| Department of Traditional Affairs | |
| Type: | department |
| Preceding1: | Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs |
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| Jurisdiction: | Government of South Africa |
| Headquarters: | Pencardia 1, 509 Pretorius Street, Arcadia, Pretoria |
| Coordinates: | -25.747°N 28.205°W |
| Employees: | 95 (2018/19) |
| Budget: | R173.4 million (2020/21) |
| Minister1 Name: | Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs |
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| Deputyminister1 Name: | Obed Bapela Thembi Nkadimeng |
| Deputyminister1 Pfo: | Deputy Minister of Traditional Affairs |
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The Department of Traditional Affairs (DTA) is a department of the South African government, responsible for overseeing the traditional leadership of South Africa's indigenous communities. Along with the Department of Cooperative Governance, it is within the political responsibility of the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), who is assisted by a Deputy Minister of Traditional Affairs.[1] the minister is Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma[2] and her deputies are Obed Bapela and Thembi Nkadimeng.[3]
In the 2020 budget, R173.4 million was appropriated for the department. In the 2018/19 financial year it had 95 employees.[4]