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1.5 KiB
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68 lines
1.5 KiB
Markdown
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## Government
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background-image="img/parliament-2.jpg"
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### Legislative
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Located in Cape Town
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* National Assembly consists of 400 members
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* National Council of Provinces
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<notes>
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* bicameral parliament of South Africa
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* National Assembly (lower house) 400 members
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* National Council of Provinces (upper house) former Senate
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</notes>
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background-image="img/executive.jpg"
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### Executive
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Located in Pretoria
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Is made up of the President, Deputy President and the Minister
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<notes>
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* President is elected by the members of the General Assembly
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* appoints a Cabinet of Ministers from the parliament which retain their
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parliamentary seats
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* responsible to the parliament
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</notes>
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background-image="img/judiciary.jpg"
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### Judiciary
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Legal system based on Roman-Dutch law and English common law
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* Magistrates’ Courts
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* High Courts
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* Supreme Court of Appeal
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* Constitutional Court
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<notes>
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* Legal system based on Roman-Dutch law and English common law
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* Magistrates’ Courts: minor crime cases
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* High Courts: major civil and criminal cases
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* Supreme Court of Appeal: matters not pertaining to the constitution
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* Constitutional Court: matters related to the constitution
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</notes>
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background-image="img/corruption.jpg"
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### Corruption
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Robust anti-corruption framework, but laws are inadequately enforced
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<notes>
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* private use of public resources, bribery, and improper favoritism
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* for example: former president Zuma spending government money for his own
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property and was involved in the Gupta Family Scandal
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</notes>
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