Culture or Constitution The Nigerian King Controversy in the Eastern Cape

Pheello Oliphants (Spokesperson of the Eastern Department of co-orporate governance and traditional affairs : The situation puts pressure on the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs to clarify what laws exist to prevent unauthorised traditional leaders from being established. It also raises concerns about whether recognising a “king” outside South Africa’s official traditional structures is legitimate, and if such a title has any legal validity under the country’s constitutional framework.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.