National Assembly chamber

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The National Assembly chamber is the main legislative hall in South Africa where members of the National Assembly meet to debate and pass national laws.

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National Assembly chamber (South Africa) 0

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instanceOf legislative chamber
parliamentary debating chamber
accessibleTo accredited members of the media
registered visitors in public gallery
associatedWithConstitution Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 NERFINISHED
broadcastBy Parliamentary television service of South Africa NERFINISHED
country South Africa
deputyPresidingOfficer Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa
function approve the national budget
conduct question time with the executive
consider motions of no confidence
debate national legislation
elect the President of South Africa
hold plenary sittings of the National Assembly
pass national laws
ratify international agreements
governingBody National Assembly of South Africa NERFINISHED
hasFeature Speaker’s chair
despatch box or podium
electronic voting system
interpreting booths
public galleries
hostsEvent State of the Nation Address joint sitting NERFINISHED
joint sittings of Parliament of South Africa
languagesUsed Afrikaans
Sepedi NERFINISHED
Sesotho
Setswana NERFINISHED
Tshivenda
Xitsonga NERFINISHED
isiNdebele
isiXhosa
isiZulu
siSwati
legislatureType lower house chamber
locatedIn Cape Town NERFINISHED
locatedInBuilding Parliament of South Africa complex NERFINISHED
locatedInNeighborhood Company’s Garden, Cape Town NERFINISHED
meetingPlaceOf National Assembly plenary sessions
numberOfSeats 400
partOf National Assembly of South Africa NERFINISHED
Parliament of South Africa NERFINISHED
presidingOfficer Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa NERFINISHED
primaryLanguageUsed English
seatingType hemicycle
securityProvidedBy Parliamentary Protection Services NERFINISHED
symbolOf national legislative authority of South Africa
usedBy Cabinet of South Africa NERFINISHED
Members of the National Assembly of South Africa
President of South Africa NERFINISHED
Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa NERFINISHED

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Parliament House, Cape Town hasPart National Assembly chamber