Talk:National Assembly of South Africa

Afrikaans translation

An anonymous editor 203.25.230.27 made many constructive contributions to this and related articles, but in all cases included an Afrikaans translation of the name in the opening paragraph. Since South Africa has 11 official languages, Afrikaans should not be singled out in this way. I would welcome discussion on this, but each time I attempted to contact the anonymous editor, these attempts were ignored, and each time I removed the Afrikaans translation, it was reinstated. See my talk page for more details. Zaian 08:04, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

i'm not the user 203.. but i added the afrikaans translation for the national assembly here. its one of the official languages. in the article about the belgian parliament also both, the dutch and the french names are mentioned. if someones wants to add the names in languages like isiZulu, he is free to do so. --Severino 16:28, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

I'm with Zaian here: If we put in the names in all 11 official languages, the first sentence would be a paragraph unto itself, and quite unreadable. I'm taking it out, but if you feel strongly about it, maybe a table of all 11 names, elswhere in the article, would be a good idea. -Kieran 20:39, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

hm, maybe someone could tell IF there are specific names for the N. A. in isiZulu, isiXhosa and so on, which differ from the english name? i'm not sure. --Severino 14:20, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

Removed deleted image(s)

Just a note to say that I have removed some [or an] image[s] from the page beacuse they were speediable under either:

• Category:Images with no fair use rationale
• Category:Images with no copyright tag
• Category:Images with no source

Or similar category. Iolakana|^(talk) 16:02, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

Mixed member?

SA's national assembly is chosen through proportional representation, and is not a mixed member institution. There are not two types of MPs. Psylocybha (talk) 03:01, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

Parties

Why are parties under the multiparty charter written as the opposition and other opposition parties are written as other? 105.1.162.2 (talk) 22:30, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

It doesn't make sense the way its set up in the infobox. There is no "Government" or "Opposition" at this stage when coalition negotiations are underway and the new government has not been formed. - htonl (talk) 09:27, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

Existence of National Assembly

The South African National Assembly was established in 1910 as the Union of South Africa's lower house of parliament. It has indeed existed for over 100 years, with changes occurring along the way. Here are some key developments and sources to fact-check its history:

1. Establishment (1910): The Union of South Africa was formed on May 31, 1910, with the National Assembly as its lower house. (Source: South African History Online) 2. Apartheid era (1948-1994): The National Assembly was the seat of power for the apartheid government, which enforced racial segregation and discrimination. (Source: Britannica) 3. Democratic transition (1994): With the country's transition to democracy, the National Assembly became the lower house of a democratic parliament, representing the people of South Africa. (Source: South African Government) 4. Constitutional changes (1996): The National Assembly adopted the Constitution of South Africa, which enshrined democratic principles and human rights. (Source: Constitutional Court of South Africa) 5. Contemporary era (2000s-present): The National Assembly continues to play a crucial role in South Africa's democratic process, passing laws, holding the executive accountable, and representing the people. (Source: Parliament of South Africa)

Sources:

- South African History Online: "Union of South Africa" - Britannica: "South Africa" - South African Government: "Parliament" - Constitutional Court of South Africa: "The Constitution" - Parliament of South Africa: "About Parliament" EuKoketsolion (talk) 16:48, 9 July 2024 (UTC)