The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (formerly the Department of Provincial and Local Government) was a

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of the

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, responsible for the relationship between the national government and the provincial governments and

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, and for overseeing the traditional leadership of South Africa's indigenous communities. In December 2009 it was divided into two departments for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs. Dr Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma currently serves as the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs as appointed on 29 May 2019.

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Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
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