where is the parliament in south africa?
Cape Town
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 South Africa has a parliamentary system of government ; the National Assembly consists of 400 members elected by proportional representation with a closed list approach . Two hundred members are elected from national party lists ; the other 200 are elected from provincial party lists in each of the nine provinces . The President of South Africa was chosen by the National Assembly after the election . 

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 The newly elected National Assembly 's first act was to formally elect Mandela as South Africa 's first black chief executive . His inauguration took place in Pretoria on 10 May 1994 , televised to a billion viewers globally . The event was attended by 4 @,@ 000 guests , including world leaders from disparate backgrounds . Mandela headed a Government of National Unity dominated by the ANC – which alone had no experience of governance – but containing representatives from the National Party and Inkatha . Under the Interim Constitution , Inkatha and the National Party were entitled to seats in the government by virtue of winning at least 20 seats . In keeping with earlier agreements , both de Klerk and Thabo Mbeki were given the position of Deputy President . Although Mbeki had not been his first choice for the job , Mandela grew to rely heavily on him throughout his presidency , allowing him to organise policy details . Moving into the presidential office at Tuynhuys in Cape Town , Mandela allowed de Klerk to retain the presidential residence in the Groote Schuur estate , instead settling into the nearby Westbrooke manor , which he renamed " Genadendal " , meaning " Valley of Mercy " in Afrikaans . Retaining his Houghton home , he also had a house built in his home village of Qunu , which he visited regularly , walking around the area , meeting with locals , and judging tribal disputes . 

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 The South African Broadcasting Corporation ( SABC ) broadcast weekly election debates from February to May 2014 . They were broadcast between 6pm and 7pm on SABC 1 and streamed live on the SABC 's YouTube channel . 

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 Following the Bisho massacre , in which 28 ANC supporters and one soldier were shot dead by the Ciskei Defence Force during a protest march , Mandela realised that mass action was leading to further violence and resumed negotiations in September . He agreed to do so on the conditions that all political prisoners be released , that Zulu traditional weapons be banned , and that Zulu hostels would be fenced off , the latter two measures intended to prevent further Inkatha attacks ; de Klerk reluctantly agreed . The negotiations agreed that a multiracial general election would be held , resulting in a five @-@ year coalition government of national unity and a constitutional assembly that gave the National Party continuing influence . The ANC also conceded to safeguarding the jobs of white civil servants ; such concessions brought fierce internal criticism . The duo agreed on an interim constitution based on a liberal democratic model , guaranteeing separation of powers , creating a constitutional court , and including a U.S.-style bill of rights ; it also divided the country into nine provinces , each with its own premier and civil service , a concession between de Klerk 's desire for federalism and Mandela 's for unitary government . 

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 The key participants in the UN process were the South African government ( represented in Namibia by the Administrator General ) and the UN . Hearn wrote that South Africa had a " desire for a smooth transition " ; this resulted in negotiations occurring locally ( between the Special Representative and the Administrator General ) , directly with the South African government in Pretoria and at the UN ( via the Secretary General and Security Council ) . The outcome of these negotiations with South Africa included draft electoral laws ( enabling free and fair elections ) and the disbanding of the Koevoet force . The elections were carried out by the South African Administrator General , under UN supervision . The UNTAG operation ultimately involved over 100 countries , the highest ever for a UN operation . The UN had a high level of credibility , and were recognised as the legitimate body to bring independence to Namibia . 
