South African Parliament

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:broadcasts gptkb:Parliamentary_TV
gptkbp:buildingDamagedByFire 2022
gptkbp:constitution gptkb:Constitution_of_South_Africa
gptkbp:country gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:currentChairpersonNCOP gptkb:Amos_Masondo
gptkbp:currentSpeaker gptkb:Nosiviwe_Mapisa-Nqakula
gptkbp:electionCycle 5 years
gptkbp:established 1910
gptkbp:firstSession 1910
gptkbp:hasCommittee gptkb:Portfolio_Committees
gptkb:Select_Committees
gptkb:Standing_Committees
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label South African Parliament
gptkbp:lawMakingProcess Bills introduced in either house
Presidential assent required
gptkbp:legislature Approves budget
Oversight of executive
Passes laws
Represents the people
gptkbp:location gptkb:Cape_Town
gptkbp:lowerAward gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:Parliament_of_South_Africa_buildings
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:End_of_apartheid_legislation
Adoption of 1996 Constitution
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 490
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Afrikaans
gptkb:Tshivenda
gptkb:isiNdebele
gptkb:isiXhosa
gptkb:siSwati
gptkb:Sesotho
gptkb:Xitsonga
gptkb:isiZulu
gptkb:Sepedi
English
Setswana
gptkbp:openToPublic Open to public sessions
gptkbp:parliamentaryPrivileges Freedom of speech in Parliament
Immunity from prosecution for statements made in Parliament
gptkbp:parliamentaryTerm 5 years
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Parliament_of_the_Cape_Colony
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_Union_of_South_Africa
gptkbp:presidingOfficerTitle gptkb:Speaker_of_the_National_Assembly
Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Coat_of_arms_of_South_Africa
gptkbp:unicameralOrBicameral true
gptkbp:upperHouse gptkb:National_Council_of_Provinces
gptkbp:votingSystem Proportional representation
gptkbp:website https://www.parliament.gov.za/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ben_Turok
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5