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
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Addressing the UN World Conference Against Racism,...
Addressing the UN World Conference Against Racism, non-governmental organizations called for urgent action by member states to combat discrimination
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
American civil rights leader Jesse Jackson called on...
American civil rights leader Jesse Jackson called on the United States to follow the example of the African National Congress in South Africa, in getting the death penalty abolished
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
The Freedom Front (FF) called for the reinstallation...
The Freedom Front (FF) called for the reinstallation of the death penalty, saying the killings of white farmers in SA are politically motivated and often triggered by irresponsible comments by politicians
- AUGUST 1, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Four Zimbabwean men are to be extradited to Botswana...
Four Zimbabwean men are to be extradited to Botswana to face a murder charge, Northern Province police said
- JULY 27, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
The High Court in Botswana rejected an appeal by Lehlohonolo...
The High Court in Botswana rejected an appeal by Lehlohonolo Bernard Kobedi, a South African man who had been sentenced to death for murdering a police officer in a shootout
- JULY 10, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
A Federal jury in New York sentenced Tanzanian Khalfan...
A Federal jury in New York sentenced Tanzanian Khalfan Khamis Mohamed to life without parole for the August 1998 bombing of the U
- JULY 2, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
The African Christian Democratic Party voted against...
The African Christian Democratic Party voted against the proposed ratification of the Optional Second Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- JUNE 6, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
The Swaziland Court of Appeal ordered a retrial in...
The Swaziland Court of Appeal ordered a retrial in the case of Bongani Mkhwanazi, a South African sentenced to death for murder
- MAY 28, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitutional Court on the case of Khalfan Mohamed,...
The Constitutional Court on the case of Khalfan Mohamed, an alleged embassy bomber, ruled that South African government should have sought protection from the death penalty for alleged embassy bomber Mohamed before handing him to the FBI for trial in Amer
- APRIL 25, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
South Africa was a cosponsor and voted in favour of...
South Africa was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 21, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Sebastian Bridges, a South African citizen, 37, was...
Sebastian Bridges, a South African citizen, 37, was executed by lethal injection in Nevada (USA)
- APRIL 6, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Following Marietta Bosch, the South african woman,...
Following Marietta Bosch, the South african woman, executed in Botswana on March 31 for murder, the South Africa's National Association of Democratic Lawyers said Botswanan President Festus Mogae should commute the sentences of all prisoners in his countr