<P> Operating at both national and provincial levels ("spheres") are advisory bodies drawn from South Africa's traditional leaders . It is a stated intention in the Constitution that the country be run on a system of co-operative governance . </P> <P> The national government is composed of three inter-connected branches: </P> <Ul> <Li> Legislative: Parliament, consisting of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces </Li> <Li> Executive: The President, who is both Head of State and Head of Government </Li> <Li> Judicial: The Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court of Appeal, and the High Court </Li> </Ul> <Li> Legislative: Parliament, consisting of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces </Li>

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