Sistem Pemerintahan Afrika Selatan

South Africa is a constitutional republic country which operates in a parliamentary system. Unlike other Commonwealth countries, South Africa's national, provincial, and local levels of government have legislative and executive authorities within their own circle. Based on the 1997 Constitution, which the country holds onto, this defines it as "distinctive, interdependent, and interrelated". The constitution is the supreme law, where all 3 bodies must obey.

Legislative
The parliament comprises of the National Assembly and National Council of Provinces, or the lower house and the upper house respectively. This body of government has the power to create laws under the constitution.
350-400 people are elected through a system of proportional representation, which makes up the National Assembly. They safeguard democratic government, by electing a President through public discussion in a national forum. They are elected for a term of 5 years.
54 permanent delegates and 36 special delegates make up the National Council of Provinces and represent provincial interests in the government.

Executive
The Cabinet comprises of the President, the Deputy President, and the ministers. The President has the power to choose his Deputy President and ministers, as well as to dismiss them. The President elects his Deputy President from a member of the National Assembly and the Deputy President has the obligation to assist the President in executing government functions.
The President acts as both the Head of State and Head of Government. He/She has to obligation to lead the country under the laws of the constitution.

Judicial
The Judicial system in South Africa is independent and only subjects to the supreme law of the constitution, meaning the function of the courts cannot be interfered by any person or organ. The Constitution provides several types of courts such as:

• Magistrates' Court

• Constitutional Court

• Supreme Court of Appeal

Courts maintain the country to run under the supreme law. They have the responsibility to develop common law that will be parallel to the constitution or declare any law to be invalid as it opposes the constitution.