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What are the roles of chiefs in modern day political institutions ..​

Answer 1

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Traditional governance system, is an age-old method by which the Indigenous people administered their own affairs prior to and after the advent of the Europeans into the region of modern Ghana. This system of governance is led by leaders multifariously referred to in English as chiefs, traditional authorities, tradi­tional rulers, monarchs, kings, nobles, aristocrats, and natural rulers in a variety of African and other context. Traditional system of governance varies considerably among the different peoples that occupied the region of modern Ghana. While some groups developed very complex hierarchical structures, others had simple kin-based structure......

Answer 2

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The Department of Traditional Affairs briefed the Committee on the roles and functions of traditional leaders. The institution of traditional leadership was recognised in section 212 of the Constitution. The White Paper on Traditional Leadership and Governance and the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act of 2003 aimed to transform the institution of traditional leadership. The White Paper required that provision be made for the allocation of additional roles to traditional leadership. It had to be noted that section 19 of the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act of 2003 did not allocate any specific roles and functions to traditional leaders whereas the White Paper had indicated a peremptory allocation of roles and powers to traditional leaders; section 20 only provided for the discretionary allocation of roles and functions to traditional leaders. Section 20(1) vested in national and provincial governments the discretion to allocate additional roles and functions to traditional leaders and traditional councils by means of legislation or other measures. Unlike the White Paper it also did not suggest what specific roles traditional leaders and traditional councils should be given within the listed fields or functional domains, by national and provincial governments and other organs of state. It was generally submitted that traditional leaders could play key roles on issues such as job creation, housing provision etc. It was felt that health and education in rural areas should be given priority. The land question for traditional councils remained a crucial point of debate. The evolution of South African land policies removed most powers and functions that traditional leaders had on land administration in terms of customary laws and gave it to government. These powers were returned as added functions to traditional leadership with the said change that traditional leaders were managing land on behalf of government. This was contrary to the actual position of customary law of African communities. In the provision of services at grassroots level municipalities should take traditional leadership and institutions on board so as to further harmonise relationships between themselves. Democratisation of governance, decision-making, law making processes and decision implementation was impossible without effective traditional leadership participation, particularly in the development of rural communities.

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