The National House of Traditional Leaders is a body of 23
traditional leaders
Traditional authority is a form of leadership in which the authority of an organization or a regime is largely tied to tradition or custom. The main reason for the given state of affairs is that " things have always been that way".Reinhard Bendi ...
in South Africa, representing the eight provincial Houses of Traditional Leaders. Until 1998 it was called the National Council of Traditional Leaders.
Its role includes advising the President on matters relating to
customary law
A legal custom is the established pattern of behavior that can be objectively verified within a particular social setting. A claim can be carried out in defense of "what has always been done and accepted by law".
Customary law (also, consuetudina ...
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See also
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Ntlo ya Dikgosi
The ''Ntlo ya Dikgosi'' (Tswana for "House of Chiefs") in Botswana is an advisory body to the country's parliament.[Council of Traditional Leaders
The Council of Traditional Leaders is a national institution of the government of Namibia where the traditional leadership of Namibia is represented.
It was established by Act 13 of 1997 (GG 1706) and amended by Act 31 of 2000 (GG 2462). Pursuan ...]
of Namibia
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Senate of Lesotho
References
Government of South Africa
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