Annual Performance Plan 2009-10 - Co-operative Governance and ...

Priorities
To promote and facilitate viable and sustainable Institutions of traditional leadership.
Progress analysis
• Finalized the promulgation of the Mpumalanga Traditional Leadership and Governance Act, Act No 3 of
2005
• Finalised the promulgation of the Mpumalanga Provincial and Local Houses of Traditional Leaders Act,
Act No 6 of 2005
• Finalised and publicised regulations for the election of 40% membership of traditional councils to be
reconstituted
• Secured tentative maps indicating areas of jurisdictions of some traditional councils
• Facilitated the appointment of a service provider for the purpose of the reconstitution of traditional
councils
• Together with the IEC, the STATS South Africa, Department of Home Affairs, Department of Land Affairs,
Demarcation Board, established a Task Team to support the reconstitution of traditional councils
• Made inputs into the national guidelines driven by DPLG on the reconstitution of traditional councils
• Finalised consultation on the Ingoma Bill, 2005
• Facilitated the drafting and consultations on the Suppression of Witchcraft Bill. 2006
• Supported and took part in securing and holding of meetings for two community resolutions in defence of
the Ndzundza Pungutsha/ Tongoane and Others, Supreme Court case against the implementation of
CLARA in the whole country.
• Made inputs into the drafting and consultations on DPLG’s National Program of Support (NPS) to
institutions of traditional leadership
• Together with the SALGA-Mpumalanga, established a Task Team to support the participation of
traditional leaders in municipalities through section 81 of the Municipal Structures Act, 1998.
• Facilitated the holding of meetings and workshoped all Mangers of District Councils on the participation of
traditional leaders in municipalities
• Supported the national Commission on Traditional Leadership Disputes and Claims during the public
hearings of five new claims for traditional leadership recognitions
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