Editing Gauteng (section)

==Law and government==
{{Main|Government of Gauteng}}
[[File:Johannesburg City Hall.jpg|thumb|The Johannesburg City Hall, home of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature|left]]
Gauteng is governed by the [[Gauteng Provincial Legislature]], a 73-person [[unicameral]] legislature elected by [[party-list proportional representation]]. The legislature elects one of its members as [[Premier of Gauteng]] to lead the executive, and the Premier appoints an [[Executive Council (South Africa)|Executive Council]] of up to 10 members of the legislature to serve as heads of the various government departments. The provincial government is responsible for the topics allocated to it in the [[Constitution of South Africa|national constitution]], including such fields as basic education, health, housing, social services, agriculture and environmental protection.

The most recent election of the provincial legislature was [[South African general election, 2019|held on 8 May 2019]], and the [[African National Congress]] (ANC) won 50.19% of the vote and a 37-seat majority in the legislature. The official opposition is the [[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]], which won 27.45% of the vote and 20 seats. Other parties represented are the [[Economic Freedom Fighters]] with eleven seats and the [[Freedom Front Plus]] with three seats. The [[Inkatha Freedom Party]] and [[African Christian Democratic Party]] hold one seat each.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Deklerk |first1=Aphiwe |title=ANC holds on to Gauteng by a whisker |url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2019-05-11-anc-holds-on-to-gauteng-by-a-whisker/ |access-date=1 December 2020 |agency=TimesLIVE |date=11 May 2019 |archive-date=26 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026075016/https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2019-05-11-anc-holds-on-to-gauteng-by-a-whisker/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Premier [[David Makhura]] of the ANC was re-elected as premier on 22 May 2019, at the first meeting of the legislature after the general election.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mahlati |first1=Zintle |title=David Makhura re-elected as premier of Gauteng |url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/david-makhura-re-elected-as-premier-of-gauteng-23736752 |access-date=1 December 2020 |agency=IOL |date=22 May 2019 |archive-date=7 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107235746/https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/david-makhura-re-elected-as-premier-of-gauteng-23736752 |url-status=live }}</ref> Makhura resigned from the position on 6 October 2022 and [[Panyaza Lesufi]] of the ANC was elected to replace him. In the [[2024 South African general election]], held on 29 May, the ANC received 34% of the vote, while the DA received 28%.<ref name="News24"/>

The [[Gauteng Division]] of the [[High Court of South Africa]], which has seats in Pretoria and Johannesburg, is a [[superior court]] with [[general jurisdiction]] over the province. Johannesburg is also home to the [[Constitutional Court of South Africa|Constitutional Court]], South Africa's highest court, and to a branch of the [[Labour Court of South Africa|Labour Court]] and [[Labour Appeal Court of South Africa|Labour Appeal Court]].