Ntlo Ya Dikgosi debates Matimela Bill

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | Wednesday January 31, 2018 17:31

 

Matimela Bill (No.29 of 2017) was brought before the House by Local Government and Rural Development assistant minister, Botlhogile Tshireletso. She said clause three of the bill provides new definitions under the Act, which include the words brand, kgosi, Matimela facility, Matimela facility book and tribal area.

The bill provides for the establishment of matimela facilities. Under the new dispensation, the facilities where matimela are to be kept will no longer be referred as matimela kraals but as matimela facilities. It also states that matimela officers will be subjects to the provisions of the Public Service Act (CAP. 26:01).

“The bill provides for the remuneration of persons employed to collect matimela to be paid from the general revenue of the council instead of matimela fund, which no longer exists. It also provides for a shorter period for the reporting of matimela and ensures the timely collection of matimela,” she explained.

The bill includes various items such as timely collection of matimela, payment of drivers, branding of matimela in a facility, period of notification, and destruction of animals that suffer from contagious diseases or posing threat to human life and others.