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## Government
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background-image="img/parliament-2.jpg"
### 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>
---
background-image="img/executive.jpg"
### 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>
---
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
<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>
---
background-image="img/corruption.jpg"
### 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>