Limpopo Premier Chupu Stanley Mathabatha has handed over 57 vehicles to Senior Traditional leaders at Ngoako Ramatlhodi Stadium in Seshego on Monday.
According to the Limpopo department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs, this is in line with South African Legislation that directs CoGHSTA to provide enabling resources to ensure that traditional leaders can effectively deliver on the responsibilities tied to their positions.
The allocation of the vehicles followed the announcement by CoGHSTA MEC, Basikopo Makamu that total number of 102 vehicles would be procured for the for Senior Traditional Leaders by the end of the current financial year.
The premier pronounced that the handover was a first badge of the total number and the remaining will be delivered before the end of this financial year.
“Traditional leaders remain important component of our democracy. Despite the many challenges that the Province witnessed previously due to budget constraints which affected allocation of resources to the traditional leaders, the Province has now improved. This year Limpopo through CoGHSTA has built ten offices to Senior traditional leaders in the Provice, such is a significant achievement”, said Mathabatha.
The Chairperson of the Limpopo House of Traditional Leaders and the Khoi-San, Hosi Pheni Ngove, said that traditional leaders should follow the policy provided regarding vehicles provision and appreciated the fact that things have changed unlike previous times when traditional leaders were receiving vehicles without policy to follow.
Premier Mathabatha further emphasized to the Senior Traditional Leaders that the allocation of vehicles is not a present but a provision of tools of trade to discharge their responsibilities effectively in line with their mandate and role in government.