Government of Gauteng

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.

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Legislature
Johannesburg City Hall, seat of the provincial legislature
Main article: Gauteng 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
Economic Freedom Fighters11
Freedom Front 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 May 2014 the Premier is David Makhura of the ANC, and the ten members of the Executive Council are described in the following table.

PortfolioMEC
PremierDavid Makhura
Finance and e-GovernmentNomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko
EducationPanyaza Lesufi
Community SafetyFaith Mazibuko
Human Settlements, Urban Planning and
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs		Lebogang Maile
Social DevelopmentMorakane Mosupyoe
Public Transport and Road InfrastructureJacob Mamabolo
Infrastructure Development and Property ManagementTasneem Motara
Economic Development, Agriculture and EnvironmentParks Tau
Sports, Arts, Culture and RecreationMbali Hlophe
Health Nomathemba Mokgethi

Courts
The seats of the Gauteng Division of the High Court in Pretoria (above) and Johannesburg (below)
Further information: Courts of South Africa, Gauteng Division, and Magistrate's court (South Africa)

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
Further information: Municipalities of South Africa and List 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
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