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lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Consell Nacional de Províncies" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Council_of_Provinces" title="National Council of Provinces – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="National Council of Provinces" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consejo_Nacional_de_las_Provincias" title="Consejo Nacional de las Provincias – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Consejo Nacional de las Provincias" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr 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style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <span title="Tswana-language text"><i lang="tn"><span style="font-size:85%;">Lekgotla la Bosetšhaba la Diporofense</span></i></span> <span class="languageicon" style="font-size:68%; font-weight:normal">(<a href="/wiki/Tswana_language" title="Tswana language">Tswana</a>)</span> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <span title="Tsonga-language text"><i lang="ts"><span style="font-size:85%;">Huvo ya Rixaka ya Swifundzhankulu</span></i></span> <span class="languageicon" style="font-size:68%; font-weight:normal">(<a href="/wiki/Tsonga_language" title="Tsonga language">Tsonga</a>)</span> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <span title="Venda-language text"><i lang="ve"><span style="font-size:85%;">Khoro ya Lushaka ya Mavunḓu</span></i></span> <span class="languageicon" style="font-size:68%; font-weight:normal">(<a href="/wiki/Venda_language" title="Venda language">Venda</a>)</span> </li></ul> </div></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><a href="/wiki/28th_South_African_Parliament" title="28th South African Parliament">28th Parliament</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid Green; border-bottom: 2px solid Green">Type</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="padding:0.1em 0;line-height:1.3em;"><div style="display:inline" class="category"><a href="/wiki/Upper_house" title="Upper house">Upper house</a></div> of the <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_South_Africa" title="Parliament of South Africa">Parliament of South Africa</a> </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid Green; border-bottom: 2px solid Green">Leadership</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Chairperson_and_Deputy_Chairperson">Chairperson</a></div></th><td 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inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Mmoiemang" title="Kenny Mmoiemang">Kenny Mmoiemang</a>, ANC <br />since 15 June 2024 </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition" title="Leader of the Opposition">Leader of the Opposition</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/John_Hlophe" title="John Hlophe">John Hlophe</a>, <a href="/wiki/UMkhonto_weSizwe_(political_party)" title="UMkhonto weSizwe (political party)">MK</a> </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid Green; border-bottom: 2px solid Green">Structure</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Seats</th><td class="infobox-data">90 (54 permanent, 36 special)</td></tr><tr><td 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style="background-color:#a6cee3; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Alliance_(South_Africa)" title="Democratic Alliance (South Africa)">DA</a> (12 + 9)</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#e31a1c; color:white;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#fb9a99; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Economic_Freedom_Fighters" title="Economic Freedom Fighters">EFF</a> (8 + 2)</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#4CBB17; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#B2F294; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/UMkhonto_weSizwe_(political_party)" title="UMkhonto weSizwe (political party)">MK</a> (5 + 4)</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#EC8713; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Freedom_Front_Plus" title="Freedom Front Plus">VF+</a> (2 + 0)</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FF0000; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FF9999; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Inkatha_Freedom_Party" title="Inkatha Freedom Party">IFP</a> (1 + 1)</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#556B2F; color:white;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#BFD49C; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Patriotic_Alliance" title="Patriotic Alliance">PA</a> (1 + 1)</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FFDE01; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/United_Democratic_Movement" title="United Democratic Movement">UDM</a> (1 + 0)</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#ADEBAD; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/ActionSA" title="ActionSA">ActionSA</a> (0 + 1)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid Green; border-bottom: 2px solid Green">Elections</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Last election</div></th><td class="infobox-data">13 and 14 June 2024</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Next election</div></th><td class="infobox-data">2029</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid Green; border-bottom: 2px solid Green">Meeting place</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:National_Council_of_Provinces_of_South_Africa.