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National Council of Provinces - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) (Afrikaans; Nasionale Raad van Provinsies) is the upper house of the Parliament of South Africa under the (post-apartheid) constitution which came into full effect in 1997. Legislation is passed if five of the nine provinces vote in favour, except if the bill is a Constitutional Amendment, in which case it requires the approval of six provincial delegations before going to the National Assembly for approval. Each of South Africa's nine provinces has equal representation in the Council, irrespective of size or population. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_Council_of_Provinces   (307 words)

Address at the National Council of Provinces workshop Provinces should also be on hand to assist in improving these services, thereby providing the seamless efficient service provision from spheres of government simultaneously, with Parliament, especially the NCOP, being the eyes and ears of the public. The intervention by the national executive in a province or by the provincial executive in a municipality, in terms of section 100(1) (b) and 139(1)(b) of the Constitution; Deputy Chairperson of the NCOP, MJ Mahlangu and the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Gwen Mahlangu-Nkabinde, www.anc.org.za /ancdocs/history/zuma/2004/jz0705.html   (1193 words)

Government of South Africa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The South African parliament is bicameral, consisting of a 90-member National Council of Provinces and a 350- to 400-member National Asembly. Legislature: The National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces The national, provincial and local levels of government all have legislative and executive authority in their own spheres, and are defined in the South African constitution as "distinctive, interdependent and interrelated". en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Government_of_South_Africa   (527 words)

Address at the National Council of Provinces The National Council of Provinces occupies a unique position in our constitutional order as a consequence of which it must play a special role in ensuring that we succeed in the creation of the new system of local government. It is therefore both necessary and appropriate that the Council reflect deeply and seriously on the strategically important issue of everything that has to do with the establishment of the new system of local government. When we spoke at the National Assembly in June on the occasion of the discussion of the budget vote of the Presidency, we addressed the issue of the challenge of the transformation of our system of governance. www.dfa.gov.za /docs/speeches/2000/mbek1012.htm   (2747 words)

THE SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES To be effective throughout the Republic, international treaties and agreements must obtain the approval of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces, except where it is a matter of a technical, administrative or executive agreement, in which case it need simply be presented to both chambers within a reasonable period of time. The National Council of Provinces is an assembly of provincial and local governments. At a vote of the National Council of Provinces, each member has one vote and there must be a quorum of one third. www.senat.fr /senatsdumonde/english/afrique.html   (1607 words)

South Africa Government Information The Parliament consists of two houses, the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces, which are responsible for drafting the laws of the republic. National Council of Provinces consisting of 90 delegates (10 from each province) and 10 nonvoting delegates representing local government. The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) consists of 90 members, 10 from each of the nine provinces. www.traveldocs.com /za/govern.htm   (1441 words)

Parliament Ncop It may also initiate or prepare bills falling within Schedule 4 of the Constitution (matters over which national and provincial legislatures jointly have the power to make laws) and certain bills affecting the provinces. In NCOP votes on ordinary bills not affecting the provinces, each delegate has a vote, a third of delegates must be present, and the decision is taken by a majority of those present. In certain situations the national executive may intervene in the affairs of a province, and a provincial executive may intervene in the affairs of a local authority. www.parliament.gov.za /pls/portal/web_app.new_middle_column?p_page_name=PARLIAMENT_NCOP   (1066 words)

Address to the National Council Of Provinces, Honourable Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Naledi Pandor, Honourable delegates to the National Council of Provinces, Address to the National Council Of Provinces, 11 November 2003 www.dfa.gov.za /docs/speeches/2003/mbek1111.htm   (3409 words)

South Africa Insight - SD - SARDC Parliament consists of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces. The National Council of Provinces is made up of a single delegation from each of the nine provinces consisting of ten delegates each. There is an impeachment clause that gives the National Assembly the right, with a resolution supported by at least two-thirds, to remove the President from office on the grounds of a serious violation of the Constitution or the law, serious misconduct, or inability to perform the functions of office. www.sardc.net /sd/sd_insight_southafrica.htm   (896 words)

Constitutional Court of South Africa - The Constitution The National Council of Provinces may require a Cabinet member, a Deputy Minister or an official in the national executive or a provincial executive to attend a meeting of the Council or a committee of the Council. The National Council of Provinces may not exclude the public, including the media, from a sitting of a committee unless it is reasonable and justifiable to do so in an open and democratic society. The National Council of Provinces represents the provinces to ensure that provincial interests are taken into account in the national sphere of government. www.constitutionalcourt.org.za /site/constitution/english-web/ch4.html   (6058 words)

