Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act No. 108 of 1996)Chapter 1 : Founding Provisions1. Republic of South Africa |
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. |
| (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. |