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• Office of the Public Protector To ensure that the communities report the matters that dissatisfy them. The House assists the Public Protector to resolve and access rural communities. • SALGA To influence the municipalities to work together with the traditional leaders to ensure cooperative development and working relationship. • SANAC To advocate testing and ensure that rural communities access all the services by SANAC and other relevant government departments
2018 Opening of the NHTL
We have to influence change in our communities. Those
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To ensure that criminal elements are removed from
who were denying women access to land, leadership
rural communities
positions etc. must reconsider and change that rule. We have a good working relationship with the Gender Commission and together we will make a change. RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER STRUCTURES As the NHTL we have established a working relationship with the following stakeholders: •
Contralesa The relationship is based on policy development and position on the Institution of Traditional Leadership
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Municipal Demarcation Board To provide advice on the areas of jurisdiction of traditional leaders for effective demarcation of municipal wards.
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SAPS
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Government departments in general To influence policies for effective community development.
MOVING TOGETHER TO A BRIGHTER FUTURE Madiba condemned poverty. He said, “Poverty is not an accident. Like slavery and apartheid, it is man-made and can be removed by the actions of human beings”. Through the programmes of the NHTL, we believe that we can conquer poverty and unemployment. The Institution of Traditional Leadership subscribes to the statement of Madiba when he said, “There can be no greater gift than that of giving one’s time and energy to helping others without expecting anything in return”.
SAJEI To influence the capacity building of traditional
UPCOMING EVENTS
leaders on judicial matters
1. T he Annual Opening of the NHTL by the President: 19 February 2019, Parliament.
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CRL Rights Commission To provide advice and jointly protect and promote
2. T he Debate of the President’s Speech: 21 February 2019, Parliament.
culture, religion and language.
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