| Department overview | |
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| Formed | December 1, 2009 |
| Preceding department | |
| Jurisdiction | Government of South Africa |
| Headquarters | Pencardia 1, 509 Pretorius Street, Arcadia, Pretoria 25°44′49″S 28°12′18″E / 25.747°S 28.205°E |
| Employees | 95 (2018/19) |
| Annual budget | R173.4 million (2020/21) |
| Minister responsible | |
| Deputy Minister responsible |
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| Website | www |
The Department of Traditional Affairs (DTA) is a department of the South African government, responsible for overseeing the traditional leadership of South Africa's indigenous communities. Along with the Department of Cooperative Governance, it is within the political responsibility of the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), who is assisted by a Deputy Minister of Traditional Affairs.[1] As of October 2024[update] the minister is Velenkosini Hlabisa and his deputies are Dickson Masemola and Zolile Burns-Ncamashe.
In the 2020 budget, R173.4 million was appropriated for the department. In the 2018/19 financial year it had 95 employees.[2]
- ^ "President Cyril Ramaphosa announces reconfigured departments" (Press release). The Presidency. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs is responsible for the Department of Cooperative Governance (DCoG) and the Department of Traditional Affairs (DTA).
- ^ "Vote 15: Traditional Affairs" (PDF). Estimates of National Expenditure 2020. Pretoria: National Treasury. 2020. ISBN 978-0-621-48100-6. Retrieved 8 August 2020.