Royal Mzansi: Patriarchal law still blocking women from traditional leadership

Royal Mzansi: Patriarchal law still blocking women from traditional leadership

Women across South African kingdoms still face legal and cultural battles to claim leadership roles due to deeply rooted patriarchal customs, writes Celani Sikhakhane in Royal Mzansi column.  Patriarchy in customary law still stops women from becoming traditional leaders in many South African kingdoms. Often, women aren’t denied leadership because they’re not rightful heirs, but simply because elders say having a woman lead “is against the cultu…