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