Description
Book SynopsisAccording to Tradition is a collection of columns, originally published under the title, Inside Tradition in Business Day. In this thoughtful compilation, Holomisa provides a compelling indigenous African perspective on contemporary issues and resurrects traditional values as a framework for an alternative view on current affairs in South Africa.
Table of ContentsTraditional courts: Why should we pay for justice?; traditional leaders will continue as a fact of life; grass is longer on the other side; a real homestead needs enough land for crops; retain values that shape our cultural identity; kings and Leaders were often imprisoned; new book on Tsonga sets example of cultural pride; family values are antidote to culture of violence; the quiet erosion of traditional justice creates a new brutality; traditional Leaders' issues must not become political football; marginalised need better access to the workings of Parliament; Africans should pull together in business, as they do in prayer; if bush intends to be headman of global village, villagers need a say; gathering of diverse leaders affirms our National Identity; UN will need to help SA fund its land redistribution programme; resolving communal land rights a vital link in reform process; there is a positive way to stop people dumping babies; spirit of Batho Pele, tending to people's needs, is lacking; traditional leadership can help redeem soul of the nation; educated Africans need to make themselves relevant to society; let us make sure the endeavours of Madiba benefit all of his people; black capitalists must grasp that enrichment comes with strings; national discourse in our mother tongues, please; Nepad needs Africa's cultural custodians; crisis in the top ranks affects us all negatively; minister's decision on future of Unitra Should be overturned; Chiefs bill gives pride of place to traditional leaders and customs; SA needs leaders who remain rooted among their people; respect for culture starts by using the right forums to air views; manner of Omar's burial was true reflection of his life-long humility; rural poor put crosses next to faces of new-found 'Benefactors'; SA's staging of the 2010 World cup must be victory for all Africans; land-redistribution drive reflects pride that no foreigner can buy; academic haven Unitra weaving a rope to reach the Heavens; work towards restoring true African values; teamwork between state and rural leaders will uplift communities; SADC council enabling traditional leaders to claim a place in the sun; let's have fewer MPs, pay them more - and restore their honour; the space for traditional justice; Africa's rural communities poised to reap fruits of freedom; no street children where people share what little they have; newly rich black Businessmen must help their communities; gender and culture; Mugabe greets Charles - whose hands are bloodier?; folly to ban virginity testing in the name of human rights; a truly African court may differ on Zuma case; Xhosa king's death asks questions of a generation; official ceremonies - democracies not by invitation only; prisoners bring ritual into disrepute; lost natives render themselves useless; African ways are not oppressive of women; we need to talk straight about same-sex marriage; the role of traditional leaders in the preservation and promotion of intangible heritage; the ANC leadership battle; mainstreaming gender equality: leadership development and sustainable good governance; poverty and prosperity shared; traditional leaders are helping in campaign against HIV/AIDS; unleashing the socio-economic development potential of the Eastern Cape through land; the ANC split; preserving and protecting our cultural heritage in the age of hope; "Strengthening the ANC through the restoration and alignment of values" - traditional leaders' perspective on values.
