Countries / Africa
ZAF
Elections in South Africa
parliamentary republic
Next election
next South African parliamentary election - 1 January 2029
CR
Cyril Ramaphosa live
Head of state & government - African National Congress
In office since
15 February 2018
Party
African National Congress
Region
Africa
Next election
next South African parliamentary election
1 January 2029
Government
parliamentary republic
Capital
Pretoria
Population
62 027 503
Country facts
Legislature
Parliament of South Africa
Established
1910
Currency
rand
Official language
English
Capital
Pretoria
Region
Africa
Area
1,221,037 km2
Election history
15 February 2018presidential
South African presidential election
won: Cyril Ramaphosa
7 May 2014parliamentary
South African general election
turnout 73.5%
6 May 2009presidential
South African presidential election
won: Jacob Zuma
22 April 2009parliamentary
South African general election
turnout 77.3%
25 September 2008presidential
South African presidential election
won: Kgalema Motlanthe
Presidential winner & turnout from Wikidata; parliamentary winners omitted (Wikidata data unreliable).
Power transferspeacefulcontestedirregular
2018 - Jacob Zuma Cyril Ramaphosa
peaceful - no coup recorded
Classification: Powell & Thyne Coup d'Etat Dataset, where available.
Profile from Wikidata - updated 2026-06-16.