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Traditional Authority and State Administration in Botswana

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 November 2008

David S. Jones
Affiliation:
Lecturer in Political Science, National University of Singapore

Extract

A central feature of the Bechuanaland Protectorate was the wide jurisdiction accorded to the tribal chief or kgosi by the Administration. These traditional leaders were allowed by the colonial authorities to retain a considerable measure of autonomy and were able to regulate nearly all aspects of tribal life.

Type
Africana
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1983

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