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South Africa’s constitution was set up as the bedrock of its democracy: it’s been challenged over last 30 years, but has held firm

The question of whether the constitution should continue to be supreme has become a public as well as a political issue. Shutterstock As I watched a 2014 parliamentary ad hoc committee debate the ...
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Reflecting on South Africa’s constitution

Justice and Constitutional Development Deputy Minister Andries Nel says the 30th anniversary of South Africa’s Constitution is a historic milestone that will continue to shape the country’s democracy ...
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South Africa’s new unity government must draw on the country’s greatest asset: its constitution

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa (L) and his deputy Paul Mashatile (R) flank new agriculture minister John Steenhuisen. Rodger Bosch/AFP via Getty Images. The 1996 constitution is the country’s ...
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It’s not enough: South Africa’s 25 litres of ‘basic water’ fails its constitutional test

World Health Organization standards suggest that South Africa’s definition of “basic water” is at a level closer to survival than sufficiency. The Constitution demands more. The Constitution of the ...