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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will open a new parliamentary term Thursday to mark the official start of business for his 11-party coalition government, an uneasy union brought together ...
Ebrahim Patel (born 10 January 1962) is a South African politician and former trade unionist who served as the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition from May 2019 to July 2024. He previously served as Minister of Economic Development from 2009 to 2019.
The 28th South African Parliament is the seventh Parliament of South Africa to convene since the introduction of non-racial government in South Africa in 1994. It was elected in the general election of 29 May 2024 and consists of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces. The National Assembly contains 400 members, while the ...
South Africa's links to Russia and China, through military co-operation [101] and potential co-operation with Iran [102] has placed the country in danger of losing its preferential access to the U.S. market through the African Growth and Opportunity Act, with multiple members of the U.S. Congress raising concern with South Africa's alleged ...
The Legislature, like all those in South Africa, is chosen via party list proportional representation, for terms of five years, though may be dissolved earlier under certain conditions. The most recent election was held on 29 May 2024. The following table summarises the results.
The indirect presidential election of the President of South Africa by the National Assembly took place on 14 June 2024, [1] following the general election on 29 May 2024, in which the African National Congress lost the outright parliamentary majority it held from the end of apartheid. [2]
The 24th South African Parliament was the third Parliament of South Africa to convene since the introduction of non-racial government in South Africa in 1994. It was elected in the 14 April, 2004 general election , and was opened by re-elected president Thabo Mbeki 's State of the Nation address in a joint sitting on 21 May 2004.
The Secretary of Parliament, Mr Xolile George, stated the rebuilding of Parliament will cost R2 billion, and take approximately 2 years to complete. [26] In March 2023, the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) was appointed as the Project Lead. [27] The full restoration is intended to be completed by 10 September 2025.