• SA Government - Constitutional Matters
• South African Constitutional Assembly

• Provincial Constitutions
  
• Proclamation 6/97 Announcing Commencement of New Constitution
• Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (HTML)
• Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (Text, chapters)
• Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (Single text file - 283Kb)
• Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (WordPerfect 5.1 zip)
• Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (MS Word 6/7 zip)
  • Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Amendment Bill, No.84
    Portfolio Committee Amendments to Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Amendment Bill, No.84a
    Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Amendment Bill, No.84b
    Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Second Amendment Bill, No.85
    Portfolio Committee Amendments to Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Second Amendment Bill, No.85a
    Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Second Amendment Bill, No.85b
    Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Third Amendment Bill , No.123
    Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Fourth Amendment Bill , No.124
• Constitutional Court: Certification of the Constitution - Judgement, September 1996
• South African Constitution [before certification] - 8 May 1996 (HTML)
• South African Constitution [before certification] - 8 May 1996 (WordPerfect 6.1 zip)
• South African Constitution [before certification] - 8 May 1996 (MS Word 6.0 zip)
• Working Draft of the New Constitution - 15 April 1996 (HTML)
• 1993 Interim Constitution (HTML)
• 1993 Interim Constitution (Single text file - 399Kb)
• 1983 'Tricameral' Constitution (Single text file - 131Kb)
• Latest from the Constitutional Assembly
• Articles and Factsheets Accompanying the Working Draft of the New Constitution
• CA Annual Reports
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• CA Searchable Database
• Constitutional Assembly Web Site
• Constitutional Assembly Gopher Site
• Constitutional Talk - Official Newsletter of the CA
• Draft Constitutional Texts

Amendments

•Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Second Amendment Act, No.2 of 1999 [PDF]
•Constitution of the Republic of South Africa  Amendment Act, No.3 of 1999 [PDF]
•Constitution Of The Republic Of South Africa Amendment Act, No.65 of 1998 [HTML]
•Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Second Amendment Act, No.87 of 1998 [PDF]
•Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Amendment Act, No.35 of 1997 [PDF]

Establishment and Status of Consitutional Court

Constitutional Court
•South African Constitutional Court
•Archives of Decisions
•Latest Constitutional Court decisions
•Archive of Constitutional Court decisions, and search options
•Jurisdiction in constitutional cases under the 1996 Constitution
•How to contact the Court
•General information
•The Constitution as the Supreme Law
•Information about the Constitutional Court Judges
•Contact the Court- e-mail- registrar@concourt.org.za

Important Links
• Constitutional Court Complementary Act Amendment Act, No.79 of 1997 [PDF]

South African Bill of Rights

Notices

Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 Notice No. 2555 of 2000

•Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Bill, 1999
•Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Bill [pdf format] 57-99
•Ad hoc Joint Committee on the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Bill (Committee Members)
•Joint Committee on the Promotion of Equality & Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Bill (Minutes)
•Draft Whistle-Blower Protection Bill

Special Interest Websites
•Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Amendment Act, No.18 1997 [PDF]
•Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Amendment Act, No.33 of 1998 [PDF]
•Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Second Amendment Act, No.84 of 1997 [PDF]

The Public Protector

•Office of the Public Protector

If you want to complain about a member of a government department, you should contact the

Public Protector
Private Bag X677
Pretoria, 0001
Tel : 012-322 2916

If your rights have been violated by the police, you should contact the

Independant Complaints Directorate
Private Bag X0101
Marshalltown, 2107
Tel : 011-838 2875

The Human Rights Commission.

South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC)
•South African Human Rights Commission
•The Bill Of Rights
•Complaints Procedures
•Complaint Form
•National Action Plan

If you would like to contact the SAHRC for further information on any of our projects or events, or you would like to make a complaint about a human rights violation, you may contact us at the following addresses:

The Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities.

COMMISSION FOR THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF CULTURAL, RELIGIOUS AND LINGUISTIC COMMUNITIES ACT, 2002

• Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (The)

The Commission for Gender Equality. http://www.cge.org.za 

If your rights have been violated by your employer, you should (after you have tried to sort the matter out at work) contact the

Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration
Private Bag X94
Marshalltown, 2107
Tel : 011-377 6600

If you were discriminated against (treated badly) because of your sex, you should contact the

Commission on Gender Equality
Tel : 011-403 7182

The Auditor-General

• Commission of Inquiry into Public Service Irregularities (White Commission)

The Electoral Commission

• Independent Electoral Commission (IEC)

Commission on Restitution of Land Rights

• Commission on Restitution of Land Rights (CRLR)

If you or your community want to get land back which you lost because of apartheid, you should contact the

Commission on Restitution of Land Rights
P O Box 56720
Arcadia, 0007
Tel : 012-341 7900

Important Links
• Unwembi's Resource of South African Government Information
• Parliamentary Monitoring Group - Parliament of South Africa monitored
• Equality Bill info
• Open Democracy Bill
• Administrative Justice Bill info