The Rural Women's Movement (from KwaZulu-Natal) supported the repeal of the Black Authorities Act. Its submission covered a wide range of persistent problems confronting rural women which they believed would continue even after the repeal of the BAA. Such problems included the following: < The chief's unilateral decisions about the use of land and other community resources. < The chief appointed 19 people as the Traditional Authority to conduct the Traditional Court. < The injustices occurring under the traditional courts. < The poor are fined heavy penalties up to R1000 for the trespass of livestock into the fields.