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List Of Members Of The Senate Of South Africa, 1999–2004
This article lists the members of the National Council of Provinces during the 23rd South African Parliament, which sat between 1999 and 2004. Members were elected after the elections of 2 June 1999, South Africa's second under universal suffrage. The governing African National Congress (ANC) performed extremely well in the provincial elections, retaining majorities in seven provincial legislatures and winning additional seats in the two others; it therefore dominated the National Council of Provinces, where 34 of the 54 permanent delegates were ANC members. Delegates to the National Council of Provinces The following lists the permanent delegates to the National Council of Provinces as of 23 September 1999. At that time, Naledi Pandor was the Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, with Lawrence Mushwana Adv Lawrence Mabendle Mushwana (born 3 March 1948) was the Public Protector of South Africa before advocate Thuli Madonsela succeeded him. Mushwana was appointed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Council Of Provinces
The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) is the upper house of the Parliament of South Africa under the (post-apartheid) constitution which came into full effect in 1997. It replaced the former Senate, but is very similar to that body, and to many other upper houses of legislatures throughout the world, in that its purpose is to represent the governments of the provinces, rather than directly representing the people. Composition The NCOP consists of ninety delegates, ten delegates for each of the nine provinces regardless of the population of the province. Each province is equally represented in the NCOP. A provincial delegation is composed of six permanent delegates and four special delegates. The party representation in the delegation must proportionally reflect the party representation in the provincial legislature, based on a formula included in the Constitution. The permanent delegates are selected by the nine provincial legislatures. The four special delegates include t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free State (province)
The Free State, known as Orange Free State until the 28th of June 1995 when its name was changed, is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bloemfontein, which is also South Africa's judicial capital. Its historical origins lie in the Boer republic called the Orange Free State and later Orange Free State Province. History The current borders of the province date from 1994 when the Bantustans were abolished and reincorporated into South Africa. It is also the only one of the four original provinces of South Africa not to undergo border changes, apart from the reincorporation of Bantustans, and its borders date from before the outbreak of the Boer War. Law and government The provincial government consists of a premier, an executive council of ten ministers, and a legislature. The provincial assembly and premier are elected for five-year terms, or until the next national election. Political parties are awarded assembly seats based on the percentage of votes each party receive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence Lever (lawyer)
Lawrence Lever is a journalist and entrepreneur, best known for his work investigating The Barlow Clowes Affair. Education Lawrence Lever was educated at Manchester Grammar School, and went on to study law at Brasenose College in Oxford University. After earning his degree, he decided not to pursue law, but instead chose a career in journalism. Career Lever joined '' The Times'' in 1985 although he originally began his career as a trained and qualified solicitor. In the 1990s he changed his career towards journalism. Lever was notable for his work in the publication of an investigative journalism piece about Barlow Clowes. He gained his knowledge and research whilst working as the assistant editor of ''The Times'', later gaining a position as an editor of the '' Mail On Sunday''. He helped to shed light to the crimes committed by Clowes in the City of London, as well as providing an insight into the childhood life of Clowes and his rise. His discoveries and research were col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North West (South African Province)
North West is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Mahikeng. The province is located to the west of the major population centre of Gauteng and south of Botswana. History North West was incorporated after the end of Apartheid in 1994, and includes parts of the former Transvaal Province and Cape Province, as well as most of the former bantustan of Bophuthatswana. It was the scene of political violence in Khutsong, Merafong City Local Municipality in 2006 and 2007, after cross-province municipalities were abolished and Merafong Municipality was transferred entirely to North West. Merafong has since been transferred to Gauteng province in 2009. This province is the birthplace of prominent political figures: Lucas Mangope, Moses Kotane, Ahmed Kathrada, Abram Onkgopotse Tiro, Ruth Mompati, J. B. Marks, Aziz Pahad, Essop Pahad and others. Law and government The provincial government consists of a premier, an executive council of ten ministers, and a legislature. The provincia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregory Krumbock
