We cannot succeed without commitment of traditional leaders, Ramaphosa says
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa launched a charm offensive on traditional leaders on Friday. Ramaphosa repeatedly emphasised their importance, in his closing address at a traditional leaders indaba in Ekurhuleni. Traditional leaders had met this entire week, and had received a mandate that, among other decisions taken, a separate ministry of traditional affairs be established and that the structures of traditional leadership be reconstituted. The leaders also received a mandate to ensure that government commissions the compilation of African customary law. "This indaba has demonstrated that we cannot succeed without the involvement and commitment of our traditional leaders in all efforts that we want to get involved in," Ramaphosa said to applause. He said it was time to rebuild SA and that it could not be done without traditional leaders fulfilling their historic roles. He told the leaders that SA would not overcome the scourges of poverty, unemployment and inequality without the ...
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