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080412031940/http://www.parliament.gov.za/live/content.php?Item_ID=34">National Council of Provinces</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>National Council of Provinces</b> (<b>NCOP</b>) is the <a href="/wiki/Upper_house" title="Upper house">upper house</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_South_Africa" title="Parliament of South Africa">Parliament of South Africa</a> under the post-<a href="/wiki/Apartheid" title="Apartheid">apartheid</a> <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_South_Africa" title="Constitution of South Africa">constitution</a> which came into full effect in 1997. It replaced the former <a href="/wiki/Senate_of_South_Africa#1994–1997" title="Senate of South Africa">Senate</a>, but is very similar to that body, and to many other <a href="/wiki/Upper_house" title="Upper house">upper houses</a> of legislatures throughout the world, in that its purpose is to represent the governments of the <a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_South_Africa" title="Provinces of South Africa">provinces</a>, rather than directly representing the people.<sup id="cite_ref-ncop-web_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ncop-web-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Composition">Composition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Council_of_Provinces&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Composition"><span>edit</span></a><span 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href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_South_Africa" title="Coat of arms of South Africa"><img alt="Coat of arms of South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Coat_of_arms_of_South_Africa_%28heraldic%29.svg/90px-Coat_of_arms_of_South_Africa_%28heraldic%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="90" height="115" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Coat_of_arms_of_South_Africa_%28heraldic%29.svg/135px-Coat_of_arms_of_South_Africa_%28heraldic%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Coat_of_arms_of_South_Africa_%28heraldic%29.svg/180px-Coat_of_arms_of_South_Africa_%28heraldic%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1117" data-file-height="1432" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_South_Africa" title="Constitution of South Africa">Constitution</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chapter_1_of_the_Constitution_of_South_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="Chapter 1 of the Constitution of South Africa">Founding provisions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chapter_Two_of_the_Constitution_of_South_Africa" title="Chapter Two of the Constitution of South Africa">Bill of Rights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chapter_nine_institutions" title="Chapter nine institutions">Chapter nine institutions</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_South_Africa" title="Government of South Africa">Executive</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_South_Africa" title="President of South Africa">President</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Cyril_Ramaphosa" title="Cyril Ramaphosa">Cyril Ramaphosa</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_President_of_South_Africa" title="Deputy President of South Africa">Deputy President</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Paul_Mashatile" title="Paul Mashatile">Paul Mashatile</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_South_Africa" title="Cabinet of South Africa">Cabinet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Departments_of_the_Government_of_South_Africa" title="Departments of the Government of South Africa">Departments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Official_Opposition_Shadow_Cabinet_(South_Africa)" title="Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (South Africa)">Shadow Cabinet</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_South_Africa" title="Parliament of South Africa">Legislature</a></div><div 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class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_South_Africa" title="Judiciary of South Africa">Judiciary</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_South_Africa" title="Chief Justice of South Africa">Chief Justice</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Mandisa_Maya" title="Mandisa Maya">Mandisa Maya</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Chief_Justice_of_South_Africa" title="Deputy Chief Justice of South Africa">Deputy Chief Justice</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Mbuyiseli_Madlanga" title="Mbuyiseli Madlanga">Mbuyiseli Madlanga</a> (acting)</dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Courts_of_South_Africa" title="Courts of South Africa">Courts</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Constitutional_Court_of_South_Africa" title="Constitutional Court of South Africa">Constitutional Court</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Appeal_of_South_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa">Supreme Court of Appeal</a> <dl><dd>President: <a href="/wiki/Mahube_Molemela" title="Mahube Molemela">Mahube Molemela</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/High_Court_of_South_Africa" title="High Court of South Africa">High Court</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Magistrate%27s_court_(South_Africa)" title="Magistrate's court (South Africa)">Magistrate's courts</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Electoral_Court_of_South_Africa" title="Electoral Court of South Africa">Electoral Court</a></dd></dl></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_South_Africa" title="Elections in South Africa">Elections</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"> <ul><li>General <dl><dd><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/1910_South_African_general_election" title="1910 South African general election">1910</a> <a href="/wiki/1915_South_African_general_election" title="1915 South African general election">1915</a> <a href="/wiki/1920_South_African_general_election" title="1920 South African general election">1920</a> <a href="/wiki/1921_South_African_general_election" title="1921 South African general election">1921</a> <a href="/wiki/1924_South_African_general_election" title="1924 South African general election">1924</a> <a href="/wiki/1929_South_African_general_election" title="1929 South African general election">1929</a> <a href="/wiki/1933_South_African_general_election" title="1933 South African general election">1933</a> <a