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The '''28th South African Parliament''' was the seventh [[Parliament of South Africa]] to convene since the introduction of non-racial government in [[South Africa]] in 1994. It was elected in the [[2024 South African general election|general election of 29 May 2024]] and consists of the [[National Assembly (South Africa)|National Assembly]] and the [[National Council of Provinces]]. The National Assembly contains 400 members, while the National Council of Provinces contains 90 members.
The '''28th South African Parliament''' was the seventh [[Parliament of South Africa]] to convene since the introduction of non-racial government in [[South Africa]] in 1994. It was elected in the [[2024 South African general election|general election of 29 May 2024]] and consists of the [[National Assembly (South Africa)|National Assembly]] and the [[National Council of Provinces]]. The National Assembly contains 400 members, while the National Council of Provinces contains 90 members.

Revision as of 13:15, 15 June 2024

28th South African Parliament
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Houses of Parliament in Cape Town, South Africa
Overview
JurisdictionSouth Africa
Meeting placeCape Town
Term14 June 2024 (2024-06-14)–
National Assembly of South Africa
Composition of the National Assembly
Members400
Speaker
Deputy SpeakerAnnelie Lotriet
Leader of the OppositionTBD
National Council of Provinces
Composition of the National Council of Provinces
Members90
ChairpersonTBD
Deputy ChairpersonTBD
Leader of the OppositionTBD

The 28th South African Parliament was the seventh Parliament of South Africa to convene since the introduction of non-racial government in South Africa in 1994. It was elected in the general election of 29 May 2024 and consists of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces. The National Assembly contains 400 members, while the National Council of Provinces contains 90 members.

Members of Parliament were sworn in on 14 June 2024. The 28th Parliament first convened on 14 June 2024 to re-elect Cyril Ramaphosa as President of South Africa.

Background

Main articles: 2024 South African general election and Third Cabinet of Cyril Ramaphosa

Leadership

On 10 June, Chief Justice Raymond Zondo declared that the first sitting of the new National Assembly would occur on 14 June, during which elections for parliamentary speaker and president would be held.[1] The session proceeded as scheduled, with the ANC's Thoko Didiza being elected parliamentary speaker after she defeated the Economic Freedom Fighters' Veronica Mente with 284 votes to 49.[2][3][4] The same day, the National Assembly would re-elect Ramaphosa President of South Africa after he defeated Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema with 283 votes to 54.[5][6] The DA's Annelie Lotriet was elected Deputy Speaker after defeating the African Transformation Movement’s Vuyo Zungula with 273 votes to 54.[7] Lotriet became the first non-ANC member to hold the position of Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly since Bhadra Ranchod,[8] who served as Deputy Speaker between 1994 and 1996. [9]

National Assembly

National Council of Provinces

  • Chairperson -
  • Deputy Chairperson -
  • Government Chief Whip -
  • Leader of the Opposition -

Membership

Main articles: List of National Assembly members of the 28th Parliament of South Africa and List of National Council of Provinces members of the 28th Parliament of South Africa
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  2. ^ Ensor, Linda (14 June 2024). "BREAKING NEWS: Didiza elected Speaker of National Assembly". BusinessLIVE. Archived from the original on 14 June 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  3. ^ Lekabe, Thapelo. "UPDATE: Thoko Didiza elected National Assembly Speaker, defeats EFF's Veronica Mente". City Press. Archived from the original on 14 June 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  4. ^ Vacchiatto, Paul (14 June 2024). "South African Lawmakers Pick ANC's Didiza as Parliament Speaker". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on 15 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Cyril Ramaphosa re-elected South African president". BBC News. 14 June 2024. Archived from the original on 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  6. ^ "South Africa's National Assembly re-elects Cyril Ramaphosa as president". Reuters. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  7. ^ Thale, Neo (2024-06-14). "BREAKING: DA's Annelie Lotriet is the new deputy speaker of Parliament". The South African. Archived from the original on 14 June 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  8. ^ Dentlinger, Lindsay (14 June 2024). "DA's Lotriet pitted against ATM's Zungula for Deputy Speaker". Eytewitness News. Archived from the original on 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Former Presiding Officers". Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
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