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  1. www.justice.gov.za › legislation › constitutionThe Constitution

    Republic of South Africa 1. The Republic of South Africa is one, sovereign, democratic state founded on the following values: (a) Human dignity, the achievement of equality and the advancement of human rights and freedoms. (b) Non-racialism and non-sexism. (c) Supremacy of the constitution and the rule of law.

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  2. Constitution > The Constitution of The Republic of South Africa. The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, was approved by the Constitutional Court (CC) on 4 December 1996 and took effect on 4 February 1997. The Constitution is the supreme law of the land.

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  4. 9 Service of process, notices and other documents. A party requiring service of any process, notice or other document to be made by the sheriff shall deliver to him the original of such process, notice or document, together with as many copies thereof as there are persons to be served: Provided that the clerk of the court may, at the written ...

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    • Founding provisions. Linqalelelo ezisisekelo. Grondliggende bepalings. The most profound values and foundational provisions of the Constitution are set out in chapter 1 of the Constitution.
    • Bill of Rights. Umqulu wamalungelo. Lucwebu lwemalungelo eluntfu. Chapter 2 sets out the Bill of Rights, arguably the part of the Constitution that has had the greatest impact on peoples’ daily lives.
    • Co-operative government. Mmuso wa mohlakanelwa. Regering van samewerking. This chapter lays down the principles of co-operative government. It states that there is one central government that is divided into three spheres: national, provincial and local.
    • Parliament. Palamende. Phalamennde. This chapter sets out the powers of Parliament, which is the body that directly represents the people and the arm of the government which passes new, and amends existing, national laws.
  5. www.justice.gov.za › legislation › constitutionThe Constitution

    CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA (Manner of reference to the Act, previously “Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Act 108 of 1996 ”, substituted by s. 1 (1) of the Citation of Constitutional Laws, 2005 (Act No. 5 of 2005) [Assented to 10 December 1996] [DATE OF PROMULGATION: 18 DECEMBER, 1996]

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  6. The Constitution of South Africa is the supreme law of the Republic of South Africa. It provides the legal foundation for the existence of the republic, it sets out the rights and duties of its citizens, and defines the structure of the Government. The current constitution, the country's fifth, was drawn up by the Parliament elected in 1994 in ...

  7. 2. Imperatives of a Constitutional State South Africa is a constitutional state. This makes the Constitution supreme. It is the source of all legislation and authority on how the different arms of government should relate to each other. Equally important is that the Constitution is not just the supreme law, but also enjoys