href="/wiki/1938_South_African_general_election" title="1938 South African general election">1938</a> <a href="/wiki/1943_South_African_general_election" title="1943 South African general election">1943</a> <a href="/wiki/1948_South_African_general_election" title="1948 South African general election">1948</a> <a href="/wiki/1953_South_African_general_election" title="1953 South African general election">1953</a> <a href="/wiki/1958_South_African_general_election" title="1958 South African general election">1958</a> <a href="/wiki/1961_South_African_general_election" title="1961 South African general election">1961</a> <a href="/wiki/1966_South_African_general_election" title="1966 South African general election">1966</a> <a href="/wiki/1970_South_African_general_election" title="1970 South African general election">1970</a> <a href="/wiki/1974_South_African_general_election" title="1974 South African general election">1974</a> <a href="/wiki/1977_South_African_general_election" title="1977 South African general election">1977</a> <a href="/wiki/1981_South_African_general_election" title="1981 South African general election">1981</a> <a href="/wiki/1984_South_African_general_election" title="1984 South African general election">1984</a> <a href="/wiki/1987_South_African_general_election" title="1987 South African general election">1987</a> <a href="/wiki/1989_South_African_general_election" title="1989 South African general election">1989</a> <a href="/wiki/1994_South_African_general_election" title="1994 South African general election">1994</a> <a href="/wiki/1999_South_African_general_election" title="1999 South African general election">1999</a> <a href="/wiki/2004_South_African_general_election" title="2004 South African general election">2004</a> <a href="/wiki/2009_South_African_general_election" title="2009 South African general election">2009</a> <a href="/wiki/2014_South_African_general_election" title="2014 South African general election">2014</a> <a href="/wiki/2019_South_African_general_election" title="2019 South African general election">2019</a> <a href="/wiki/2024_South_African_general_election" title="2024 South African general election">2024</a></span></div></dd></dl></li> <li>Municipal <dl><dd><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/2000_South_African_municipal_elections" title="2000 South African municipal elections">2000</a> <a href="/wiki/2006_South_African_municipal_elections" title="2006 South African municipal elections">2006</a> <a href="/wiki/2011_South_African_municipal_elections" title="2011 South African municipal elections">2011</a> <a href="/wiki/2016_South_African_municipal_elections" title="2016 South African municipal elections">2016</a> <a href="/wiki/2021_South_African_municipal_elections" title="2021 South African municipal elections">2021</a></span></div></dd></dl></li> <li>Referendums <dl><dd><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/1960_South_African_republic_referendum" title="1960 South African republic referendum">1960</a> <a href="/wiki/1983_South_African_constitutional_reform_referendum" class="mw-redirect" title="1983 South African constitutional reform referendum">1983</a> <a href="/wiki/1992_South_African_apartheid_referendum" title="1992 South African apartheid referendum">1992</a></span></div></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_South_Africa" title="List of political parties in South Africa">Political parties</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_South_Africa" title="Administrative divisions of South Africa">Administrative divisions</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_South_Africa" title="Provinces of South Africa">Provinces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_South_Africa" title="Districts of South Africa">Districts</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_municipality_(South_Africa)" title="Metropolitan municipality (South Africa)">Metropolitan municipality</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/District_municipality_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="District municipality (South Africa)">District municipality</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Municipalities_of_South_Africa" title="Municipalities of South Africa">Municipalities</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_South_African_municipalities" class="mw-redirect" title="List of South African municipalities">list</a>)</li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_South_Africa" title="Foreign relations of South Africa">Foreign 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Each province is equally represented in the NCOP. </p><p>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. </p><p>The permanent delegates are selected by the nine provincial legislatures. The four special delegates include the <a href="/wiki/Premier_(South_Africa)" title="Premier (South Africa)">Premier</a> of the province and three other delegates. They are nominated by each province from the members of the provincial legislature and are contingent on the subject matter being considered by the NCOP. The premier leads the province's delegation in the NCOP, but they can choose any of the other delegates to head the delegation in their absence. </p><p>The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) is also part of the NCOP. SALGA has 10 delegates who may partake in the debates and other activities, but they do not vote. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Current_composition">Current composition</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Council_of_Provinces&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Current composition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the elections of 29 May 2024, the new provincial legislatures met on 13 and 14 June 2024 to elect NCOP delegations. The first sitting of the NCOP took place on 15 June 2024. The delegations elected are described in the following table. