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South Africa Politics, sometimes defined as the art and science of government[1], is a process by which collective decisions are made within groups. ...
South Africa coat-of-arms; fair use; from http://www. ...
// Constitution Following the 1994 elections, South Africa was governed under an interim constitution. ...
| | | | | See also History of South_Africa | | edit The President of South Africa is the head of state and head of government under South Africas Constitution. ...
Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki (born June 18, 1942, in Idutwa, South Africa) is the President of the Republic of South Africa. ...
The Deputy President of South Africa is appointed by the President of South Africa. ...
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (3 November 1955 –) is the current Deputy President of South Africa. ...
Ministers, in the South African government, are Members of Parliament who hold a ministerial warrants to perform certain functions of government. ...
The Parliament of South Africa, has undergone many transformations, as a result of the countrys tumultuous history. ...
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. ...
The National Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of South Africa, located in Cape Town, Western Cape Province. ...
The Speaker of the National Assembly presides over the South African National Assembly. ...
Tony Leon Anthony James Leon (born 15 December 1956) is a South African politician and the leader of the Democratic Alliance, South Africas main opposition party and current leader of the opposition. ...
The Judiciary of South Africa is an independent branch of government, subject only to the South African Constitution and the laws of the country. ...
The South African Constitutional Court (Afrikaans; Die Konstitusionele Hof van Suid Afrika) was established in 1994 by South Africas first democratic constitution: the Interim Constitution of 1993. ...
The High Court of South Africa is a court of law in South Africa. ...
Magistrates Courts in South Africa are the lower courts and the courts of of first instance and decide all matters as provided for by an act of parliament. ...
Elections in South Africa gives information on election and election results in South Africa. ...
Political parties in South Africa lists political parties in South Africa. ...
Foreign Relations of South Africa South African forces fought on the Allied side in both World War I and World War II, and it participated in the postwar United Nations force in the Korean War. ...
The history of South Africa encompasses over three million years. ...
| The South African Supreme Court of Appeal (Afrikaans; Hoogste Hof van Appel van Suid Afrika) is the South African court that has the final say on all matters other than those that involve the interpretation of the constitution. For example, all criminal appeal cases from the High Court end up in this court, unless the appeal relates to a point of constitutional law, in which case the Constitutional Court has the final say. Since 1999, when the Constitutional Court decided In Re Pharmaceutical Manufacturers (CCT 31/99), the SCA has been functionally subordinate to the Constitutional Court in nearly all matters. A court is an official, public forum which a sovereign establishes by lawful authority to adjudicate disputes, and to dispense civil, labour, administrative and criminal justice under the law. ...
for other uses please see Crime (disambiguation) A crime is an act that violates a political or moral law. ...
The High Court of South Africa is a court of law in South Africa. ...
An appeal is the act or fact of challenging a judicially cognizable and binding judgment to a higher judicial authority. ...
Constitutional law is the study of foundational laws that govern the scope of powers and authority of various bodies in relation to the creation and execution of other laws by a government. ...
The South African Constitutional Court (Afrikaans; Die Konstitusionele Hof van Suid Afrika) was established in 1994 by South Africas first democratic constitution: the Interim Constitution of 1993. ...
The Supreme Court of Appeal is the successor to the Appellate Division which existed prior to 1994, as it only hears cases on appeal. Decisions of the Supreme Court of Appeal are binding on all courts of a lower order. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Appeal. ...
The President of the Supreme Court of Appeal is the Honourable CT Howie and the Deputy President is the Honourable L Mpati. The Supreme Court of Appeal is located in Bloemfontein, Free State province. The Chief Justice of South Africa is the top judge in South Africa, who exercises final authority over the functioning and management of all the courts. ...
Coat of arms of Bloemfontein Bloemfontein (Dutch for fountain of flowers) is one of South Africas three capital cities, along with Pretoria and Cape Town. ...
For the term free state as it arises in United States history, see: Free state. ...
External links
- Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa official website
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