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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NUMBER: 1547
1547: Mr R N Cebekhulu (IFP) to ask the Minister for Cooperative
Governance and Traditional Affairs:
Whether he intends to introduce amending legislation in Parliament to
amend chapter 12 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa,
1996, to clarify the role of traditional leaders; if so, when?
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REPLY
No, there is no intention of amending legislation in Parliament to
amend Chapter 12 of the Constitution. The role of traditional leaders
is stipulated in the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework
Act 2003 and the applicable Provincial legislation on traditional
leadership as mandated by section 212(2) of the Constitution. The
primary focus of Cogta at the moment, is to continue to deal with the
location and affirmation of the institution of traditional leadership
in the democratic dispensation