Federation Maps and Fact Sheets
South Africa
Constitution adopted in 1996
While a federation in form, South Africa has not adopted
the word "federal" or "federation" in its Constitution.
Official Website of the federal government of South
Africa
| Official name |
|
Republic of South Africa |
| Population |
43,586,097 |
| Capitals |
Cape Town (legislative, Seat of Parliament),
Pretoria (administrative),
Bloemfontein (judicial) |
Constituent units
- 9 provinces: Eastern Cape; Free State; Gauteng; KwaZulu-Natal;
Mpumalanga; Northern Cape; Limpopo; North West; Western Cape.
Constitutional distribution of powers
- Constitution of
South Africa, in particular:
- Co-operative Government (Chapter 3, Section 41)
- National legislative authority (Chapter 4, Section 44)
- Legislative authority of Provinces (Chapter 6, Section 104)
- Concurrent national and provincial legislative competence (Schedule 4)
- Areas of exclusive provincial legislative competence (Schedule 5)
(Source: South African Government
Communications)
Legislative institutions
- Federal: Bicameral Parliament composed of the National Council of
Provinces (NCOP) and the National Assembly. The National Council of
Provinces is composed of 10 delegates from each provincial legislature.
These delegates are chosen from and elected by the provincial legislatures.
- Provincial: Each province has a legislature
Official languages
- The Constitution recognizes 11 official languages: Afrikaans, English,
Ndebele, Sepedi, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa and Zoulou
languages. The Constitution also stipulates that the national and provincial
governments must use at least two of the official languages.
Other links of interest
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