Traditional leaders seek role in GNU amid concerns of exclusion from party talks

As President Cyril Ramaphosa moves towards finalisation of his Cabinet, traditional leaders have made a call to form part of his national executive.

He said traditional leaders in society represented almost more than half of the country’s population and were the governors of rural and peri-urban communities, whose people paid full allegiance to the institution of traditional leadership because they were part of it and saw it as an organ of their own power.He said it was also important to note that the majority of people who went out to vote in elections came from rural communities.

“I guess that talks about the GNU and coalitions are one of those things which we’re now compelled to in order to ensure that there’s government and stability in the country. The statement of intent, which was signed by 10 political parties, commits the GNU parties to an all-inclusive national dialogue process with all sectors of society, aimed at developing a national social compact which enables the country to meet the aspirations of the national development plan.“In preparation for the national dialogue, we’ll work with Contralesa in a coordinated manner in all provinces on inputs regarding the role of traditional leaders in the GNU,” said the ANC.

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