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National Council of Provinces
Governs South Africa · Part of Parliament of South Africa
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Source: gov.za, checkedWho sits on it
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90 members of the National Council of Provinces
Elected
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Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces
Chosen by the council from among its members
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Deputy Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces
Chosen by the council from among its members
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Sources for who sits on it
- Member of the National Council of Provinces gov.za · checked
- Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces gov.za · checked
- Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane as Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces api.pmg.org.za · checked
- Deputy Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces gov.za · checked
What it can do
- Represent the provinces in national government
The National Council of Provinces represents the provinces, ensures provincial interests are taken into account, and takes part in legislation affecting provinces (Constitution s42(4), Chapter 4).
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Sources for what it can do
- Represent the provinces in national government gov.za · checked
Sources
- gov.za · checked Constitution of the Republic of South Africa 1996 (gov.za), read 2026-10-12: structure of the Presidency, Cabinet, Parliament, National Assembly, NCOP and Constitutional Court; websites from the bodies themselves. For: National Council of Provinces
- gov.za · checked Constitution of the Republic of South Africa 1996 (gov.za), read 2026-10-12: sections cited in each power description. For: Represent the provinces in national government
- gov.za · checked Constitution of the Republic of South Africa 1996 (gov.za), sections 46, 52, 60, 64, 86, 91, 167, 174, read 2026-10-12: sizes and how each office is filled. 2024 regional seat split from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_South_African_general_election (Wikipedia fallback; sums to 200). For: Member of the National Council of Provinces, Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Deputy Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces
- api.pmg.org.za · checked PMG member API (current flag, house, party) read 2026-10-12, with Parliament ministers page https://www.parliament.gov.za/ministers, Presiding Officers pages https://www.parliament.gov.za/na-presiding-officers and https://www.parliament.gov.za/ncop-presiding-officers, Constitutional Court judges page and gov.za leaders page https://www.gov.za/about-government/leaders: who holds each office now. President Ramaphosa re-elected by the National Assembly 14 June 2024 and sworn in 19 June 2024; Deputy President Mashatile since 7 March 2023; Speaker and Deputy Speaker elected 14 June 2024; other start dates left empty because no source was read. Fallback: Parliamentary Monitoring Group API (api.pmg.org.za/member/), because the member list on parliament.gov.za is rendered by script and blocked to automated browsers (WAF); party counts give exactly 400 once one non-member minister is excluded. For: Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane as Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces
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