The National Council of Chiefs is an assembly of traditional leaders throughout the Republic of
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam ...
. The president and deputy president of the council are both members of the
Senate of Zimbabwe
The Senate of Zimbabwe is the upper of the two chambers in Zimbabwe's Parliament. It existed from independence in 1980 until 1989, and was re-introduced in November 2005. The other chamber of Parliament is the National Assembly.
In its curren ...
since 2007, and the council appoints ten chiefs to the Senate; under a former constitution from 1980 to 1989, the council was charged with selecting members to the Senate.
Chapter 15 of the
constitution of Zimbabwe
A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed.
When these princip ...
recognises the institution, status and role of traditional leaders under customary law. A traditional leader is responsible for performing the cultural, customary and traditional functions of a Chief, headperson or village head, as the case may be, for his or her community. The National Council of Chiefs was constituted in accordance with an Act of Parliament, to represent all chiefs in Zimbabwe.
Chief Fortune Chirumbira of the
Masvingo Province
Masvingo is a province in southeastern Zimbabwe. It has a population of 1.485 million as of the 2012 census, ranking fifth out of Zimbabwe's ten provinces. Established as Victoria Province by the British South Africa Company, it was one of the ...
is the current council president,
and Chief Lukas Mtshane Khumalo of
Matabeleland North Province
Matabeleland North is a province in western Zimbabwe. With a population of 749,017 as of the 2012 census, it is the country's second-least populous province, after Matabeleland South, and is the country's least densely populated province. Matabe ...
is his deputy. Due to this, both are members of the Senate - and will remain as such for the duration of their tenures in office.
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 includes ...
of South Africa
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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). Pursuant ...
of Namibia
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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.[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 ...]
References
Government of Zimbabwe
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