National Council of Provinces
Legislative Body
Parliament of South Africa...Cape Town' after consulting the Leader of the House and the Chief Whip of each party represented in the House. Rule 21 of the rules of the National Council of Provinces allows the Council to pass a resolution providing for it to sit elsewhere. In this article: Parliament of South Africa, National Council of Provinces, National Assembly of South Africa, National Party, Cape Town, Hendrik Verwoerd, South Africa, African National Congress, and Pretoria |
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Medical News Today | November 03, 2009
Zuma Calls For Renewed Effort In Fight Against HIV/AIDS
...called for a renewed effort in the country's fight against HIV/AIDS, the Star/Independent Online reports. During a speech to South Africa's National Council of Provinces, which also addressed the country's economy, Zuma pointed to what he...
In this article: Jacob Zuma, AIDS, HIV, South Africa, Medical advice, World AIDS Day, Terrence Higgins Trust, and Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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Wikipedia | November 02, 2009
Government of South Africa
...governance. The government is undertaken by three inter-connected arms of government: Legislature: The National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces Executive: The President , who is both Head of State and Head of...
In this article: South Africa, Parliament of South Africa, Supreme Court, Democracy, and Due process
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Wikipedia | July 28, 2009
National Council of Provinces
...also has the power to initiate legislation which relates only to the provinces or in areas in which both the national and provincial governments have powers to make law (Schedule 4 areas). Chairpersons of the National Council of Provinces
In this article: Parliament of South Africa and South Africa
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New Kerala | May 01, 2009
South Africa gears up for Zuma's inauguration as president
...the successful election victory of Zuma's African National Congress (ANC) in the recent polls. Members of the National Assembly and National Council of Provinces, who will be sworn-in May 6 and 7, respectively, will also join the...
In this article: Jacob Zuma, South Africa, South African Air Force, African National Congress, South African Development Community, Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, and UN
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Wikipedia | April 28, 2009
Senate of South Africa
The Senate chamber of Parliament of South Africa prior to its conversion for use as the chamber of the National Council of Provinces. The Senate was the upper house of the Parliament of South Africa between 1910 and 1981, and between 1994...
In this article: South Africa, Parliament of South Africa, Hendrik Verwoerd, Nationalist, and House of Representatives
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Reuters | April 20, 2009
SCENARIOS-What could happen in S.Africa's election
...power in parliament, given that legislation only needs a simple majority to pass through the two houses -- the National Assembly and National Council of Provinces. The party will likely play down the result but anything less than a 60...
In this article: Jacob Zuma, Democracy, Thabo Mbeki, South Africa, and Democratic Alliance
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BBC News | April 13, 2009
Q&A: General election
...history. How do the elections work? The country has a bicameral parliament consisting of the National Assembly with 400 seats and the National Council of Provinces with 90 seats. Election to the National Assembly is based on proportional...
In this article: Congress of the People, Allegation, and Unemployment
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AllAfrica News | November 23, 2008
South Africa: Parliament Bends Rules to Pass Legislation Before Holiday Break
...period for the approval of legislation in order to avoid the passing of ill-considered measures. Earlier in the week the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) also waived the three-day rule so the legislation that scraps the Scorpions...
In this article: Ian Davidson, Democratic Alliance, Kgalema Motlanthe, and South Africa
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Wikipedia | October 14, 2008
22nd South African Parliament
...from previous parliaments were replaced with the re-introduced Senate and National Assembly . In 1997, the Senate was replaced by the National Council of Provinces, which continues to serve as the upper house of South Africa's Parliament.
In this article: South African Parliament, South Africa, Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Frederik Willem de Klerk, and Nelson Mandela
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www.washingtonpost.com | November 14, 2006
Gay Marriage Endorsed in S. Africa
The outcome of Tuesday's vote was expected, given the ANC's huge majority in the National Assembly. The bill now has to go to the National Council of Provinces, where the vote is expected to be a formality, before being signed into law by...
In this article: South Africa, Democracy, Kenneth Meshoe, South African Parliament, God, African National Congress, and Thabo Mbeki
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The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) is the upper house of the Parliament of South Africa under the (post-apartheid) constitution which came into full effect in 1997. It replaced the former Senate, but is very similar to that body, and to many other upper houses of legislatures throughout the world, in that its purpose is to represent the specific viewpoints of individual provinces and urban areas.
- Name:
- The National Council of Provinces of South Africa
- Type:
- Upper House
- Head:
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- M. J. Mahlangu
- Watty Watson
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