Deputy Speaker, thank you very much, the NFP welcomes the report of the portfolio committee as it provides for the timeframes within which kingship or queenship council and traditional councils must be established. It also provides for a extended timeframes within the community authorities have to be established. However, the NFP wants to raise the following issues:
Firstly, we do not believe that the Constitution of the country covers the powers, functions and duties and roles of traditional leaders in a correct way. This scope, therefore is very narrow;
Secondly, traditional leaders do not merely attend to cultural and customarily matters. They are also responsible for their development of their tribes and communities;