Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act

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The Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act is a South African law that regulates and formally recognizes traditional leadership structures and their roles within the country’s system of governance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of South Africa ⓘ
South African statute ⓘ
aimsToEnsure that traditional leadership is consistent with the Constitution of South Africa ⓘ
that traditional leadership practices respect democratic principles ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act, 2003 ⓘ
appliesTo traditional communities in South Africa ⓘ
traditional leaders in South Africa ⓘ
basedOn Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 ⓘ
country South Africa ⓘ
defines headmanship ⓘ
kingship or queenship ⓘ
principal traditional leadership ⓘ
senior traditional leadership ⓘ
traditional community ⓘ
traditional council ⓘ
traditional leader ⓘ
frameworkFor cooperative governance between traditional leaders and municipalities ⓘ
participation of traditional leaders in local governance ⓘ
governsRelationshipBetween traditional councils and municipal government ⓘ
traditional leadership institutions and the state ⓘ
jurisdiction Republic of South Africa ⓘ
linked to: South Africa
legalArea administrative law ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ
customary law in South Africa ⓘ
purpose to define the functions of traditional councils ⓘ
to integrate traditional leadership into the democratic governance system ⓘ
to provide a national framework for the institution of traditional leadership in South Africa ⓘ
to provide for the recognition of traditional communities ⓘ
to recognize the status and roles of traditional leaders ⓘ
to regulate the appointment and removal of traditional leaders ⓘ
recognizes institution of traditional leadership in South Africa ⓘ
traditional councils as governance structures ⓘ
regulates establishment of traditional councils ⓘ
functions of headmen and headwomen ⓘ
functions of kings and queens ⓘ
functions of principal traditional leaders ⓘ
functions of senior traditional leaders ⓘ
recognition of traditional communities ⓘ
recognition of traditional leaders ⓘ
roles of traditional leaders in governance ⓘ
succession to traditional leadership positions ⓘ
traditional leadership structures in South Africa ⓘ
shortName Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act ⓘ
subjectMatter customary law ⓘ
governance ⓘ
traditional communities ⓘ
traditional leadership ⓘ
typeOf framework legislation ⓘ

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House of Phalo → recognizedUnder → Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act ⓘ
King of the Xhosa → legalFramework → Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act, 2003 ⓘ
linked to: Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act
King of the Xhosa → legalFramework → Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Act, 2019 ⓘ
linked to: Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act
Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act → shortName → Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act ⓘ
Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act → alsoKnownAs → Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act, 2003 ⓘ
linked to: Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act