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Department: Cooperative Governance and Traditional AffairsCompensation of Employees increased from R309.728 million in 2021/22 to a revised estimate of R350.832 million in 2024/25 due to continued capacitation of Traditional Leadership Institutions as well as funding for the POBs (Traditional Leaders) salary increment. In 2025/26, the budget increases by 1.5. per cent to R355.971 million due to slower than anticipated implementation of ARP and recognition of TLs in 2024/25 and impact of planned projected implementation of the ARP and recognition of TLs as well as Recognition of Traditional Leaders function shift effected to OTP. Goods and Services increased from R12.969 million in 2021/22 to a revised estimate of R23.340 million in 2024/25 due to continued reprioritisation to deal with underfunded activities relating to support to institutions of Traditional Leaders as the department continues to ensure a steady increase in support. In 2025/26, the budget decreases by 22.1 per cent to R18.192 million due internal reprioritisation and impact of budget cuts / Fiscal Consolidation relating to previous financial years. Transfers and subsides increased from R1.353 million in 2021/22 to a revised estimate of R5.863 million in 2024/25 due to increased payments of leave gratuities for Traditional Leaders. In 2025/26, the budget decreases by 69.1 per cent to R1.814 million due to once-off reprioritisation in 2024/25 Adjustment Estimates (AE) to fund gratuities for Traditional Leaders. Payment for Capital Assets increased from R445 thousand in 2021/22 to a revised estimate of R723 thousand in 2024/25 due to planned construction / refurbishment of Traditional councils%u2019 infrastructure. In 2025/26, the budget increases by 828.4 per cent to R6.712 million mainly because of slower than anticipated awarding of infrastructure projects in 2024/25. Some of these projects will be implemented in the 2025/26, following an internal reprioritisation of the project list. Table 21: Service delivery measures - Programme 4: Traditional Institutional Management Estimatedperformance Medium-term estimatesProgramme performance measures 2024/25 2025/26 2026/27 2027/28 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 10 10 10 10 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 239 239 239 239 2 2 2 2 Number of Anti GBVF Intervention/campaigns for traditional leaders (Final M&E Plan for the NSP on GBVF) (Pillar 2: Prevention and Restoration of Social Fabric of the NSP)Number of policies reviewed for improved governance Number policies developed for improve governanceNumber of research reports on genealogies of Royal Families conducted. Number of Anti GBVF Intervention/campaigns for traditional leaders (Final M&E Plan for the NSP on GBVF) (Pillar 2: Prevention and Restoration of Social Fabric of the NSP)Number of Traditional Leadership Institutions monitored in construction towards completionNumber of Local Houses performing their functions 8.5 Programme 5: House of Traditional Leaders Purpose: To ensure effective and efficient functioning of the Eastern Cape House of Traditional Leaders. The programme has 2 sub-programmes: %uf0b7 Administration of House of Traditional Leaders: To provide administrative support services to the House of Traditional Leaders in line with good governance principles. %uf0b7 House Operations and Secretariat Services: To provide operational and secretariat support to the House of Traditional Leaders to enable it to realise its legislative mandate. Table 22: Summary of payments and estimates by sub-programme: Programme 5: House of Traditional Leaders Outcome Main appropriationAdjusted appropriation Revised estimate Medium-term estimates % change from 2024/25R thousand 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2025/26 2026/27 2027/281. Administration of House of Traditional Leaders 12 674 10 532 13 288 13 689 13 471 13 013 13 999 15 883 16 636 7.62. Committees and Local Houses of Traditional Leaders 15 999 15 128 20 589 21 588 21 853 22 311 21 362 22 518 23 376 (4.3)Total payments and estimates 25 660 28 673 33 877 35 277 35 324 35 324 35 361 38 401 40 012 0.12024/25Table 22 above reflects the summary of payments and estimates per sub-programme from 2021/22 to 2027/28. Expenditure increased from R25.660 million in 2021/22 to a revised estimate of 514