WORKSHOP ON THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES Members of the National Assembly, Senate and delegates from all nine Provincial legislatures and all major political parties in the country met in Cape Town on 11 - 13 November to prepare for the establishment of the National Council of Provinces. The NCOP is the second House of a bi-cameral national parliament. It was also agreed that NCOP committees, at least on schedule 4 matters, would function as negotiating bodies to harmonise provincial perspectives with those of the national assembly. www.anc.org.za /ancdocs/pr/1996/pr1115d.html   (884 words)

Speech at the National Council of Provinces National Conference It is essential that we participate in the provincial legislatures and the National Council of Provinces process to consolidate the gains we make at national level as well as ensure that provincial programmes, legislation and policy are worker friendly. At a practical level it was believed that participating in the National Council of Provinces has pitfalls, including the danger of fragmenting national policy and promoting regionalism. Interaction with the National Council of Provinces process has been minimal. www.cosatu.org.za /speeches/1998/sp-ncop.htm   (2323 words)

CNN.com - World News: Election Watch The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) consists of nine provincial delegations nominated by the provincial legislatures, and a delegation from the South African Local Government Association (SALGA). The National Assembly is directly elected from nine multi-member constituencies by a system of proportional representation for five-year terms. Each of the provinces is allotted 10 seats in the NCOP. www.cnn.com /WORLD/election.watch/africa/south.africa2.html   (324 words)

MR MANDELA: TO THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES The National Council of Provinces was set up as one of the core institutions of co-operative governance. Rather the Council is a necessary and critical link in the chain of co-operative governance, enriching at the same time both the national parliament and the provincial and local institutions. Indeed, one of the most central questions that the country faces is the broader issue of how provinces - all provinces - should be accorded an opportunity to host national institutions - political, judicial, cultural and otherwise - within the context of manageable levels of efficiency. www.info.gov.za /speeches/1997/092643497.htm   (3123 words)

Budget Vote Debate: National Council of Provinces It gives me great pleasure, as Minister of Transport, to present my budget to the National Council of Provinces, for it allows us to reflect on the impact that transport has, and indeed must have, on the daily lives of people across the length and breadth of our country. One area where there is closer collaboration between National and Provinces is in respect of bus subsidies. We have therefore agreed with Provinces that a minimum of 30% of all contracted services should be set aside for companies with a 50% HDI Equity, whilst the remaining 70% should have an equity ownership of 35%. www.transport.gov.za /comm-centre/sp/2004/sp110604.htm   (1412 words)

S Moloto: Opening of the National Council of Provinces Address by the Premier of Limpopo, Mr Sello Moloto, at the opening of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), Tivumbeni Multi-purpose Community Centre, Mopani District, Nkowakowa, Limpopo S Moloto: Opening of the National Council of Provinces Apart from its regular law-making and oversight function, it also serves as a microcosm of local, provincial and national interests of government. www.info.gov.za /speeches/2005/05110209451003.htm   (1830 words)

iafrica.com news sa news National Council of Provinces chair dies Joyce Kgoali, chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, died on Sunday morning following complications after a minor operation, President Thabo Mbeki's office announced. The African National Congress (ANC) said in a statement that she was also a member of the ANC Women's League National Executive Committee (NEC) and the ANC Gauteng Provincial Executive Committee. At the time of her death, she was deployed in the Free State province assisting the ANC structures with the many challenges they face," the ANC statement read. iafrica.com /news/sa/363.htm   (334 words)

Rules of the National Council of Provinces That the Rules of the National Council of Provinces, as contained in Draft 6 dated 23 March 1999 and amended by the Rules Committee at its meeting on 23 March 1999, be adopted; Council in an individual capacity (other than on request by the national executive or a provincial executive or legislature) must, for the purpose of obtaining the Council's permission in terms of rule 156 (1), submit to the Chairperson of the Council a memorandum which - (a) only with the concurrence of the Chief Whip of the Council; and www.pmg.org.za /parlinfo/ncoprules.htm   (18396 words)

2292.htm Elections were held for all the seats of the National Council of Provinces on the normal expiry of the members' term of office. Joyce Kgoali was unanimously elected to chair the National Council of Provinces. His African National Congress (ANC) campaigned on its achievements during its years in power since it ended white rule in 1994: the building of 1.6 million houses, bringing clean water to 9 million more people and delivering electricity to 70 per cent of South African homes. www.ipu.org /parline-e/reports/2292.htm   (1133 words)

NCOP31May05.doc She said, “The NCOP, provinces and municipalities are at the cutting edge of the national programme to build a better life for all. Secondly, provincial government is a crucial interface between local government and national government and has a key role to play in strengthening the capacity of local government to deliver services, including water and sanitation services. We are also initiating Joint MINMECs with other national departments, such as the Department of Provincial and Local Government (DPLG), where issues concerning sanitation, transfer of water schemes and institutional reform will be included on the agenda, and Agriculture, which will deal with irrigation and forestry matters. www.dwaf.gov.za /Communications/MinisterSpeeches/2005/NCOP31May05.doc   (2073 words)

