ABSTRACT
Traditionally the legislature has been seen as the law-making body. In 1975 the opposition challenged the Bill to amend the payment and privileges of members of the legislature. When examining the legislative record of the Ciskei Legislative Assembly it is obvious that law making is really a function of the executive. The Ciskei government’s communications system is partially dominated by the white press and the Republican government. It is difficult to conceive of the government being able to embark on a programme of political socialisation such as has been initiated in countries like Tanzania and Zambia. The chapter explores the prospects for the institutionalisation of the Ciskei Legislative Assembly in these terms. New legislatures need time then to develop autonomy, power and influence. When the norms of representative government are sanctified by religious and moral values within the community, the legislature will be strengthened.
