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The Council of Traditional Leaders is a national institution of the
government of Namibia The government of Namibia consists of the executive, the legislative and the judiciary branches. The Cabinet is the executive organ of government, implementing the laws of the country. It consists of the president, the prime minister and his dep ...
where the
traditional leadership of Namibia Traditional leadership of Namibia is a governing structure in Namibia based on the ethnicity of the indigenous people of the territory. Acceptance of a traditional authority is vested in the Government of Namibia. There are 51 recognised tradition ...
is represented. It was established by Act 13 of 1997 (GG 1706) and amended by Act 31 of 2000 (GG 2462). Pursuant to Article 102(5) of the
Namibian Constitution The Constitution of Namibia is the supreme law of the Republic of Namibia. Adopted on 9 February 1990, a month prior to Namibia's independence from apartheid South Africa, it was written by an elected constituent assembly. Preamble "Whereas ...
, the council was established in order to advise the
president of Namibia The president of the Republic of Namibia is the head of state and the head of government of Namibia. The president directs the executive branch of the Government of Namibia, as chair of the Cabinet and is the commander-in-chief of the armed fo ...
on the control and utilization of
communal land Communal land is a (mostly rural) territory in possession of a community, rather than an individual or company . This sort of arrangement existed in almost all Europe until the 18th century, by which the king or the church officially owned the l ...
and all such other matters as may be referred to it by the president for advice.https://www.lac.org.na/laws/annoSTAT/Council%20of%20Traditional%20Leaders%20Act%2013%20of%201997.pdf It also handles activities on a traditional basis.https://www.nbc.na/news/21st-annual-meeting-council-traditional-leaders-underway.18760 Members of the council are representatives of Traditional Authorities as designated and appointed. Every Traditional Authority may designate two representatives for appointment as members, who include the chief of that head of that traditional community as defined in section 1 of the Traditional Authorities Act, 2000; and one other person, being either a senior traditional councillor or a traditional councillor or any other member of that traditional community. Responsibility lies with the Minister of Regional and Local Government and Housing. A member holds office for a period of five years and is eligible for re-appointment.


See also

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National House of Traditional Leaders The National House of Traditional Leaders is a body of 23 traditional leaders in South Africa, representing the eight provincial Houses of Traditional Leaders. Until 1998 it was called the National Council of Traditional Leaders. Its role include ...
of South Africa * ''
Ntlo ya Dikgosi The ''Ntlo ya Dikgosi'' (Tswana for "House of Chiefs") in Botswana is an advisory body to the country's parliament.Senate of Lesotho The Senate of Lesotho () is the upper chamber of the Parliament of Lesotho, which, along with the National Assembly of Lesotho (the lower chamber), comprises the legislature of Lesotho. Bicameralism in Lesotho is specifically modeled after t ...


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