Traditional leaders in South Africa represent the country's indigenous communities and act as custodians of cultural tradition and practice and customary law.[1][2]

Chapter Twelve of the Constitution

The Constitution recognises traditional leaders and allows for an act of Parliament to establish a national house of traditional leaders and/or a council of traditional leaders, and.for an act of a provincial legislature to esablish a provincial house of traditional leaders.[3]

Institutions by tier of Government

National House of Traditional and Khoi-San Leaders

The National House of Traditional Leaders is a body of 23 traditional leaders in South Africa, representing the eight provincial Houses of Traditional Leaders. Until 1998 it was called the National Council of Traditional Leaders. It advises Parliament on issues related to customary law.[2]

Provincial Houses of Traditional Leaders

There are traditional leaders in every province except the Western Cape.[4]

Local Houses of Traditional Leaders

By February 2008, 70% of local houses were established.[5]

Criticisms

In 2010, 6 of the 13 kingships were converted to lower-level leaderships, because some of the kings were originally appointed by the white minority government with few legitimate claims to their thrones in order to "divide and rule."[6]

References

  1. ^ Nyalala Pilane, Kgosi. "Traditional Leadership in SA: A vision for 2025 and beyond". www.iol.co.za. Archived from the original on 2024-12-14. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  2. ^ a b Smith, David (2010-07-30). "Jacob Zuma to abolish six South African monarchies". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  3. ^ Du Plessis, Willemien; Scheepers, T E (2017-07-10). "House of Traditional Leaders: Role, Problems and Future". Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal. 3 (1): 92–129. doi:10.17159/1727-3781/2000/v3i1a2883. ISSN 1727-3781. Archived from the original on 2022-10-17. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  4. ^ "South Africa has a huge number of traditional leaders – here's how much they get paid". Archived from the original on 2021-03-18. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  5. ^ Reporter, Staff (2008-02-22). "Mbeki: Govt committed to role of traditional leaders". The Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  6. ^ Smith, David (2010-07-30). "Jacob Zuma to abolish six South African monarchies". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
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