Government of Gauteng
Polity typeProvince (unitary state)
Part ofSouth Africa
ConstitutionChapter Six of the Constitution of South Africa
Legislative branch
NameGauteng Provincial Legislature
TypeUnicameral
Meeting placeJohannesburg City Hall
Presiding officerNtombi Lentheng Mekgwe, Speaker
Executive branch
Head of Government
TitlePremier
CurrentlyPanyaza Lesufi[1]
AppointerGauteng Provincial Legislature

The government of Gauteng province in South Africa consists of a unicameral legislature elected by proportional representation, and an executive branch headed by a Premier who is elected by the legislature.

Legislature

Johannesburg City Hall, seat of the provincial legislature

The provincial legislature is a unicameral body of 73 members elected by a system of party-list proportional representation. The legislature is elected for a term of five years, unless it is dissolved early. By convention elections to the provincial legislature are held at the same time as elections to the National Assembly. The legislature meets in the Johannesburg City Hall.

The most recent elections were held on 8 May 2019, and were won by the African National Congress (ANC) which obtained 37 of the 73 seats on the legislature. The composition of the legislature is as follows:

PartySeats
ANC37
Democratic Alliance20
EFF11
FF Plus3
IFP1
ACDP1
Total73

Executive

The head of the provincial executive is the Premier of Gauteng, who is a member of the provincial legislature elected by the legislature. The Premier appoints an Executive Council who are a cabinet overseeing the executive departments.

As of December 2022 the Premier is Panyaza Lesufi of the ANC, and the ten members of the Executive Council are listed in the following table.

PortfolioMEC
PremierPanyaza Lesufi
Economic DevelopmentTasneem Motara
Safety and SecurityFaith Mazibuko
Transport and LogisticsKedibone Diale
Education and Youth DevelopmentMatome Chiloane
Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, e-Government, Research and DevelopmentMzikayifane Khumalo
Human Settlements and Infrastructure DevelopmentLebogang Maile
Sport, Arts, Culture and RecreationMorakane Mosupyoe
Social Development, Agriculture, Rural Development and EnvironmentMbali Hlophe
Health and WellnessNomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko
FinanceJacob Mamabolo

Courts

The seats of the Gauteng Division of the High Court in Pretoria (above) and Johannesburg (below)

South Africa has a single national court system and the provinces do not have their own courts. The Gauteng Division of the High Court of South Africa, which has seats in Pretoria and Johannesburg, has jurisdiction over all cases arising in the province. However, most cases are first heard in one of the over 25 district magistrates' courts or in the regional magistrate's court for the province. Appeals from the magistrates' courts are to the High Court, and appeals from the High Court are to the Supreme Court of Appeal or the Constitutional Court.

Administrative divisions

Map of municipalities in Gauteng

Gauteng is divided into three metropolitan municipalities and two district municipalities. The district municipalities are in turn divided into a total of seven local municipalities. These municipalities are:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Gauteng Provincial Government | South African Government". www.gov.za. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
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