As a province

Provinces of South Africa

South Africa is currently divided into nine provinces. On the eve of the 1994 general election, South Africa's former homelands, also known as Bantustans, were reintegrated and the four existing provinces were divided into nine. The twelfth, thirteenth and sixteenth amendments to the constitution...

 of South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

, Mpumalanga

Mpumalanga

Mpumalanga , is a province of South Africa. The name means east or literally "the place where the sun rises" in Swazi, Xhosa, Ndebele and Zulu. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, north of KwaZulu-Natal and bordering Swaziland and Mozambique. It constitutes 6.5% of South Africa's land area...

 province is governed through a parliamentary system of government.

Executive

The current Premier of Mpumalanga is Thabang Makwetla

Thabang Makwetla

Thabang Samson Phathakge Makwetla is the Premier of Mpumlanga Province. A member of the African National Congress, Makwetla has been Premier since 21 April 2004. Inside of the ANC, he is a supporter of former South African President Thabo Mbeki...

, and the current Director-General of Mpumalanga Province is Mogopodi Mokoena.

Department	MEC	HOD
Office of the Premier	Thabang Makwetla Thabang Makwetla Thabang Samson Phathakge Makwetla is the Premier of Mpumlanga Province. A member of the African National Congress, Makwetla has been Premier since 21 April 2004. Inside of the ANC, he is a supporter of former South African President Thabo Mbeki...	Mogopodi Mokoena
Agriculture and Land Administration
Culture, Sports and Recreation	/td>
Education	Siphosezwe Masango	Ray Tywakadi
Economic Development and Planning		Simangele Sekgobela
Finance	Elsie Coleman	Rabeng Tshukudu
Health and Social Services	/td>
Local Government and Housing	/td>
Public Works	/td>
Roads and Transport	/td>
Safety and Security	/td>

Legislative

The legislative functions of the provincial government are carried out by the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature, which elects the leader of the largest party or coalition in the legislature as the premier of the province.