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Whips represent their individual parties' interests and ensure the discipline of their members. They also ensure that their parties function effectively. There are two Chief Whips who are official office bearers, the Chief Whip of the majority party and the Chief Whip of the largest opposition party.
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195:
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100:
93:
87:
83:
76:
70:
66:
59:
53:
49:
44:
33:
30:
19:
3531:Bicameralism
3495:Soviet Union
3485:South Africa
3350:East Germany
3300:Burkina Faso
3159:South Africa
3158:
2765:legislatures
2763:of national
2761:Upper houses
2719:Western Cape
2679:Eastern Cape
2660:
2640:South Africa
2636:Legislatures
2580:
2568:
2554:
2550:
2533:
2521:. Retrieved
2461:
2452:
2443:
2394:28 May 2024
2391:23 May 2019
2383:Amos Masondo
2359:22 May 2019
2356:22 May 2014
2324:22 May 2014
2318:Acting since
2268:Joyce Kgoali
2184:Left office
2181:Took office
2147:
2143:
2132:
2093:
2086:
2070:South Africa
2021:1,242,390.7
2010:1,509,942.2
1959:
1952:
1912:
1873:
1837:
1805:
1769:
1737:
1698:
1661:
1627:
1589:
1556:
1513:
1476:
1432:
1392:
1301:
1284:
1276:
1268:
1264:
1261:
1111:Human rights
959:Referendums
777:Mandisa Maya
724:Thoko Didiza
694:
614:Constitution
593:South Africa
578:
561:upper houses
553:constitution
536:
532:
530:
294:Les Govender
47:
29:
3490:South Korea
3435:New Zealand
3365:El Salvador
3295:British Raj
3280:Afghanistan
3244:Puerto Rico
3234:Isle of Man
3149:Saint Lucia
3129:Philippines
3109:Netherlands
3044:Ivory Coast
2876:Switzerland
2866:South Sudan
2387:(born 1953)
2352:(born 1959)
2311:(born 1952)
2276:4 May 2004
2272:(1950–2004)
2249:4 May 2004
2242:(born 1953)
2207:(born 1948)
2065:117,445.00
1093:Visa policy
798:President:
736:John Hlophe
700:Chairperson
688:Legislature
670:Departments
590:Politics of
571:Composition
541:upper house
267:Chairperson
248:Upper house
3571:Categories
3430:Mauritania
3320:Costa Rica
3262:Somaliland
3194:Uzbekistan
3169:Tajikistan
3084:Madagascar
3064:Kazakhstan
2714:North West
2704:Mpumalanga
2684:Free State
2648:Parliament
2523:3 December
2501:References
2490:Federalism
2425:Incumbent
2076:689,194.5
2073:62,027,503
2054:380,454.8
2043:514,332.4
2032:657,272.0
2018:12,423,907
2007:15,099,422
1999:296,441.2
1988:723,020.4
1851:Permanent
1783:Permanent
1715:Permanent
1675:Permanent
1603:Permanent
1527:Permanent
1446:Permanent
1362:Permanent
1131:Repression
933:Municipal
807:High Court
316:, ANC
308:Chief Whip
260:Leadership
3510:Venezuela
3440:Nicaragua
3029:Indonesia
2786:Australia
2781:Argentina
2561:ss. 73–77
2163:Portrait
2062:1,355,946
2051:3,804,548
2040:5,143,324
2029:6,572,720
1996:2,964,412
1985:7,230,204
1298:Province
1005:Districts
1000:Provinces
832:Elections
765:Ray Zondo
753:Judiciary
641:President
634:Executive
565:provinces
549:apartheid
539:) is the
470:Elections
376:(24 + 19)
338:Structure
65:Afrikaans
3465:Rhodesia
3455:Portugal
3420:Maldives
3370:Ethiopia
3204:Zimbabwe
3174:Thailand
3154:Slovenia
3124:Paraguay
3004:Eswatini
2969:Colombia
2954:Cameroon
