Provincial Executives of South Africa
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The Provincial Executives of South Africa are the executive branches of the country’s nine provincial governments, each led by a Premier and an Executive Council responsible for implementing laws and managing provincial affairs.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | system of subnational executive governments ⓘ |
| abbreviation | MECs for Members of the Executive Council ⓘ |
| accountableTo | provincial legislatures of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | nine provinces of South Africa ⓘ |
| appointmentOfMECs | appointed by Premier from among members of provincial legislature ⓘ |
| appointmentOfPremier | elected by provincial legislature ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | executive branch at provincial level ⓘ |
| canBeDissolvedWhen | Premier resigns, dies, or is removed and legislature fails to elect a new Premier within specified period ⓘ |
| canBeIntervenedBy | national executive under section 100 of the Constitution ⓘ |
| consistsOf |
provincial executive of Eastern Cape
ⓘ
provincial executive of Free State ⓘ provincial executive of Gauteng ⓘ provincial executive of KwaZulu-Natal ⓘ provincial executive of Limpopo ⓘ provincial executive of Mpumalanga ⓘ provincial executive of North West ⓘ provincial executive of Northern Cape ⓘ provincial executive of Western Cape ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| governedBySection | Chapter 6 of the Constitution of South Africa ⓘ |
| governsPolicyAreas |
provincial agriculture and rural development
ⓘ
provincial economic development and tourism ⓘ provincial education administration (excluding national norms and standards) ⓘ provincial health services ⓘ provincial housing implementation ⓘ provincial roads and transport ⓘ provincial social development services ⓘ |
| hasElectionsCycle | linked to provincial legislature elections every five years ⓘ |
| headedBy | Premiers of the provinces of South Africa ⓘ |
| includesBody | Executive Councils of the provinces of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesMemberRole | Members of the Executive Council ⓘ |
| includesOffice | Office of the Premier in each province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | operates in South Africa’s official languages depending on province ⓘ |
| limitedBy | functional areas of exclusive national competence ⓘ |
| mayRequest | assignment of national legislative powers to provinces ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cabinet of South Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Local government in South Africa ⓘ Provincial Legislatures of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
development and implementation of provincial policy
ⓘ
implementation of national legislation within functional areas listed in Schedules 4 and 5 of the Constitution ⓘ implementation of provincial legislation ⓘ management of provincial administration ⓘ preparation and implementation of provincial budgets ⓘ |
| sharesPowersWith | national executive in concurrent functional areas ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
oversight by National Council of Provinces in certain matters
ⓘ
principle of cooperative government in South Africa ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | national Constitution of South Africa ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
National Executive (South Africa)