President to address National House of Traditional Leaders

President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the annual official Opening of the National House of Traditional Leaders (NHTL) on Tuesday, 19 February   2019.
 
Proceedings will take place in the Old Assembly Chamber in Parliament, Cape Town.
 
The official opening is undertaken annually by the President after the State of the Nation Address and allows the country’s traditional leadership members to engage on how the President’s vision touches traditional communities and the role traditional leaders can play in moving South Africa  forward.

The address by the President speaks to the significance government attaches to the institution of traditional leadership in line with constitutional   recognition of this component of South Africa’s national diversity.

Following the opening address, members of the House will on Thursday, 21 February 2019, debate and deliberate on the President’s input.

The Opening of the National House of Traditional Leaders will be attended by the Speaker of the National Assembly, Chairperson of the NCOP, Cabinet Ministers, Deputy Ministers, Premiers, MECs responsible for Traditional Affairs, Kings and Queens, traditional leaders from SADC member states, Executive Members of the Provincial Houses of Traditional Leaders, representatives of the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa, delegates from constitutional bodies, business, religious communities, non-governmental organisations, political parties, the National Khoi-San Council and other formations.

Media are invited as follows:

Date: Tuesday, 19 February 2019
Time: 14h00
Venue: Old Assembly Chamber, Parliament, Cape Town

Debate on the President’s Speech

Date: Thursday, 21 February 2019
Time: 16h00
Venue: Old Assembly Chamber, Parliament, Cape Town

Media should send their details to Nkanyiso Ndadane on 066 480 3430 or Modiegi Madiga on 082 822 5878


Media enquiries: Khusela Diko, Spokesperson to the President on 072 854 5707

Issued by: The Presidency
Pretoria