National Council of Provinces

National Council of Provinces
List
  • 10 other official names:
  • Nasionale Raad van Provinsies (Afrikaans)
  • umKhandlu weNarha oNgamele iimFunda (Southern Ndebele)
  • IBhunga leSizwe lamaPhondo (Xhosa)
  • uMkhandlu kaZwelonke weziFundazwe (Zulu)
  • uMkhandlu waVelonkhe wetiFundza (Swazi)
  • Lekgotla la Bosetšhaba la Diprofense (Northern Sotho)
  • Lekgotla la Naha la Diprofense (Sotho)
  • Lekgotla la Bosetšhaba la Diporofense (Tswana)
  • Huvo ya Rixaka ya Swifundzhankulu (Tsonga)
  • Khoro ya Lushaka ya Mavunḓu (Venda)
28th Parliament
Type
Type
Leadership
Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane, ANC
since 15 June 2024
Deputy Chairperson
Les Govender, IFP
since 9 July 2024
Chief Whip
Kenny Mmoiemang, ANC
since 15 June 2024
TBC
Structure
Seats90 (54 permanent, 36 special)
Political groups
  •    ANC (24 + 19)
  •    DA (12 + 9)
  •    EFF (8 + 2)
  •    MK (5 + 4)
  •   VF+ (2 + 0)
  •    IFP (1 + 1)
  •    PA (1 + 1)
  •   UDM (1 + 0)
  •   ActionSA (0 + 1)
Elections
Last election
13 and 14 June 2024
Next election
2029
Meeting place
NCOP Chamber, Houses of Parliament, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Website
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.[1]

  1. ^ "National Council of Provinces". Parliament of South Africa. Retrieved 3 December 2010.