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The Senate composition remained unchanged by the declaration of the Republic of South Africa in 1961, except that the State President took over the role of the governor-general in appointing Senators. Under the republican Constitution, the president of the Senate was to act as State President whenever that office was vacant, or if a state ...
This article is part of a series on the Politics of South Africa Constitution Bill of Rights Executive President Cyril Ramaphosa Deputy President Paul Mashatile Cabinet Departments Shadow Cabinet Legislature National Council of Provinces Chairperson Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza Leader of the Opposition John Hlophe Judiciary Chief Justice Ray Zondo Deputy Chief ...
This is a list of members of the National Assembly of South Africa, elected in the 2019 general election, for the term 2019–2024. The National Assembly met for the first on 22 May 2019 and its term expired on 21 May 2024. The Assembly remained able to perform its functions until 28 May, the day before the 2024 general election. [1]
The Gauteng Provincial Legislature is the legislature of the South African province of Gauteng.It is a unicameral body of 80 members elected every five years. The current legislature, the seventh, was elected on 29 May 2024 and is a hung parliament with no overall majority for any party, with the African National Congress having lost its previous majority, but remaining the largest party with ...
Members of the Senate of South Africa (1910–1981, 1994–1997). Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. *
From 1950, white voters in South West Africa, which was under South African administration at that time, were represented by four senators and six MPs. [ 10 ] From 1957, Coloured voters were separated from the whites – in the Senate, they were represented by separate senators, and in the House of Assembly by MPs elected in separate Coloured ...
The Republic of South Africa is a unitary parliamentary democratic republic.The President of South Africa serves both as head of state and as head of government.The President is elected by the National Assembly (the lower house of the South African Parliament) and must retain the confidence of the Assembly in order to remain in office.
For most of its history, South Africa has been a democratic but one-party dominant state with the African National Congress (ANC) as the governing party, though this has waned as of 2024. The Democratic Alliance (DA) governs the Western Cape Province and a number of municipalities , some in coalitions with smaller parties.