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The Parliament of the Republic of South Africa is South Africa's legislature. It is located in Cape Town , the country's legislative capital . Under the present Constitution of South Africa , the bicameral Parliament comprises a National Assembly and a National Council of Provinces .
The 22nd Parliament of the Republic of South Africa was elected in the elections of 27 April 1994; it was the first parliament in South Africa's history to be elected by voters of all races. Nelson Mandela 's African National Congress formed a government of national unity with F. W. de Klerk 's National Party and Mangosuthu Buthelezi 's Inkatha ...
Jan van Riebeeck, first Commander of the Dutch East India Company colony Groot Constantia, the oldest wine estate in South Africa, was founded in 1685 by Simon van der Stel. The South African wine industry (New World wine) is among the lasting legacy of the VOC era. The recorded economic history of South Africa began with the VOC period.
James Molteno (1865–1936); First Speaker of the South African Parliament 1910–15 Sir John Molteno (1814–1886); First Prime Minister of the Cape Colony 1872–78 Julius Sello Malema (born 1981); former ANCYL president and Currently, – president of the Economic Freedom Fighter (EFF), most notable politician in South Africa.
In 1955, the South African parliament became recognised as the highest authority. [citation needed] In 1957, following a motion from Arthur Barlow MP, the flag of the Union of South Africa became the country's only flag; the Union Jack, alongside which the Union Flag had flown since 1928, was flown no longer, to be hoisted only on special ...
In 1949, the Union passed a law bringing South West Africa into closer association with it including giving South West Africa representation in the South African parliament. Walvis Bay , which is now in Namibia , was originally a part of the Union of South Africa as an exclave as it was a part of the Cape Colony at the time of Unification.
The Houses of Parliament is the meeting place of the Parliament of South Africa, the legislative body of the Government of South Africa. The building is located in South Africa's legislative capital, Cape Town. The building consists of three main sections; the original building - completed in 1884 - and additions, constructed in the 1920s and ...
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.Its nine provinces are bounded to the south by 2,798 kilometres (1,739 miles) of coastline that stretches along the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean; [15] [16] [17] to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini ...