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2023 In South Africa
Events in the year 2023 in South Africa. Incumbents * President: Cyril Ramaphosa ( ANC) * Deputy President: ** David Mabuza (ANC) until 28 February ** Paul Mashatile (ANC) starting 7 March * Chief Justice: Raymond Zondo * Deputy Chief Justice: Mandisa Maya * President of the Supreme Court of Appeal: Xola Petse (acting) * Deputy President of the Supreme Court of Appeal: Nambitha Dambuza (acting) * Chairperson of the Electoral Court of South Africa: Boissie Henry Mbha * Speaker of the National Assembly: Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula (ANC) * Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly: Lechesa Tsenoli (ANC) * Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly: John Steenhuisen ( DA) * Leader of Government Business: David Mabuza (ANC) * Government Chief Whip (of the National Assembly): Pemmy Majodina (ANC) * Opposition Chief Whip (of the National Assembly): Siviwe Gwarube (DA) * Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces: Amos Masondo (ANC) * Deputy Chairperson of the National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023
Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy, the longest-lasting recorded tropical cyclone in Meteorological history of Cyclone Freddy, history in the Indian Ocean, which led to over 1,400 deaths in Malawi and Mozambique; Storm Daniel, which became the deadliest tropical cyclone worldwide since Typhoon Haiyan after killing at least 5,300 people in Libya; a major 2023 Marrakesh–Safi earthquake, 6.8 magnitude earthquake striking western Morocco, killing 2,960 people; and a 2023 Herat earthquakes, 6.3 magnitude quadruple earthquake striking western Afghanistan, killing over 1,400 people. The year also saw a decline in the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the World Health Organization, WHO (World Health Organization) ending its Public health emergency of international concern, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leader Of The Opposition (South Africa)
The leader of the opposition in South Africa is the leader of the largest political party in the National Assembly of South Africa, National Assembly that is not in Government of South Africa, government. The House of Assembly of South Africa, House of Assembly was the most important House from 1910 to 1994 and the National Assembly of South Africa, National Assembly from 1994. The leader of the opposition acts as the public face of the opposition, leading the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (South Africa), Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet and the challenge to the government on the floor of Parliament. They thus act as a chief critic of the government and ultimately attempt to portray the opposition as a feasible alternate government. The position of opposition leader in the National Assembly is currently held by John Hlophe of the uMkhonto weSizwe (political party), uMkhonto weSizwe (MK), who was appointed on 25 June 2024. In the list below, when the office is said to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premier (South Africa)
A premier in Provinces of South Africa, South Africa's provinces is the head of the provincial government. This position mirrors the president's role at the national level, functioning as the chief executive and leading the province's executive council. Premiers are chosen by members of the provincial legislature, typically from the dominant political party. Similar to the President and national cabinet, the Premier appoints Members of the Executive Council (MECs) to oversee various provincial departments. Background The concept of Premiers in South Africa is directly linked to the establishment of the country's current nine-province system in 1994. This marked a dramatic shift from the previous apartheid era: Prior to 1994, South Africa consisted of four provinces governed by administrators appointed by the central government. These provinces were established during the formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910. The Negotiations to end apartheid in South Africa, dismantl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Assembly Of South Africa
The National Assembly is the directly elected house of the Parliament of South Africa, located in Cape Town, Western Cape. It consists of four hundred members who are elected every five years using a party-list proportional representation system where half of the members are elected proportionally from nine provincial lists and the remaining half from national lists so as to restore proportionality. The National Assembly is presided over by a Speaker, assisted by a Deputy Speaker. The current speaker as of 14 June 2024 is Thoko Didiza ( ANC). The Deputy Speaker is Annelie Lotriet ( DA) since 14 June 2024. The National Assembly chamber was destroyed in a fire in January 2022. National Assembly sittings are now held in the old Good Hope Chamber, which is within the precincts of parliament. Allocation The National Assembly seats are allocated using a proportional representation system with closed lists. Seats are first allocated according to the (integer part of the) Dro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabinet Of South Africa
The Cabinet of South Africa is the most senior level of the executive branch of the Government of South Africa. It is made up of the president, the deputy president, and the ministers. Overview The cabinet of South Africa consists of the President of South Africa, president, Deputy President of South Africa, deputy president, and ministers. The president appoints the deputy president and ministers, assigns the ministers’ powers and functions, and may dismiss them. The deputy president must be a member of the National Assembly of South Africa, National Assembly. The president may select any number of ministers. The ministers must be selected from the members of the National Assembly, with the exception that up to two ministers may be selected from outside the assembly. The deputy president and ministers may be from various political parties, reflecting the outcomes of the general election or coalition agreements. Members of the cabinet are accountable collectively and individu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seiso Mohai
