Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
Republic of South Africa
- Jurisdiction
- South Africa
- Provision
- 1
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- in force
Provision text
Official sourceThe 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.
(d) Universal adult suffrage, a national common voters roll, regular elections and
a multi-party system of democratic government, to ensure accountability,
responsiveness and openness.
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Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 · justice.gov.za · Retrieved 17 August 2026.
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