enacted by the Constitutional Assembly of South Africa and amended by the Parliament of South Africa

“ A provincial legislature consists of women and men elected as members in terms of an electoral system that —
(a)
is prescribed by national legislation; (b)
is based on that province’s segment of the national common voters roll; (c)
provides for a minimum voting age of 18 years; and (d)
results, in general, in proportional representation.
[Sub-s. (1) amended by s. 3 of the Constitution Tenth Amendment Act of 2003 and by s. 3 of the Constitution Fourteenth Amendment Act of 2008.] (2)
A provincial legislature consists of between 30 and 80 members. ”

“ Every citizen who is qualified to vote for the National Assembly is eligible to be a member of a provincial legislature, except —
(a)
anyone who is appointed by, or is in the service of, the state and receives remuneration for that appointment or service, other than —
(i)
the Premier and other members of the Executive Council of a province; and (ii)
other office-bearers whose functions are compatible with the functions of a member of a provincial legislature, and have been declared compatible with those functions by national legislation ”

“ If a municipality cannot or does not fulfil an obligation in terms of the Constitution or legislation to approve a budget or any revenue-raising measures necessary to give effect to the budget, the relevant provincial executive must intervene by taking any appropriate steps to ensure that the budget or those revenue-raising measures are approved, including dissolving the Municipal Council and —
(a)
appointing an administrator until a newly elected Municipal Council has been declared elected ”

“ If the National Council of Provinces does not reach a decision within 30 days of its first sitting after a law was referred to it, that law must be considered for all purposes to have been approved by the Council. ”

“ No person may hold office as Premier for more than two terms, but when a person is elected to fill a vacancy in the office of Premier, the period between that election and the next election of a Premier is not regarded as a term. ”