Department of Traditional Affairs

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Department of Traditional Affairs
Department overview
FormedDecember 1, 2009;14 years ago (2009-12-01)
Preceding department
Jurisdiction Government of South Africa
HeadquartersPencardia 1, 509 Pretorius Street, Arcadia, Pretoria
25°44′49″S28°12′18″E / 25.747°S 28.205°E / -25.747; 28.205
Employees95 (2018/19)
Annual budget R173.4 million (2020/21)
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Website www.cogta.gov.za?services=department-of-traditional-affairs-dta

The Department of Traditional Affairs (DTA) is a department of the South African government, responsible for overseeing the traditional leadership of South Africa's indigenous communities. Along with the Department of Cooperative Governance, it is within the political responsibility of the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), who is assisted by a Deputy Minister of Traditional Affairs. [1] As of August 2020 the minister is Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma [2] and her deputies are Obed Bapela and Thembi Nkadimeng. [3]

In the 2020 budget, R173.4 million was appropriated for the department. In the 2018/19 financial year it had 95 employees. [4]

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References

  1. "President Cyril Ramaphosa announces reconfigured departments" (Press release). The Presidency. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2020. The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs is responsible for the Department of Cooperative Governance (DCoG) and the Department of Traditional Affairs (DTA).
  2. "Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs [ Ministry of ]". South African Government. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  3. "Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs - Traditional Affairs [ Deputy Ministry of ]". South African Government. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  4. "Vote 15: Traditional Affairs" (PDF). Estimates of National Expenditure 2020. Pretoria: National Treasury. 2020. ISBN   978-0-621-48100-6 . Retrieved 8 August 2020.