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Before the new dispensation South Africa had only four provinces: Transvaal, Cape Province, Natal and Orange Free State. These provinces were run by provincial administrations which did not have executive powers, i.e. they did not have legislative powers and were mandated by the central government to run the provinces.

The new Constitution then subdivided the country into nine provinces: Limpopo, North West, Northern Cape, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and West...

The 2009 South African national and provincial election has come and gone and there is no doubt that the ANC will retain power with a two-thirds majority.

Mercifully, there were hardly any incidents of intimidation or violence. Many foreign observers feel that, on the whole, the elctions were free and fair.

However, I noticed that just about all the smaller parties were trounced. Some analysts are even questioning whether these parties should close shop and maybe join the bigger parties. Partie...