MEC NTULI AND MEC HLOMUKA TO SIGN PROTOCOL AGREEMENT WITH PROVINCIAL HOUSE OF TRADITIONAL LEADERS TO BOLSTER CRIME FIGHTING IN KZN

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Bheki Ntuli together with the MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Sipho Hlomuka will tomorrow, 26 November 2020, preside over the signing of the Protocol Agreement with the KZN Provincial House of Traditional Leaders which is under the leadership of Inkosi Chiliza, in order to promote efficient and effective police service delivery and crime prevention in the province.

The protocol agreement is based on Chapter 3 of the Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act on 2005, which provides for organs of state to enter into an implementation protocol where appropriate, and the KwaZulu-Natal Traditional Leadership and Governance Act of 2005, which provides, among others for specific functions of Amakhosi relating to the safety and security of their subjects and the maintenance of the rule of law.

The overall objective of the Protocol Agreement is to foster cooperation and collaboration with Amakhosi, as they are key stakeholders in the fight against crime and the Provincial imperative of “Growing KwaZulu-Natal Together.”

The ceremony will be attended by the Executive Committee of the Provincial House of Traditional Leaders.

Members of the media are invited to cover the Protocol Agreement Ceremony.

Details of the programme are as follows:

Date: Thursday, 26 November 2020
Time: 08h00 AM
Venue: Old Legislature Building, Ulundi