National Executive
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The National Executive is South Africa’s highest executive authority, responsible for implementing national legislation and directing government policy under the leadership of the President and Cabinet.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Executive canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | executive branch of government ⓘ |
| accountableTo | Parliament of South Africa ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Government of South Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
National Executive Authority of South Africa
|
| branchOf | Government of South Africa ⓘ |
| canBeDissolvedBy | motion of no confidence in the President ⓘ |
| compositionDefinedIn | section 91 of the Constitution of South Africa ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis |
Constitution of South Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
|
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Local government in South Africa
ⓘ
Provincial Executives of South Africa ⓘ |
| exercisesPower | executive authority of the Republic of South Africa ⓘ |
| function |
conducts the foreign policy of South Africa
ⓘ
coordinates the functions of state departments and administrations ⓘ develops national policy ⓘ implements national legislation ⓘ manages the national executive authority of the Republic ⓘ prepares and initiates legislation ⓘ |
| governedBy | Chapter 5 of the Constitution of South Africa ⓘ |
| headedBy | President of South Africa ⓘ |
| includes |
Cabinet of South Africa
ⓘ
Deputy Ministers of South Africa ⓘ Deputy President of South Africa ⓘ Cabinet of South Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Ministers of South Africa
President of South Africa ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
South Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of South Africa
|
| ledBy | Cabinet of South Africa ⓘ |
| legalPowerSource | section 85 of the Constitution of South Africa ⓘ |
| may |
perform any executive function provided for in national legislation
ⓘ
perform any executive function provided for in the Constitution ⓘ prepare and initiate legislation ⓘ |
| mustActInAccordanceWith |
Constitution of South Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
|
| oversees |
national departments of state
ⓘ
national public administration ⓘ |
| policyDirectionBy | Cabinet of South Africa ⓘ |
| presidentAccountableTo | National Assembly of South Africa ⓘ |
| presidentAppoints |
Deputy Ministers of South Africa
ⓘ
Deputy President of South Africa ⓘ Ministers of South Africa ⓘ |
| presidentElectedBy | National Assembly of South Africa ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Judiciary of South Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Judicial authority of South Africa
Legislative authority of South Africa ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
coordination of the functions of state departments
ⓘ
direction of national policy ⓘ implementation of national legislation ⓘ |
| role | highest executive authority in South Africa ⓘ |
| scope | national sphere of government ⓘ |
| subjectTo | Constitutional Court of South Africa ⓘ |
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