Seiso Joel Mohai (born 8 November 1966) is a South African politician from the Free State. A member of the African National Congress, he has been the Deputy Minister of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation since 3 July 2024. Before that, he was the Chief Whip of the Majority Party in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) between 2014 and 2024. Before joining the NCOP in the 2014 general election, Mohai served stints in both the National Assembly and the Free State Provincial Legislature, and he was a Member of the Free State Executive Council from 2004 to 2013. Early life and activism Mohai was born on 8 November 1966. In the early 1980s, he attended secondary school in Botshabelo, a township outside Bloemfontein in the Orange Free State. While a student, he became active in anti-apartheid politics, including through the Congress of South African Students and South African Youth Congress. He also helped establish the Garment and Allied Workers' Union among textil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cathlene Labuschagne
Cathlene Labuschagne is a South African politician serving as a permanent delegate to the National Council of the Provinces from the Western Cape since 2014. Labuschagne is a party member of the Democratic Alliance. Life and career Labuschagne was born in Durbanville in the former Cape Province. She moved to Namibia and completed her high school education at Mariental High School in Mariental. She returned to South Africa and studied at the University of Stellenbosch. She served as an alderman for Ward 70 in the Cape Town City Council. Labuschagne served as a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament from 6 May 2009 until 6 May 2014. During her tenure in the Provincial Parliament, she served as Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Local Government Oversight. She also served as the Democratic Alliance's spokesperson on Education. Labuschagne took office as a Member of the NCOP on 22 May 2014. She is a member of the Western Cape provincial delegation. She is currentl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvia Lucas
Sylvia Elizabeth Lucas (born 22 April 1964) is the current Deputy Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces in the Republic of South Africa, after having taken office on 23 May 2019. From 2013 to 2019, she served as the 4th Premier of the Northern Cape Province. She was elected and inaugurated as the successor to Hazel Jenkins. Lucas briefly served as acting premier and before her appointment, as the MEC for Environmental Affairs in the Northern Cape Provincial Government."Jenkins bly premier: opposisie slaan kitaar in politieke drama" (Jenkins remains premier: opposition strums the guitar in political drama), Volksblad, 1 May 2013, p 1."Jenkins resigns from top post" ''Diamond Fields Advertiser'' 23 May 2013 p 8."Sylvia – a profile of a Premier " ''Diamond Fields Advertiser'' 3 April 2013 p 2. Education and career She was born on 22 April 1964, and grew up in Upington in the Northern Cape. Lucas attended the Carlton Van Heerden High School in Upington where in the earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amos Masondo
Nkosiyakhe Amos Masondo (born 21 April 1953 in Louwsburg) is a South African politician, who served as the Chairperson of South Africa's National Council of Provinces between 2019 and 2024. He was the mayor of the city of Johannesburg, South Africa, between December 2000 and 2011. He is a member of the African National Congress, and was the first elected mayor of the Unified City of Johannesburg. Biography Born in Louwsburg and educated in Soweto, Masondo was a participant in the anti-Afrikaans riots in 1972. He also established underground Umkhonto we Sizwe cells in Soweto, and was imprisoned on Robben Island from 1975 to 1981 for his participation in anti-apartheid activities. After he was released, he served as a member of the Soweto Civic Association The Soweto Civic Association was an organisation formed in Soweto, South Africa, in 1979, formed out of what was known as the "Committee of Ten", by black professionals who wished to administer the city's affairs by themselves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Council Of Provinces
The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) is the upper house of the Parliament of South Africa under the post-apartheid constitution of South Africa, constitution which came into full effect in 1997. It replaced the former Senate of South Africa#1994–1997, 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 governments of the provinces of South Africa, provinces, rather than directly representing the people. Composition The NCOP consists of ninety delegates, ten delegates for each of the nine provinces regardless of the population of the province. Each province is equally represented in the NCOP. A provincial delegation is composed of six permanent delegates and four special delegates. The party representation in the delegation must proportionally reflect the party representation in the provincial legislature, based on a formula included in the Constitution. The permanent deleg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siviwe Gwarube
Siviwe Gwarube (born 14 July 1989) is a South African politician who is currently serving as Minister of Basic Education in the Third Cabinet of Cyril Ramaphosa, Government of National Unity (GNU) since July 2024. A member of the Democratic Alliance (South Africa), Democratic Alliance (DA), she was the National Assembly of South Africa, Chief Whip of the Official Opposition between August 2022 and June 2024. She joined the National Assembly of South Africa in the 2019 South African general election, May 2019 general election. Born in the Eastern Cape, Gwarube entered politics in 2012 as a spokesperson for DA parliamentary leader Lindiwe Mazibuko. During the 27th South African Parliament, Sixth Parliament, before her appointment as the DA's Chief Whip, she served as Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (South Africa), Shadow Minister of Health (South Africa), Minister of Health from June 2019 to February 2022, national spokesperson of the DA from November 2020 to August 2022, and D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pemmy Majodina
Pemmy Castelina Pamela Majodina (born 24 December 1968) is a South African politician from the Eastern Cape. A member of the African National Congress (ANC), she has been the Minister of Water and Sanitation (South Africa), Minister of Water and Sanitation since July 2024. Between May 2019 and June 2024, she was the Chief Whip of the Majority Party in the National Assembly of South Africa. A teacher by profession, Majodina entered government as a member of the National Council of Provinces between 1999 and 2004. Thereafter, from 2004 to 2019, she represented the ANC in the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature. Between 2008 and 2019 she held a series of five portfolios in the Executive Council of the Eastern Cape: she was Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Health from 2008 to 2009, MEC for Roads and Public Works from 2009 to 2010, MEC for Social Development from 2010 to 2014, MEC for Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture from 2014 to 2018, and finally MEC for Public Works agai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
