Ray, D.I.Quinlan, T.Sharma, K.2006-06-132006-06-132006-06-13http://hdl.handle.net/1880/43236Volume I of a 4 volume report on African chieftaincy in the age of AIDS, gender and developmentTraditional leaders are re-inventing themselves and their offices in terms of how they promote development for their communities. The IDRC-funded research found that in Botswana, Ghana and South Africa, traditional leaders remain, for a variety of reasons, important to the design and implementation of development regardless of whether or not traditional leaders have statutory jurisdiction granted by the post-colonial state. Traditional leaders seek to be active collaborators in development interventions.2032829 bytesapplication/pdfenAfrican ChiefsSouth AfricaBotswanaGhanaAIDSGenderDevelopmentrural developmentQueenmothersHouse of Chiefstraditional landcustomary lawsjournal article10.11575/PRISM/29046