Provincial Executives of South Africa

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The Provincial Executives of South Africa are the executive branches of the country’s nine provincial governments, each led by a Premier and an Executive Council responsible for implementing laws and managing provincial affairs.

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instanceOf system of subnational executive governments
abbreviation MECs for Members of the Executive Council
accountableTo provincial legislatures of South Africa
appliesToJurisdiction nine provinces of South Africa
appointmentOfMECs appointed by Premier from among members of provincial legislature
appointmentOfPremier elected by provincial legislature
branchOfGovernment executive branch at provincial level
canBeDissolvedWhen Premier resigns, dies, or is removed and legislature fails to elect a new Premier within specified period
canBeIntervenedBy national executive under section 100 of the Constitution
consistsOf provincial executive of Eastern Cape
provincial executive of Free State
provincial executive of Gauteng
provincial executive of KwaZulu-Natal
provincial executive of Limpopo
provincial executive of Mpumalanga
provincial executive of North West
provincial executive of Northern Cape
provincial executive of Western Cape
constitutionalBasis Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
country South Africa
governedBySection Chapter 6 of the Constitution of South Africa
governsPolicyAreas provincial agriculture and rural development
provincial economic development and tourism
provincial education administration (excluding national norms and standards)
provincial health services
provincial housing implementation
provincial roads and transport
provincial social development services
hasElectionsCycle linked to provincial legislature elections every five years
headedBy Premiers of the provinces of South Africa
includesBody Executive Councils of the provinces of South Africa
includesMemberRole Members of the Executive Council
includesOffice Office of the Premier in each province
language operates in South Africa’s official languages depending on province
limitedBy functional areas of exclusive national competence
mayRequest assignment of national legislative powers to provinces
relatedTo Cabinet of South Africa
Local government in South Africa
Provincial Legislatures of South Africa
responsibleFor development and implementation of provincial policy
implementation of national legislation within functional areas listed in Schedules 4 and 5 of the Constitution
implementation of provincial legislation
management of provincial administration
preparation and implementation of provincial budgets
sharesPowersWith national executive in concurrent functional areas
subjectTo oversight by National Council of Provinces in certain matters
principle of cooperative government in South Africa
subordinateTo national Constitution of South Africa

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National Executive (South Africa) distinctFrom Provincial Executives of South Africa
subject linked to: National Executive
Minister of Human Settlements of South Africa worksWith provincial governments of South Africa
linked to: Provincial Executives of South Africa
Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs of South Africa worksWith provincial governments of South Africa
linked to: Provincial Executives of South Africa
Provincial Executives of South Africa includesBody Executive Councils of the provinces of South Africa
linked to: Provincial Executives of South Africa
South African authorities composedOf provincial governments of South Africa
linked to: Provincial Executives of South Africa