IND2601 Assignment 1 2025 | Due March 2025

Assignment 1

Instructions:

1.This assignment questions are largely based on Study unit 4 and study unit 6.

2. Refer to both your study guide as well as the prescribed book relevant chapter to
answer the questions.

3. You are limited to not more than 8 typed pages for answering these questions.

4. Reference with both footnotes as well as providing a bibliography for this
assignment.

5. The referencing style is OSCOLA kindly comply and ensure you footnote where
needed.
IND2601 ASSIGNMENT 1 2025

Questions:
Question 1

ANSWER

Explain the legal significance of mangangahlaa.

Mangangahlaa holds legal significance as a form of court levy or additional
compensation ordered by customary courts. It is traditionally seen as compensation
to the court for the time its members have spent deliberating a case¹. The term,
used among Sotho-speaking groups, refers to the effort required to persuade a
difficult litigant of their guilt².

1
Customary Law and Sentencing, 2024, p. 45.
2
Traditional Courts Act 68 of 1951, s 9.