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Stamping authority? Covid-19 sees return of powerful chiefs

Prior to the promulgation of the Constitution in 2010, one of the issues that stuck out like a sore thumb was the Provincial Administration.

Critics of the system that provided the national government 'eyes and ears' in every village argued that it was a colonial relic that had been used for political expediency while its supporters postulated that it was to ensure that government activities were felt on the ground.

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