The Western Cape has a provincial legislature, like all the national parliament representatives are elected on proportional representation, the largest party usually running the provincial government.

Ebrahim Rasool

The New Premier of the province is Ebrahim Rasool.

Current issues for both the local and provincial government are housing, poverty alleviation and the fight against crime.

The government, on both levels, have had success with providing housing for those who had previously lived in shacks through a government grant.
The main focuses for this government, on local and national level, is providing services like healthcare and education to its constituency.