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" rowspan="2">Party </th> <th rowspan="2">Delegate type </th> <th colspan="9" style="text-align:center">Province </th> <th colspan="2" rowspan="2"><i>Total</i> </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Cape" title="Eastern Cape">EC</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Free_State_(province)" title="Free State (province)">FS</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Gauteng" title="Gauteng">G</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/KwaZulu-Natal" title="KwaZulu-Natal">KZN</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Limpopo" title="Limpopo">L</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Mpumalanga" title="Mpumalanga">M</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/North_West_(South_African_province)" title="North West (South African province)">NW</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Northern_Cape" title="Northern Cape">NC</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Western_Cape" title="Western Cape">WC</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#006600" rowspan="2"> </td> <td align="left" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">African National Congress</a> </td> <td align="left">Permanent </td> <td>3 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>1 </td> <td><i>24</i> </td> <td rowspan="2">43 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">Special </td> <td>3 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1 </td> <td><i>19</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#005BA6" rowspan="2"> </td> <td align="left" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Alliance_(South_Africa)" title="Democratic Alliance (South Africa)">Democratic Alliance</a> </td> <td align="left">Permanent </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>3 </td> <td><i>12</i> </td> <td rowspan="2">20 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">Special </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>3 </td> <td><i>8</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#852A2A" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2" align="left"><a href="/wiki/Economic_Freedom_Fighters" title="Economic Freedom Fighters">Economic Freedom Fighters</a> </td> <td align="left">Permanent </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td><i>8</i> </td> <td rowspan="2">10 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">Special </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><i>2</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#56AA48" rowspan="2"> </td> <td align="left" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/UMkhonto_weSizwe_(political_party)" title="UMkhonto weSizwe (political party)">UMkhonto WeSizwe</a> </td> <td align="left">Permanent </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><i>5</i> </td> <td rowspan="2">9 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">Special </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td>2 </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><i>4</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FF6600"> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Freedom_Front_Plus" title="Freedom Front Plus">Freedom Front Plus</a> </td> <td align="left">Permanent </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td><i>2</i> </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FF0000" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2" align="left"><a href="/wiki/Inkatha_Freedom_Party" title="Inkatha Freedom Party">Inkatha Freedom Party</a> </td> <td align="left">Permanent </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><i>1</i> </td> <td rowspan="2">2 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">Special </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><i>1</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#388F35" rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2" align="left"><a href="/wiki/Patriotic_Alliance" title="Patriotic Alliance">Patriotic Alliance</a> </td> <td align="left">Permanent </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td><i>1</i> </td> <td rowspan="2">2 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">Special </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td><i>1</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFB300"> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/United_Democratic_Movement" title="United Democratic Movement">United Democratic Movement</a> </td> <td align="left">Permanent </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><i>1</i> </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#05B615"> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/ActionSA" title="ActionSA">ActionSA</a> </td> <td align="left">Special </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><i>1</i> </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:left">Total </th> <th>10 </th> <th>10 </th> <th>10 </th> <th>10 </th> <th>10 </th> <th>10 </th> <th>10 </th> <th>10 </th> <th>10 </th> <th colspan="2"><i>90</i> </th></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Population_per_delegate">Population per delegate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Council_of_Provinces&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Population per delegate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Province</th> <th>2022 census population<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th>Population per delegate </th></tr> <tr> <td>Eastern Cape</td> <td>7,230,204</td> <td>723,020.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Free State</td> <td>2,964,412</td> <td>296,441.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Gauteng</td> <td>15,099,422</td> <td>1,509,942.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>KwaZulu-Natal</td> <td>12,423,907</td> <td>1,242,390.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Limpopo</td> <td>6,572,720</td> <td>657,272.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Mpumalanga</td> <td>5,143,324</td> <td>514,332.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>North West</td> <td>3,804,548</td> <td>380,454.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Northern Cape</td> <td>1,355,946</td> <td>135,594.