## Government --- background-image="img/parliament-2.jpg" ### Legislative Located in Cape Town * National Assembly consists of 400 members * National Council of Provinces * bicameral parliament of South Africa * National Assembly (lower house) 400 members * National Council of Provinces (upper house) former Senate --- background-image="img/executive.jpg" ### Executive Located in Pretoria Is made up of the President, Deputy President and the Minister * 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 --- background-image="img/judiciary.jpg" ### Judiciary Legal system based on Roman-Dutch law and English common law * Magistrates’ Courts * High Courts * Supreme Court of Appeal * Constitutional Court * 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 --- background-image="img/corruption.jpg" ### Corruption Robust anti-corruption framework, but laws are inadequately enforced * 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