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What Is a Traditional Council?
Traditional Councils are living governance institutions with constitutional recognition, community authority and a practical role in local administration.
NovusServe Research 10 August 2026 7 min read
Traditional Councils are living governance institutions with constitutional recognition, community authority and a practical role in local administration.
Why this matters
A useful digital system must make these institutions easier to reach while preserving the people, language and decision paths through which authority is exercised.
Digital infrastructure should strengthen community institutions, not make them harder to recognise.
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