Participation of traditional leadership on spatial planning and land use management matters in the Mpumalanga province Republic of South Africa

[摘要] This research report explores the participation of traditional leadership in spatial planning andland use management matters in Mpumalanga Province. The report provides a briefoverview of the historic background of traditional leadership in South Africa and theapplicable legislation that outlines the mandates and the roles of traditional leadership onland matters.The compilation of the mini-dissertation from inception to conclusion is driven by dataresources on traditional leadership guided by the following measures: literature review, whichentails defining traditional leaders and their existence through the epoch in history, policyframework, as well as history and theory of planning. Information collected from traditionalleaders and municipal officials was analysed to provide outcomes of the survey which wascompared with the literature outcome to provide a final outcome which presents a final viewof the extent of participation of traditional leadership in spatial planning and land usemanagement.The finding of the report indicates that systems of traditional leadership are alive and existingin rural areas of South Africa and that the institution of traditional leadership will still exist inthe coming future. Their involvement in land matters is inherited from the past, therefore theircurrent role in spatial planning and land use management must be defined and agreedbetween the traditional council and municipalities and finally the agreements must bedocumented in a form of a Service Level Agreement.

[发布机构] University of the Free State