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Western Cape</td> <td>7,433,019</td> <td>743,301.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td>South Africa</td> <td>62,027,503</td> <td>689,194.5 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Role_in_the_legislative_process">Role in the legislative process</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Council_of_Provinces&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Role in the legislative process"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The NCOP may consider, amend, propose amendments to, or reject the legislation. It must consider all national <a href="/wiki/Bill_(proposed_law)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill (proposed law)">bills</a>, and also has the power to initiate legislation in the functional areas where Parliament and the provincial legislatures have concurrent legislative power.<sup id="cite_ref-ncop-web_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ncop-web-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The NCOP has four decision-making mechanisms depending on the type of bill:<sup id="cite_ref-const-nlp_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-const-nlp-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Section 74 bills; they may not deal with any matters other than constitutional amendments and matters related to the amendments. A bill that amends section 1 of the constitution (which defines South Africa as a <a href="/wiki/Constitutional_democracy" class="mw-redirect" title="Constitutional democracy">constitutional democratic</a> republic), or amends the <a href="/wiki/Chapter_2_of_the_Constitution_of_South_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="Chapter 2 of the Constitution of South Africa">Bill of Rights</a>, or amends any constitutional provision affecting the NCOP itself, provincial boundaries or powers, or other specifically provincial matters, must be passed by the NCOP. Each delegation has one vote, and six of the nine delegations must approve the bill for it to pass. Other constitutional amendments do not have to be passed by the NCOP, but they must be debated publicly in the NCOP.</li> <li>Section 75 Bills; These bills are managed with regard to the process specified in section 75 of the Constitution. When voting on these Bills, delegates vote individually. The Bill is approved when a simple majority of delegates vote for the Bill.</li> <li>Section 76 Bills; Bills that concern the provinces are mainly those that correlate with areas of combined national and provincial legislative powers. These Bills are dealt with in the provision of the procedure in section 76 of the Constitution. When voting on these bills, the nine provincial delegations vote in line with the instruction communicated to them by their respective provincial legislatures. Each delegation has one vote. The Bill is approved if a majority of delegations vote for the Bill.</li> <li>Section 77 Bills; These are Bills which cover the appropriation of money, the enactment of national taxes, levies, duties or surcharges. They are handled with reference to the process delineated in section 77 of the Constitution. Delegates vote individually. The Bill is accepted when the majority of delegates vote to approve it.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Office_bearers">Office bearers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Council_of_Provinces&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Office bearers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chairperson_and_deputy_chairperson">Chairperson and deputy chairperson</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Council_of_Provinces&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Chairperson and deputy chairperson"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The office of <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Senate_of_South_Africa" title="President of the Senate of South Africa">President of the Senate</a> was succeeded by the office of chairperson of the National Council of Provinces in 1997. The inaugural holder of the position was <a href="/wiki/Mosiuoa_Lekota" title="Mosiuoa Lekota">Mosiuoa Lekota</a>. He served as chairperson from 1997 to 1999. The chairperson is elected from the permanent delegates for a five-year term. The election of the chairperson is presided over by the Chief Justice of South Africa. The Chief Justice can, however, designate another judge to preside. The chairperson, in turn, presides over the other elections that takes place in the chamber. The legislative body also elects a permanent deputy chairperson. A second deputy chairperson is elected for a one-year term. The position rotates between the nine provinces, enabling the provinces to have its members elected second deputy chairpersos., </p><p>The chairperson chairs all the sittings of the National Council of the Provinces. If the chairperson is not present at the sittings, the deputy chairperson or House Chairpersons can preside over the sitting of the chamber.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The current chairperson is <a href="/wiki/Refilwe_Mtsweni-Tsipane" title="Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane">Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane</a> who took office on 15 June 2024. The following people have served as chairperson of the NCOP: </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th rowspan="2" style="width:80px;">Portrait </th> <th rowspan="2">Name<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Birth–Death)</span> </th> <th colspan="3">Term of office </th> <th rowspan="2">Political party </th></tr> <tr> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th>Time in office </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#006600; color:white;">1 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mosiuoa_Lekota,_000215-D-9880W-112_detail.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Mosiuoa_Lekota%2C_000215-D-9880W-112_detail.jpg/80px-Mosiuoa_Lekota%2C_000215-D-9880W-112_detail.