National Council of Provinces Chairperson Ms Naledi Pandor, Chairperson: National Council of Provinces, outlined the legislative programme for Parliament in 2003, Committee work, public participation objectives, international co-operation and additional parliamentary business. This will also assist in strengthening the cooperation between provinces and Parliament. The Eastern Cape Parliament was holding extensive talks with National Government in order to set up structures to deal with the problems facing the province. www.pmg.org.za /briefings/briefings.php?id=57   (1144 words)

National Council of Churches of Burundi - <<CNEB>> The concerns of refugees in Kibondo, in the west of Tanzania were expressedd by the refugees themselves during the three days visit to the Kibondo camps by the delegation of the National Council of Churches of Burundi on December 21 to December 24, 2006. Because of the efficiency of the services rendered by CNEB social workers and coordinators spread in all provinces, there is a tendency of solliciting the council to be the focal point of intervention in all provinces. Archbishop Samuel was, until his retreat in 1998, the Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Burundi. www.cnebonline.org   (467 words)

Thomson Nelson - Political Science -Canadian Politics on the Web/Quebec Sovereignty and Canadian National Unity Quebec separation is not the only challenge to national unity in Canada, as there are groups dedicated to the independence of he Western provinces as well. Nine provinces that signed the Calgary Declaration in 1997 undertook a process of public consultation on national unity. Sovereign Injustice - Grand Council of the Crees' document argues that Quebec's separation does not take away the Crees' right to determine for themselves of which country they should be a part of.  polisci.nelson.com /quebec.html   (601 words)

History Under this dispensation, The National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC) took control of the eastern regional government. Following the amalgamation of 1914, in 1922 the British introduced the concept of direct election into the Lagos and Calabar legislative councils and in 1948 gave the provinces advisorial responsibility to the central government. In 1951, the provinces were accorded regional status and this was the beginning of party politics in Nigeria. dickinsg.intrasun.tcnj.edu /nations/nigeria/history.html   (601 words)

!polhist.htm The National Council Of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC) won control of the Eastern Region government while the Northern Peoples Congress (NPC) controlled the Northern Region; the Action Group (AG) was the party in power in the Western Region. And the a Richard Constitution of 1948 conferred on the provinces the responsibility of advising the central government on matters directly affecting them - the provinces. Under a 1922 constitution, the British introduced for the first time in Nigeria, the principle of direct election into the Legislative Council for Lagos and Calabar. disted.tamu.edu /webpages/muyi/!polhist.htm   (601 words)

Encyclopædia Britannica United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America: International Union (Am. United Baptist Convention of the Maritime Provinces: see United Baptist Convention of the Atlantic Provinces United Automobile, Aircraft and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (Am. www.britannica.com /eb/index?seq=359781&alphakey=w&pageDir=n   (228 words)

Encyclopedia: Métis people (Canada) The Métis (pronounced "MAY tee", IPA : ['mejti], in French: [me'tis] or [mɛ'tɪs]) are one of three recognized Canadian aboriginal groups whose homeland consists of the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and the Northwest Territories. The Métis Nation are of individuals descended from marriages of Cree, Ojibway and Saulteaux women to French Canadian and British settlers. For example, the actions considered rebellious in 1869 were undertaken by Riel as the leader of a government recognized by Canada as in legitimate control of territory that did not belong to Canada; Canada negotiated the Manitoba Act with this government. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/M%E9tis-people-%28Canada%29   (228 words)

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Introducing the HE Amendment Bill in the National Council of Provinces Introducing the HE Amendment Bill in the National Council of Provinces CLOSING ADDRESS BY PROFESSOR KADER ASMAL, MINISTER OF EDUCATION, ON THE OCCASION OF THE DEBATE ON THE NATIONAL STUDENT FINANCIAL AID BILL AND THE HIGHER EDUCATION AMENDMENT BILL IN THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES, 17 NOVEMBER 1999. Councils of some institutions are unable to discharge their legal and fiduciary responsibilities. www.education.gov.za /Media/Speeches_1999/Nov99/heab.htm   (2276 words)

rediff.com: Musharraf constitutes National Security Council "The council shall deliberate upon, discuss and tender advice to Musharraf on matters of his choice and the issues relating to Islamic ideology, national security, sovereignty, integrity and solidarity of Pakistan," it said. Ahead of his forthcoming visit to India, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf constituted the National Security Council (NSC) to aid and advise him on a host of issues, including Islamic ideology and national security. It comprises the chairman of the Joint Chiefs Of Staff Committee, services chiefs, governors of the four provinces and other members, who will be appointed by Musharraf. www.rediff.com /news/2001/jul/05pak.htm   (363 words)

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