2949:Cambodia
2919:Barbados
2851:Pakistan
2831:Malaysia
2816:Ethiopia
2474:See also
2362:5 years
1971:Province
1890:Special
1886:ActionSA
1815:Special
1747:Special
1637:Special
1566:Special
1486:Special
1402:Special
1141:Taxation
1126:Protests
1083:Passport
1052:Minister
838:General
461:ActionSA
388:(12 + 9)
3524:Related
3475:Senegal
3460:Prussia
3385:Hungary
3355:Ecuador
3340:Denmark
3325:Croatia
3285:Austria
3272:Defunct
3229:Bermuda
3189:Uruguay
3139:Romania
3099:Namibia
3094:Myanmar
3089:Morocco
3079:Liberia
3074:Lesotho
3049:Jamaica
3034:Ireland
3019:Grenada
2944:Burundi
2939:Bolivia
2924:Belarus
2914:Bahrain
2909:Bahamas
2899:Algeria
2891:Unitary
2861:Somalia
2846:Nigeria
2821:Germany
2796:Belgium
2791:Austria
2773:Federal
2699:Limpopo
2689:Gauteng
2466:of the
1271:Premier
719:Speaker
665:Cabinet
543:of the
518:Website
463:(0 + 1)
454:(1 + 0)
445:(1 + 1)
433:(1 + 1)
421:(2 + 0)
412:(5 + 4)
400:(8 + 2)
251:of the
3505:Turkey
3500:Sweden
3480:Serbia
3380:Greece
3310:Ceylon
3144:Rwanda
3134:Poland
3059:Jordan
3009:France
2934:Bhutan
2929:Belize
2856:Russia
2836:Mexico
2811:Canada
2806:Brazil
1922:Total
1292:Party
784:Courts
557:Senate
458:
449:
440:
437:
428:
425:
416:
407:
404:
395:
392:
383:
380:
371:
368:
296:,
276:,
214:
201:Tsonga
197:
184:Tswana
180:
163:
146:
129:
112:
95:
78:
61:
3425:Malta
3415:Libya
3360:Egypt
3315:China
3305:Burma
3199:Yemen
3164:Spain
3119:Palau
3104:Nepal
3069:Kenya
3039:Italy
3024:Haiti
3014:Gabon
2994:Egypt
2964:Chile
2871:Sudan
2841:Nepal
2826:India
2542:(PDF)
2111:Bill.
2089:bills
1302:Total
343:Seats
332:TBC
218:Venda
167:Sotho
133:Swazi
99:Xhosa
3450:Peru
3395:Iraq
3390:Iran
3375:Fiji
3330:Cuba
3114:Oman
2959:Chad
2525:2010
2166:Name
1026:list
971:1992
968:1983
965:1960
951:2021
948:2016
945:2011
942:2006
939:2000
925:2024
922:2019
919:2014
916:2009
913:2004
910:1999
907:1994
904:1989
901:1987
898:1984
895:1981
892:1977
889:1974
886:1970
883:1966
880:1961
877:1958
874:1953
871:1948
868:1943
865:1938
862:1933
859:1929
856:1924
853:1921
850:1920
847:1915
844:1910
537:NCOP
531:The
490:2029
242:Type
237:Type
116:Zulu
40:List
2638:in
2159:No.
2015:KZN
1949:10
1946:10
1943:10
1940:10
1937:10
1934:10
1931:10
1928:10
1925:10
1561:10
1481:20
1397:43
1324:KZN
452:UDM
431:IFP
419:VF+
398:EFF
374:ANC
298:IFP
278:ANC
3573::
2559:,
2508:^
2407:7
2372:6
2337:5
2296:4
2262:3
2227:2
2192:1
2059:NC
2048:NW
2037:MP
2026:LP
2004:GP
1993:FS
1982:EC
1953:90
1917:1
1897:1
1878:1
1854:1
1832:1
1810:2
1802:1
1756:1
1742:2
1724:1
1703:2
1693:1
1680:1
1652:1
1647:2
1642:1
1632:9
1618:1
1613:3
1610:1
1582:1
1579:1
1553:1
1550:1
1547:1
1544:1
1541:1
1536:1
1533:1
1530:1
1510:3
1507:1
1504:1
1495:1
1492:1
1489:1
1477:12
1473:3
1470:1
1467:1
1464:1
1461:1
1458:1
1455:2
1452:1
1449:1
1433:19
1429:1
1426:2
1423:2
1420:2
1417:4
1414:1
1411:2
1408:2
1405:3
1393:24
1389:1
1386:3
1383:4
1380:3
1377:4
1374:1
1371:2
1368:3
1365:3
1349:WC
1344:NC
1339:NW
1314:FS
1309:EC
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410:MK
386:DA
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2527:.
1913:1
1874:1
1838:1
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