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Mosiuoa_Lekota%2C_000215-D-9880W-112_detail.jpg/120px-Mosiuoa_Lekota%2C_000215-D-9880W-112_detail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Mosiuoa_Lekota%2C_000215-D-9880W-112_detail.jpg/160px-Mosiuoa_Lekota%2C_000215-D-9880W-112_detail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="843" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mosiuoa_Lekota" title="Mosiuoa Lekota">Mosiuoa Lekota</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1948)</span> </td> <td>6 February 1997 </td> <td>21 June 1999 </td> <td>2 years, 135 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">African National Congress</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#006600; color:white;">2 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Naledi_Pandor_2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Naledi_Pandor_2012.jpg/80px-Naledi_Pandor_2012.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="123" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Naledi_Pandor_2012.jpg/120px-Naledi_Pandor_2012.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Naledi_Pandor_2012.jpg/160px-Naledi_Pandor_2012.jpg 2x" data-file-width="918" data-file-height="1410" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Naledi_Pandor" title="Naledi Pandor">Naledi Pandor</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1953)</span> </td> <td>21 June 1999 </td> <td>4 May 2004 </td> <td>4 years, 318 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">African National Congress</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#006600; color:white;">3 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joyce_Kgoali" title="Joyce Kgoali">Joyce Kgoali</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1950–2004)</span> </td> <td>4 May 2004 </td> <td>21 November 2004<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Died in office)</span> </td> <td>201 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">African National Congress</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#006600; color:white;">4 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mninwa_Johannes_Mahlangu.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Mninwa_Johannes_Mahlangu.jpg/80px-Mninwa_Johannes_Mahlangu.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Mninwa_Johannes_Mahlangu.jpg/120px-Mninwa_Johannes_Mahlangu.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Mninwa_Johannes_Mahlangu.jpg/160px-Mninwa_Johannes_Mahlangu.jpg 2x" data-file-width="680" data-file-height="910" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/M._J._Mahlangu" title="M. J. Mahlangu">Mninwa Johannes Mahlangu</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1952)</span> </td> <td>17 January 2005<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Acting since<br />21 November 2004</span> </td> <td>22 May 2014 </td> <td>9 years, 125 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">African National Congress</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#006600; color:white;">5 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Spotkanie_premier_Beaty_Szyd%C5%82o_z_Thandi_Modise_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Spotkanie_premier_Beaty_Szyd%C5%82o_z_Thandi_Modise_%28cropped%29.jpg/80px-Spotkanie_premier_Beaty_Szyd%C5%82o_z_Thandi_Modise_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Spotkanie_premier_Beaty_Szyd%C5%82o_z_Thandi_Modise_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Spotkanie_premier_Beaty_Szyd%C5%82o_z_Thandi_Modise_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Spotkanie_premier_Beaty_Szyd%C5%82o_z_Thandi_Modise_%28cropped%29.jpg/160px-Spotkanie_premier_Beaty_Szyd%C5%82o_z_Thandi_Modise_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="223" data-file-height="314" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thandi_Modise" title="Thandi Modise">Thandi Modise</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1959)</span> </td> <td>22 May 2014 </td> <td>22 May 2019 </td> <td>5 years </td> <td><a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">African National Congress</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#006600; 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The position holds the following roles, including presiding over the meeting of the committee of chairpersons, approve the budget and expenditures of the committees and to preside over sittings of the House, when requested or when the chairperson and deputy chairperson are not available. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chief_Whips_and_Party_Whips">Chief Whips and Party Whips</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Council_of_Provinces&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Chief Whips and Party Whips"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Whips represent their individual parties' interests and ensure the discipline of their members. They also ensure that their parties function effectively. There are two Chief Whips who are official office bearers, the Chief Whip of the majority party and the Chief Whip of the largest opposition party. The smaller parties have Senior Whips assisted by a number of whips. The Chief Whips are formally appointed by the chairperson. The Chief Whip of the majority party is responsible for the detailed arrangement of the legislative business.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Leader_of_the_Opposition">Leader of the Opposition</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Council_of_Provinces&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Leader of the Opposition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The position is designated to the leader of the largest opposition party in the legislature. <a href="/wiki/Cathlene_Labuschagne" title="Cathlene Labuschagne">Cathlene Labuschagne</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Alliance_(South_Africa)" title="Democratic Alliance (South Africa)">Democratic Alliance</a> has been serving as Leader of the Opposition 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