Tinkhundla are the third level of governance and they are for all intents and purposes local government institutions. Tinkhundla administration is back to back local councils but excludes (City Councils, Town Council and Town Boards). There are presently 59 Tinkhundla centres in the country. in terms of section 218 sub-section 2 of the Constitution, the primary purpose of the Inkhundla is to bring the services closer to the people and let them take charge of their own development. The Bucopho together with their communities initiate, compile and co ordinate development projects and programmes within chiefdoms.
Tinkhundla are foundation for the bottom-up development planning process and the delivery of local services in partnership with central government. Tinkhundla also provide a platform through which traditional leadership participates meaningfully in the administration and development of local areas.
The Inkhundla Council (Bucopho) comprises of:-
- INDVUNA YENKHUNDLA (CHAIRMAN)
- BUCOPHO [CHIEFDOM COUNCILLOR]
- MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT
- INKHUNDLA EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
FUNCTIONS OF TINKHUNDLA ADMINISTRATION
- Management of the day to day activities of Tinkhundla centres
- Daily maintenance of structure and upkeep of the inkhundla precinct
- Create awareness of planning and budgeting activities to assist with procurement at that level
- Improve information dissemination
- Establish and manage a data base management system
- Development of mechanisms for information dissemination
- Coordination of development programmes at the local level
- General administration of the Inkhundla
HHOHHO REGION
- LOBAMBA INKHUNDLA
- MADLANGEMPHISI INKHUNDLA
- NDZINGENI INKHUNDLA
- MAYIWANE INKHUNDLA
- NTFONJENI INKHUNDLA
- PIGG'S PEAK INKHUNDLA
- MOTSHANE INKHUNDLA
- NKHABA INKHUNDLA
- HHUKWINI INKHUNDLA
- MAPHALALENI INKHUNDLA
- MHLANGATANE INKHUNDLA
- TIMPHISINI INKHUNDLA
- MBABANE WEST INKHUNDLA
- MBABANE EAST INKHUNDLA
- SIPHOCOSINI
MANZINI REGION
- LUDZELUDZE INKHUNDLA
- EKUKHANYENI INKHUNDLA
- MKHIWENI INKHUNDLA
- MTFONGWANENI INKHUNDLA
- MAFUTSENI
- LAMGABHI INKHUNDLA
- MHLAMBANYATSI INKHUNDLA
- MANGCONGCO INKHUNDLA
- NGWEMPISI INKHUNDLA
- MAHLANGATSHA INKHUNDLA
- MANZINI NORTH
- MANZINI SOUTH INKHUNDLA
- NHLAMBENI INKHUNDLA
- KWALUSENI INKHUNDLA
- LOBAMBA LOMDZALA
- NTONDOZI INKHUNDLA
- PHONDO INKHUNDLA
- NKOMIYAHLABA INKHUNDLA
SHISELWENI REGION
- SANDLENI INKHUNDLA
- ZOMBODZE EMUVA INKHUNDLA
- SOMNTONGO INKHUNDLA
- MATSANJENI INKHUNDLA
- SIGWE INKHUNDLA
- SHISELWENI 1 INKHUNDLA
- GEGE INKHUNDLA
- MASEYISINI INKHUNDLA
- KUBUTA INKHUNDLA
- MTSAMBAMA INKHUNDLA
- NKWENE INKHUNDLA
- SHISELWENI II INKHUNDLA
- HOSEA INKHUNDLA
- NGUDZENI INKHUNDLA
- KUMETHULA INKHUNDLA
LUBOMBO REGION
- MATSANJENI NORTH
- MPOLONJENI INKHUNDLA
- SIPHOFANENI INKHUNDLA
- DVOKODVWENI INKHUNDLA
- LUGONGOLWENI INKHUNDLA
- LOMAHASHA INKHUNDLA
- LUBULI INKHUNDLA
- SITHOBELWENI INKHUNDLA
- NKILONGO INKHUNDLA
- MHLUME INKHUNDLA
- GILGAL
- Regional Development Planning and Coordination
- MINISTRY OF TINKHUNDLA ADMINISTRATION AND DEVELOPMENT
- Ministry of Tinkhundla Administration and Development will be the leader in taking the country to First World Status by the year
- through effective, efficient service delivery as well as people driven socio economic development and good governance.
- Decentralisation – remove the late Dumisani Sithole and his contact details, as post is now vacant
- Remove Regional Development Planning and Coordination and replace with
- Provide policy , programme and project advice to the Principal Secretary and technical staff of the Ministry
- Identify any additional development, recurrent or manpower resources required for ministry
- Coordinate the preparation of medium term development plans for the Ministry
- Advise technical staff and undertake work related to projects and programmes (including identification, consideration of alternatives, supervision, etc.)
- Assist technical officers in the preparation of annual capital budgets
- Undertake periodic sector development reviews