ZA
South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Emergency number
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Official addresses
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- Form of government
- parliamentary republic
- Capital
- Pretoria (administrative capital); Cape Town (legislative capital); Bloemfontein (judicial capital)
- Head of state
- President Matamela Cyril RAMAPHOSA (since 19 June 2024)
- Head of government
- President Matamela Cyril RAMAPHOSA (since 19 June 2024)
- Cabinet
- Cabinet appointed by the president
- Highest court
- Supreme Court of Appeals (consists of the court president, deputy president, and 21 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of the chief and deputy chief justices and 9 judges)
- Independence
- 31 May 1910 (Union of South Africa formed from four British colonies: Cape Colony, Natal, Transvaal, and Orange Free State); 22 August 1934 (Status of the Union Act); 31 May 1961 (republic declared); 27 April 1994 (majority rule)
- National day
- Freedom Day, 27 April (1994)
This directory was compiled on 12 October 2026.
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