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Customary Initiation

Bill Number: B7-2018

Status

Bill Status

Bill

Memorandum PDF
Original [part 1]
Bill A [part 1]
Bill B [part 1]
Bill C [part 1]
Bill D [part 2]
Bill D [part 1]

Draft Bill

Draft bill full text

Published in GG 40978 of 14 July 2017

Year of publication

2017

Publication for comment (draft bill)

Published in GG 40978 of 14 July 2017

Explanatory Summary

Notice of intention published in GG 41498 of 16 March 2018

Parliamentary Documents

Date	Type	Title
2018-06-08	Briefing Paper	Customary Initiation Bill [B7-2018]: Department Briefing
2018-09-11	Submission	Customary Initiation Bill [B7-2018]: NHTL
2018-09-11	Briefing Paper	Customary Initiation Bill [B7-2018]: DBE
2018-09-11	Briefing Paper	Customary Initiation Bill [B7-2018]: DAC
2018-09-21	Submission	Hearings on the Customary Initiation Bill [B7-2018]: Male Child Circumcision
2018-09-21	Submission	Hearings on the Customary Initiation Bill [B7-2018]: Department of Women
2018-09-21	Submission	Hearings on the Customary Initiation Bill [B7-2018]: COSATU
2018-09-21	Submission	Hearings on the Customary Initiation Bill [B7-2018]: SAPS
2018-11-06	Briefing Paper	Customary Initiation Bill [B7-2018]: Department Briefing
2018-11-16	Committee Report	Report of the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Customary Initiation Bill [B7-2018], dated 14 November 2018
2020-11-26	Committee Report	Report of the Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Water, Sanitation and Human Settlement on Customary Initiation Bill [B7B-2018], dated 26 November 2020
2021-02-10	Briefing Paper	Customary Initiation Bill [B7D-2018]: Department Briefing
2021-02-23	Committee Report	Report of the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs on Consideration of the National Council of Provinces' Amendments to the Customary Initiation Bill [B7D-2018], Referred to it on 2 December 2020, dated 23 February 2021

Further Information

Sabinet Monitoring Articles

Traditional Leadership Bill Returned to NA		2018-12-07
Customary Initiation Bill Sent to NHTL for Comment		2018-05-31
Customary Initiation Bill Tabled in Parliament		2018-04-09
Customary Initiation Practices Under the Spotlight		2017-07-18

News Articles

Dept of Traditional Affairs: Initiation Bill won't take power away from leaders	Eyewitness News	2018-09-20
Public hearings on Customary Initiation Bill begin	Eyewitness News	2018-09-19
Initiation Bill trips over Contralesa	Mail and Guardian	2018-08-31
New initiation bill to work with chiefs, not against them, say MPs	Business Day	2018-08-20
We love chiefs, we don't want to cut them out of initiation: parliament chair	The Times	2018-08-20
Initiation Bill not intended to usurp tradition - Parliament	News24	2018-08-19
Initiation Should Not End in Death, Committee Chair Tells People in Flagstaff	Parliament	2018-08-15
Parly a step closer to legislation of traditional initiation processes	Eyewitness News	2018-08-13
MPs to conduct public hearings on Initiation Bill	Polity.org.za	2018-08-10
Initiation rules rejected	News24	2018-04-15
Proposed Bill Aims to Regulate, Police Initiation Schools	Knowledge Bylanes South Africa	2017-05-19
New law to regulate and police initiation schools on the cards - Van Rooyen	News24	2017-05-18

Speeches and Statements (Non parliamentary)

Committee on CoGTA briefed on State of readiness for winter season initiation schools and implementation of the bill once enacted into law	Parliament	2021-03-31
Legislation: Four Bills ready for presidential signature	Legalbrief	2021-03-18
Legislation: End in sight for Customary Initiation Bill	Legalbrief	2021-02-25
NCOP Passes Four Bills at Its Plenary Sitting	Parliament	2020-12-02
Disruptions at KwaMhlanga Public Hearings on Initiation Bill Regrettable - Committee	Parliament	2018-08-21

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