The North West Provincial House of Traditional Leaders reviewed the resolutions that were taken by the Executive Lekgotla in August 2013 during a sitting held from 1st to 3rd July 2014.

The Executive Lekgotla discussed amongst others, the role of Traditional leaders in crime prevention, stock theft, witchcraft and gender based violence as well as ritual killings.

The House will embark on a review of its Strategic Plan as well as look at how chieftainship disputes are handled with the aim of presenting a comprehensive report to the Executive Committee.

Meanwhile the House received a first visit of its kind by Premier Mahumapelo and his Executive Council during the sitting. The main aim of this visit was to foster the spirit of oneness and corporation philosophy “saamwerk saamtrek” between Dingaka and Provincial Government.

The House also requested the Premier to visit again in order to engage on pertinent issues such as,
 African Creative Connection: this organization has programmes which can bring information technology to benefit education of children and to facilitate the tribal administrative system also to be considered by the house.
 Data World: this organization has been appointed by the Department of Land and Rural Development to map out rural villages and determine their respective boundaries.
 Industrial Development Corporation: They presented on how they finance business enterprise.

One other important matter was on Initiation Schools.

Traditional Customs and Culture Committee conducted a workshop on a newly published Regulation on Initiation Schools in Provincial Government Gazzette No. 7256 dated 27 March 2014. The traditional Customs and Culture Committee dissolves illegal initiation schools within the Province as well as requests parents to also take responsibility to ensure compliance of initiation school before sending their children.-TDN
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