The end of ActionSA Gauteng provincial leader Bongani Baloyi's term may be imminent just a year into the role, after he was asked by the party to surrender his position.
The Western Cape legislature is forging ahead with its plan to increase the number of legislative seats. The provincial legislature's legal unit briefed the Standing Committee on the Premier and Constitutional Matters on Friday about amending the Western Cape Constitution to increase the number of seats in the legislature. Currently, the legislature has 42 members representing the people of the Western Cape. The unit has proposed an amendment to Section 13 of the provincial constitution. It wants the legislature to consist of one seat for every 100 000 residents of the province but not exceeding 80 seats. "The number of seats of the Provincial Parliament must be determined in the manner provided for in its rules and orders," the legal unit said. The unit made a six-step recommendation for the necessary policy decisions to have the amendment signed by the premier by February 2024.