Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Amendment Bill

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Submissions are now closed (since 10 November 2017)

NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements

The Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs invites you to submit written comments on the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Amendment Bill 

The purpose of the Traditional Leadership Governance Framework Amendment Bill is:

• To amend the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act, 2003, so as to make provision for extended timeframes within which kingship and queenship councils and traditional councils must be established;

• To provide for extended timeframes within which community authorities have to be disestablished;

• To align the term of office of tribal authorities, traditional councils and kingship or queenship councils with the term of the National House of Traditional Leaders; and

 • To provide for matters connected therewith

Comments can be emailed to [email protected] by no later than Friday, 10 November 2017.

Enquiries can be sent to [email protected]  or 021 403 3823 / 083 709 8534

Public hearings  will take place on this bill and the Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Bill in all nine provinces between November this year and next March. Check the programme 

Track the Bill here