Voting Matters - South Africa

In 1994 the country of South Africa became a democracy. The first president elected to represent South Africa as such was Nelson Mandela, a famous peace activist and longtime leader of the country. When Mandela was elected it was a very important moment because he was the first black head of state for the country. Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa was the most recently elected president of South Africa. He was elected in February of 2018 and will have a 5-year term, and after that will have the option of another 5-year term. Ramaphosa is part of the African National Congress (ANC) which is the main governing party in South Africa.

In South Africa, there is a National Assembly consisting of 400 elected members each serving a 5-year term. The NA is a part of the Legislative branch of the government in South Africa. In order to be elected the candidate must currently hold a spot in the NA, however, once you are elected as president you lose your spot so you can serve your term. As the president, you are second in command of the military, in charge of electing court justices and you are the National Leader under some guidance. The Legislative branch of the government works to draft new legislation which is then moved on to be approved by the Executive branch, the legislative branch is the NA in addition to the National Council of Provinces. The Judicial branch works more by itself than the other branches, it is in charge of enforcing the laws throughout the country, the judicial branch of the government is made up of four parts, including the Magistrates courts, the High courts, the Supreme court of appeals, and the Constitutional court. This branch has a big deal to do with how the constitution of the country is interpreted by the people and the government.

When we go into deeper detail we realize that many of the aspects of the South African government are similar to that of our own government, however, there are different assemblies decide what happens in each of the branches. The South African government is one that has undergone many changes from Monarchs ruling to eventually a democracy, along the way having some very influential leaders to the country, who have worked to help improve the democracy and political system of the country.


https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-type-of-government-does-south-africa-have.html

https://welections.wordpress.com/guide-to-the-2014-south-african-election/south-africas-political-system/

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