A. Zamisa, Sybert Mutereko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2019-10-01
Series:Jàmbá : Journal of Disaster Risk Studies
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Online Access:https://jamba.org.za/index.php/jamba/article/view/802