South Africa
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- parliamentary republic
- CONSTITUTION
- December 10, 1996 signed by President Mandela and came into effect on February 4, 1997
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on Roman-Dutch law and English common law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, National Assembly and National Council of Provinces
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Constitutional Court; Supreme Courts of Appeal; High Courts; Magistrates' Courts
RELIGIONS
Christian majority
From the country
- NOVEMBER 25, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Thousands of men took to the streets in the southern...
Thousands of men took to the streets in the southern city of Cape Town to protest against the continuing violence against women and children in South Africa
- NOVEMBER 25, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
The New National Party (NNP) called for the death penalty...
The New National Party (NNP) called for the death penalty for baby rapists
- NOVEMBER 23, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Hundreds of people protested outside a South African...
Hundreds of people protested outside a South African court, demanding death sentences for six men charged with raping a nine-month old baby, police said
- NOVEMBER 22, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
South Africa Deputy President Jacob Zuma called for...
South Africa Deputy President Jacob Zuma called for a rethink on the way serious crime was being dealt with, saying the country's laws appeared to be no deterrent
- NOVEMBER 14, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
South African legislators blamed the apparent increase...
South African legislators blamed the apparent increase in child rape and sex abuse on a belief perpetuated by some traditional healers that having sex with a virgin cures AIDS
- NOVEMBER 13, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
November 13-15, 2001: hundreds of demonstrators protested...
November 13-15, 2001: hundreds of demonstrators protested outside a South African court, demanding the death penalty for six men accused of raping a nine-month-old girl
- NOVEMBER 5, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
South Africa is in shock over a surge in the rape of...
South Africa is in shock over a surge in the rape of children and even babies, fuelled by a myth that sex with a virgin will protect a man against AIDS, activists said
- OCTOBER 29, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Two Botswana nationals detained in connection with...
Two Botswana nationals detained in connection with murder and rape in their country and who handed themselves over to South African police after escaping from custody in Lobatse could be extradited, officials said
- OCTOBER 18, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Khalfan Khamis Mohamed, a Tanzanian, was sentenced...
Khalfan Khamis Mohamed, a Tanzanian, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for having a direct role in the 1998 bombing of the U
- OCTOBER 17, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Deputy President Jacob Zuma was questioned in the National...
Deputy President Jacob Zuma was questioned in the National Assembly whether the government would extradite alleged terrorists to face trial in countries with the death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
None of the 40000 leads followed up by United States...
None of the 40000 leads followed up by United States investigators into the September 11 terror attacks led to South Africa, Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Aziz Pahad said
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
More than 180 delegates from 95 countries will convene...
More than 180 delegates from 95 countries will convene in Johannesburg on September 16 night for Prison Fellowship International's (PFI) Council Meeting