Parliament of South Africa information

Parliament of South Africa
Zulu	iPhalamende yaseNingizimu Afrika
Xhosa	iPalamente yoMzantsi Afrika
Afrikaans	Parlement van Suid-Afrika
Sepedi	Palamente ya Afrika-Borwa
Swazi	iPhalamende yeNingizimu Afrika
Sesotho	Palamente ya Afrika Borwa
Setswana	Palamente ya Aforika Borwa
Xitsonga	Palamende ra Afrika Dzonga
Venda	Phaḽamennde ya Afurika Tshipembe
Southern Ndebele	iPalamende yeSewula Afrika

Parliament of the
Republic of South Africa

List

*10 other official names:*
*Parlement van Suid-Afrika* (Afrikaans)
*iPalamende yeSewula Afrika* (Southern Ndebele)
*iPalamente yoMzantsi Afrika* (Xhosa)
*iPhalamende yaseNingizimu Afrika* (Zulu)
*iPhalamende yeNingizimu Afrika* (Swazi)
*Palamente ya Afrika-Borwa* (Northern Sotho)
*Palamente ya Afrika Borwa* (Sotho)
*Palamente ya Aforika Borwa* (Tswana)
*Palamende ra Afrika Dzonga* (Tsonga)
*Phaḽamennde ya Afurika Tshipembe* (Venda)
Parliament of the; Republic of South Africa List 10 other official names: ; Parlement van Suid-Afrika (Afrikaans) ; iPalamende yeSewula Afrika (Southern Ndebele) ; iPalamente yoMzantsi Afrika (Xhosa) ; iPhalamende yaseNingizimu Afrika (Zulu) ; iPhalamende yeNingizimu Afrika (Swazi) ; Palamente ya Afrika-Borwa (Northern Sotho) ; Palamente ya Afrika Borwa (Sotho) ; Palamente ya Aforika Borwa (Tswana) ; Palamende ra Afrika Dzonga (Tsonga) ; Phaḽamennde ya Afurika Tshipembe (Venda) ;
27th Parliament
	Parliament of South Africa Coat of Arms
	Logo of Parliament
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	National Assembly; National Council of Provinces
Leadership
Speaker of the National Assembly	vacant ; since 03 April 2024
Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces	Amos Masondo, ANC ; since 23 May 2019
Structure
Seats	490; 90 National Council; 400 National Assembly
National Council of Provinces political groups	ANC (29 + 25); DA (13 + 7); EFF (9 + 2); Others (3 + 2);
National Assembly political groups	Government (230) ANC (230); Official Opposition (84) DA (84); Other parties (86) EFF (44); IFP (14); FF+ (10); ACDP (4); UDM (2); ATM (2); Good (2); NFP (2); AIC (2); COPE (2); PAC (1); Al Jama-ah (1);
Meeting place
	Houses of Parliament, Cape Town; Western Cape, South Africa
Website
	www.parliament.gov.za

The Parliament of the Republic of South Africa is South Africa's legislature; under the present Constitution of South Africa, the bicameral Parliament comprises a National Assembly and a National Council of Provinces.^[2]^[3]^[4] The current twenty-seventh Parliament was first convened on 22 May 2019.

From 1910 to 1994, members of Parliament were elected chiefly by the South African white minority. The first elections with universal suffrage were held in 1994.

Both chambers held their meetings in the Houses of Parliament, Cape Town that were built 1875–1884. A fire broke out within the buildings in early January 2022, destroying the session room of the National Assembly. It was decided that the National Assembly would temporarily meet at the Good Hope Chamber.^[5]

^ Fisher, Shamiela. "Good will remain opposition party, despite De Lille appointment as minister". ewn.co.za. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
^ Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, s. 42 Archived 13 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine
^ Odeyemi, Temitayo Isaac; Abioro, Tunde (4 August 2018), "Digital Technologies, Online Engagement and Parliament-Citizen Relations in Nigeria and South Africa", Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development, Springer International Publishing, pp. 217–232, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-93509-6_12, ISBN 9783319935089, S2CID 158523324
^ Odeyemi, Temitayo Isaac; Olorunshola, Damilola Temitope; Ajibola, Boluwatife Solomon (9 April 2023). "Turning public engagement into standard practice : institutionalisation in the work of the South African Parliament". The Journal of Legislative Studies. 29 (3): 406–424. doi:10.1080/13572334.2023.2195147. ISSN 1357-2334. S2CID 258076520.
^ "LOOK: Check out the National Assembly's 'new' venue [PICS]". The South African. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

[1] Fisher, Shamiela. "Good will remain opposition party, despite De Lille appointment as minister". ewn.co.za. Retrieved 5 June 2019.

[2] Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, s. 42 Archived 13 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine

[3] Odeyemi, Temitayo Isaac; Abioro, Tunde (4 August 2018), "Digital Technologies, Online Engagement and Parliament-Citizen Relations in Nigeria and South Africa", Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development, Springer International Publishing, pp. 217–232, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-93509-6_12, ISBN 9783319935089, S2CID 158523324

[4] Odeyemi, Temitayo Isaac; Olorunshola, Damilola Temitope; Ajibola, Boluwatife Solomon (9 April 2023). "Turning public engagement into standard practice : institutionalisation in the work of the South African Parliament". The Journal of Legislative Studies. 29 (3): 406–424. doi:10.1080/13572334.2023.2195147. ISSN 1357-2334. S2CID 258076520.

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

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