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The Executive Council of KwaZulu-Natal is the cabinet of the executive branch of the provincial government in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal.The Members of the Executive Council (MECs) are appointed from among the members of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature by the Premier of KwaZulu-Natal, an office held since May 2024 by Thami Ntuli of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP).
KwaZulu-Natal Legislature: Jurisdiction: KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Meeting place: KwaZulu-Natal Parliament Building 239 Langalibalele Street, Pietermaritzburg: Term: 22 May 2019 – 28 May 2024: Election: 8 May 2019: Government: Executive Council of Sihle Zikalala: Members: 80: Speaker: Ntobeko Boyce: Deputy Speaker: Themba Mthembu [1 ...
The Government of KwaZulu-Natal (IsiZulu: uHulumeni waKwaZulu-Natal) is the subnational government of the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). The politics of the province take place in the framework of a constitutional monarchy and liberal multi-party parliamentary democracy within a constitutional republic whereby the King of the Zulu Nation is the ceremonial figurehead of an ...
The KwaZulu-Natal Legislature is the primary legislative body of the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal.It is unicameral in its composition and elects the premier and the provincial cabinet from among the leading party or coalition members in the parliament.
In South Africa, the Executive Council of a province is the cabinet of the provincial government. [1] The Executive Council consists of the Premier and five to ten other members, [2] who have the title "Member of the Executive Council", commonly abbreviated to "MEC".
Members of the 5th Provincial Legislature took office on 21 May 2014 and served until the general election of 8 May 2019. During the first sitting of the legislature, the ANC's Senzo Mchunu was elected to his first full term as Premier of KwaZulu-Natal. [3] Also from the ANC, Lydia Johnson was retained as Speaker and Meshack Radebe became ...
The MECs are effectively ministers in the provincial government, and the Executive Council is effectively the premier's cabinet. MECs serve at the premier's discretion. The premier and the Executive Council are responsible for implementing provincial legislation and any national legislation allocated to the province.
A provincial legislature can, by a two-thirds majority vote, adopt a constitution for the province; it is not necessary to do so, as the national constitution provides a complete structure for provincial government. A provincial constitution must be consistent with the national constitution except that it can provide for different structures ...