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National Assembly

List

*10 other official names:*
*Nasionale Vergadering* (Afrikaans)
*iNdlu yesiBethamthetho seNarha* (Southern Ndebele)
*iNdlu yoWiso-mthetho yeSizwe* (Xhosa)
*iSishayamthetho sikaZwelonke* (Zulu)
*liBandla laVelonkhe* (Swazi)
*Seboka sa Maloko a Palamente* (Northern Sotho)
*Ntlo ya Seboka sa Naha* (Sotho)
*Ntlokokoano Bosetšhaba* (Tswana)
*Huvo ya Rixaka* (Tsonga)
*Buthano ḽa Lushaka* (Venda)
National Assembly ; List 10 other official names: ; Nasionale Vergadering (Afrikaans) ; iNdlu yesiBethamthetho seNarha (Southern Ndebele) ; iNdlu yoWiso-mthetho yeSizwe (Xhosa) ; iSishayamthetho sikaZwelonke (Zulu) ; liBandla laVelonkhe (Swazi) ; Seboka sa Maloko a Palamente (Northern Sotho) ; Ntlo ya Seboka sa Naha (Sotho) ; Ntlokokoano Bosetšhaba (Tswana) ; Huvo ya Rixaka (Tsonga) ; Buthano ḽa Lushaka (Venda) ;
27th Parliament (members)
Type
Type	Lower house of the Parliament of South Africa
Leadership
Speaker	Vacant, ANC ; since 03 April 2024
Deputy Speaker	Solomon Lechesa Tsenoli, ANC ; since 21 May 2014
Leader of Government Business	Paul Mashatile, ANC ; since 6 March 2023
Chief Whip of the Majority Party	Pemmy Majodina, ANC ; since 22 May 2019
Leader of the Opposition	John Steenhuisen, DA ; since 27 October 2019
Chief Whip of the Opposition	Siviwe Gwarube, DA ; since 18 August 2022
Structure
Seats	400
Political groups	Government (230) ANC (230); Official Opposition (84) DA (84); Other parties (86) EFF (44); IFP (14); FF Plus (10); ACDP (4); UDM (2); ATM (2); Good (2); NFP (2); AIC (2); COPE (2); PAC (1); Al Jama-ah (1);
Elections
Voting system	Closed list proportional representation
Last election	8 May 2019
Next election	29 May 2024
Meeting place
	Good Hope Chamber, Cape Town, South Africa
Website
	National Assembly – Parliament of South Africa

The National Assembly is the directly elected house of the Parliament of South Africa, located in Cape Town, Western Cape. It consists of four hundred members who are elected every five years using a party-list proportional representation system where half of the members are elected proportionally from nine provincial lists and the remaining half from national lists so as to restore proportionality.

The National Assembly is presided over by a Speaker, assisted by a Deputy Speaker. The current Speaker is Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula who previously served as the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans. She was elected on 19 August 2021.^[2] The Deputy Speaker is Solomon Lechesa Tsenoli who has served in the post since his election on 21 May 2014.^[3]^[4]

The National Assembly chamber was destroyed in a fire in January 2022.^[5] National Assembly sittings are now held in the old Good Hope Chamber, which is within the precincts of parliament.^[1]^[6]^[7]

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^ ^a ^b "LOOK: Check out the National Assembly's 'new' venue [PICS]". The South African. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
^ Felix, Jason (19 August 2021). "Axed defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula is the new National Assembly Speaker". News24. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
^ Thandi Modise elected National Assembly Speaker. Retrieved on 22 May 2019
^ Thandi Modise elected National Assembly Speaker, Tsenoli returns as her deputy. Retrieved on 22 May 2019.
^ "LIVE | Another fire truck arrives at Parliament, National Assembly chamber 'completely gutted'". News24. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
^ "National Assembly sittings to be held at Good Hope Chamber". Jacaranda FM. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
^ "Budget Speech to be held at Parliament's Good Hope Chamber". Independent Online. South Africa. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

[auto-2] "LOOK: Check out the National Assembly's 'new' venue [PICS]". The South African. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

[3] Felix, Jason (19 August 2021). "Axed defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula is the new National Assembly Speaker". News24. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

[4] Thandi Modise elected National Assembly Speaker. Retrieved on 22 May 2019

[5] Thandi Modise elected National Assembly Speaker, Tsenoli returns as her deputy. Retrieved on 22 May 2019.

[6] "LIVE | Another fire truck arrives at Parliament, National Assembly chamber 'completely gutted'". News24. Retrieved 3 January 2022.

[7] "National Assembly sittings to be held at Good Hope Chamber". Jacaranda FM. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

[8] "Budget Speech to be held at Parliament's Good Hope Chamber". Independent Online. South Africa. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

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