Although South Africa has the world’s most modern Constitution, it continues to be ruled by vigilantism, writes Adam Hootnick, in an essay he prepared while a law student at Harvard University.

Richard Calland is a partner in political risk consultancy, The Paternoster Group, and is a member of the Advisory Council of the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (CASAC).

Jerome spends most of the hour today talking with Justice Albie Sachs, he's a Justice in South Africa's constitutional court. He took a leadship in role in shaping the constitution. The South ...

The Office of the Public Protector is established by the Constitution of South Africa. Its mandate is to investigate misconduct in any aspect of state affairs and all spheres of government.

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday paid tribute to South Africa’s Constitutional Court, calling it “a national treasure” and ...

In 1994, South Africa became a democracy founded on a supreme constitution. The constitution’s preamble affirms the nation’s quest to establish a society based on democratic values ...

If the view expressed by Motshekga - known in academic circles as the counter-majoritarian dilemma - were to gain wider currency, South Africa's constitution would be weakened. Arguments in favour ...