Gregory Krumbock is a South African politician, a Member of Parliament with the Democratic Alliance (DA), and the Shadow Minister of Tourism from 2009 to 2012. Background Gregory Krumbock was born in West Berlin on July 17, 1960. When he was three months old, he arrived in South Africa and was educated at the South African College Schools (SACS) in Cape Town. Later, Greg enrolled at the University of Cape Town (UCT), where he achieved a BComm degree. Beginning his career, Greg moved to KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) in 1986 and worked as a financial manager for two local companies in the fencing and construction industries before leaving in 1992 to start his own business ventures, where he completed a number of developments in the KZN Midlands area. On March 1, 1998, he accepted an offer from the then leader of the Democratic Party, Tony Leon, to take up the role of Executive Director, specifically charged with the organizational aspects of the DP’s 1999 general election campai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loretta Jacobus
Loretta Jacobus (born 6 April 1962), formerly known as Loretta Bastardo-Ibanez, is a South African politician who served as Deputy Minister of Correctional Services from February 2006 to May 2009. She represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 2004 to 2013. Before joining the National Assembly, Jacobus served in the National Council of Provinces from 1999 to 2004 and in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature from 1994 to 1999. She was active in the anti-apartheid struggle and represented the South African Communist Party (SACP) during the multi-party constitutional negotiations of 1993. Early life and career Jacobus was born on 6 April 1962 in Port Elizabeth in the former Cape Province. She studied social work at the University of the Western Cape and in the 1980s was a teacher and social worker in the Transvaal, where she was also active in anti-apartheid organising through affiliates of the United Democratic Front, notably the South A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Cape
The Northern Cape is the largest and most sparsely populated province of South Africa. It was created in 1994 when the Cape Province was split up. Its capital is Kimberley. It includes the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, part of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and an international park shared with Botswana. It also includes the Augrabies Falls and the diamond mining regions in Kimberley and Alexander Bay. The Namaqualand region in the west is famous for its Namaqualand daisies. The southern towns of De Aar and Colesberg found within the Great Karoo are major transport nodes between Johannesburg, Cape Town and Port Elizabeth. Kuruman can be found in the north-east and is known as a mission station. It is also well known for its artesian spring and Eye of Kuruman. The Orange River flows through the province of Northern Cape, forming the borders with the Free State in the southeast and with Namibia to the northwest. The river is also used to irrigate the many vineyards in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Province (South Africa)
Limpopo is the northernmost province of South Africa. It is named after the Limpopo River, which forms the province's western and northern borders. The capital and largest city in the province is Polokwane, while the provincial legislature is situated in Lebowakgomo. The province is made up of 3 former homelands of Lebowa, Gazankulu and Venda and the former parts of the Transvaal province. The Limpopo province was established as one of the new nine provinces after South Africa's first democratic election on the 27th of April 1994. The province's name was first "Northern Transvaal", later changed to "Northern Province" on the 28th of June 1995, together with two other provinces. The name was later changed again in 2002 to the Limpopo province. Limpopo is made up of 3 main ethnic groups namely; Pedi people, Tsonga and Venda people. Traditional leaders and chiefs still form a strong backbone of the province's political landscape. Established in terms of the Limpopo House of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African Christian Democratic Party
African or Africans may refer to: * Anything from or pertaining to the continent of Africa: ** People who are native to Africa, descendants of natives of Africa, or individuals who trace their ancestry to indigenous inhabitants of Africa *** Ethnic groups of Africa *** Demographics of Africa *** African diaspora ** African, an adjective referring to something of, from, or related to the African Union ** Citizenship of the African Union ** Demographics of the African Union **Africanfuturism ** African art ** *** African jazz (other) ** African cuisine ** African culture ** African languages ** African music ** African Union ** African lion, a lion population in Africa Books and radio * ''The African'' (essay), a story by French author J. M. G. Le Clézio * ''The African'' (Conton novel), a novel by William Farquhar Conton * ''The African'' (Courlander novel), a novel by Harold Courlander * ''The Africans'' (radio program) Music * "African", a song by Peter Tosh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kent Durr
Kent Diederich Skelton Durr (born 1941) is a South African politician and diplomat who served as Minister of Trade and Industry from September 1989 to March 1991 during the presidency of F. W. de Klerk. He later served as South African Ambassador to the United Kingdom and he represented the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) in the National Assembly from April 2004 to July 2005. Life and career Durr was born in the former Cape Province in 1941 and attended the South African College Schools and University of Cape Town. During apartheid, he represented the governing National Party in the House of Assembly, and in September 1989 he was one of two Anglophones appointed to President de Klerk's cabinet. He served as Minister of Trade and Industry A Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry or variations is a ministry that is concerned with a nation's trade, industry and commerce. Notable examples are: List *Algeria: Mini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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