Presentation to the select committee on cogta

1. Presentation to the select committee on cogta Transformation of the Institution of Traditional Leadership By DDG: Institutional Support and Coordination - Ms K.C. Mketi 22 February 2011

2. 1. BACKGROUND • The strategic role of the Department of Traditional Affairs (DTA) is not only to ensure that the institution of traditional and Khoi-San Leadership is transformed and able to partner with Government in the development of communities, but also to coordinate the traditional affairs activities of Government with other Government Departments at National, Provincial and Local Government levels. • This is to ensure that the community needs with regard to development, service delivery, governance, access to indigenous knowledge management systems, traditional courts and indigenous law, traditional healing and medicines, etc, are adequately met.

3. 2. multi-faceted mandate Therefore, the new mandate of the Department is multi-faceted in nature, and encompass the following: • implementer:- in discharging this role, the Department will lead government in implementing Act 41 of 2003, the White Paper on Traditional Leadership and Governance, and other existing/future national/provincial legislation relating to the institution. The Department will also champion coherent and integrated planning, and the overall transformation of, and the provision of support to the institution of traditional leadership. • coordinator:- in discharging this role, the Department will work closely with Provincial Departments, Municipalities and Traditional Councils to coordinate and monitor the work they do, provide leadership, provide advice and support, coordinate work of relevant National Departments, act as a facilitator regarding the interaction between provincial Departments and national Departments, and ensure that an integrated approach towards traditional affairs is adopted by all spheres of Government and key Stakeholders.

4. 2. multi-faceted mandate (Cont.) • partner:- In discharging this role, the Department will ensure that partnerships for the development of traditional community areas are advanced amongst organs of state, with a view to promoting a coherent approach towards the transformation of the institution, and also to maximise the use of resources provided by Government and the donor community.

5. 3. Elements of the Expanded Mandate

6. 4. Key Focus Areas The following Key Focus Areas will inform the coordinating role with other Stakeholders: • Structural and functional configuration of the “traditional affairs” mandate. • The crafting of an exhaustive, all-inclusive Traditional Affairs-wide Strategic Plan based on identified Key Focus Areas, which makes provision for a result-oriented and well-monitored process with clear goals. • Designing a system of coordination which acknowledges the interdepartmental, intergovernmental and cross-sphere nature of the functions pertaining to traditional affairs.

7. 4. Key Focus Areas (Cont.) • Providing leadership to spheres of Government on complex issues, or on those requiring a common approach across the country. • Ensuring that the Strategic Plans and budgets relating to traditional affairs issues are properly integrated across government. • Positioning the Department to embark on a country-wide education and information campaign explaining the new policies, legislation and systems to spheres of government, traditional leaders and organs of civil society.

8. 4. Key Focus Areas (Cont.) • Coordinate knowledge management relating to traditional affairs, and respond to the research-related demands placed on it. • Continuous review of the implementation of the policy and legislation, with a view to promoting further adjustments or changes, where necessary.

9. 5. DTA Stakeholders An assessment of the state of governance in the area of Traditional Affairs, requires a consultative process with all key Stakeholders, and the following Stakeholders and their functions have been identified: • Indigenous knowledge systems in collaboration with the Department of Arts and Culture, Science and Technology and relevant Provincial Departments and Entities; • Traditional courts and indigenous law in collaboration with Department of Justice and Constitutional Development and relevant Provincial Departments;

10. 5. DTA Stakeholders (Cont.) • Traditional community land and its administration by traditional leadership in collaboration with the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform and relevant Provincial Departments; • Traditional healers and medicines in collaboration with the Department of Health, and relevant Provincial Departments; • The development and promotion of cultural tourism in collaboration with the Department of Tourism; • The provision of water and the promotion of environmental awareness and sensitisation of the usage of water as a scarce commodity in collaboration with the Department of Water and Environmental Affairs;

11. 5. DTA Stakeholders (Cont.) • Linguistic diversity and multilingualism in collaboration with the Department of Arts and Culture, CRL Rights Commission, Pan South African Language Board and relevant Departments at provincial level • Relationship between Traditional communities and Municipal structures in collaboration with the Department of Cooperative Governance and the relevant Provincial Departments; • The establishment of partnerships between the Traditional Leaders, Traditional Councils and Municipalities to improve rural development and service delivery (All Sector Departments responsible for services).

12. 6. Process to-date • DEVELOPED: Concept Document, Methodology, Guidelines Document, framework for the allocation of roles and functions by relevant National Departments. • STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS: Main stakeholders and others have been identified and their roles clarified • CONSULTATION: Pre-engagements with National Departments, Provinces and other Stakeholders, where the full assessment process was outlined • INPUTS & COMMENTS: Requested from CONTRALESA, NHC, CRL, HRC & NHTL • PROVINCIAL TASK TEAMS between DTA and provinces established to organise the provincial assessment process.

13. 7. Methodology • The workshop will commence with a plenary session, where after delegates will break up into commissions to deal with the functionality assessment of the different institutions of traditional affairs • 5 Commissions per province are intended to interrogate specific issues relating to a particular level of traditional affairs. They are: • Commission1: HOD, Unit Head, Regional Heads and Senior officials • Commission 2: Provincial and Local Houses and CONTRALESA • Commission 3: Provincial House, Local houses and traditional councils administrations • Commission 4: District and local Municipal managers, mayors speakers and CDW’s • Commission 5: Traditional Council members

14. 7. Methodology (cont) • Numbers of Traditional Leaders and province size played a central role in the methodology development and number of commission attendees were limited as far as possible in order to make each commission more effective. • The process is structured in such a way that participation at the grass-roots level is obtained as best as possible via each commission. Provincial reports on commission feed-backs will contribute to province specific issues while a consolidation of the provincial reports will address the national broad picture related to the Department of Traditional Affairs mandate.

15. 8. Intended Outputs

16. 8. Intended Outputs (Cont.)

17. 9. Assessment Schedule Thank You