What is National Assembly of South Africa?
The '''National Assembly''' is the [[lower house]] of the [[Parliament of South Africa]], located in [[Cape Town]], [[Western Cape Province]]. It is made up of four hundred [[Members of Parliament|members]] who are elected every five years. The National Assembly is presided over by a [[Speaker of the South African National Assembly|Speaker]], assisted by a [[Deputy Speaker]]. The current Speaker is [[Thandi Modise]] who previously served as the Chairperson of the [[National Council of Provinces]]. She was elected on 22 May 2019.<ref>[https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/thandi-modise-elected-national-assembly-speaker-23759676 Thandi Modise elected National Assembly Speaker]. Retrieved on 22 May 2019</ref><ref>[https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/thandi-modise-elected-national-assembly-speaker-tsenoli-returns-as-her-deputy-20190522 Thandi Modise elected National Assembly Speaker, Tsenoli returns as her deputy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525074355/https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/thandi-modise-elected-national-assembly-speaker-tsenoli-returns-as-her-deputy-20190522 |date=2019-05-25 }}. Retrieved on 22 May 2019.</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:National lower houses|South Africa]] [[Category:Government of South Africa]] {{politics-stub}} [[Category:Organizations based in South Africa]]