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
- DECEMBER 14, 2000South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
The Cape High Court ordered the ministries of justice,...
The Cape High Court ordered the ministries of justice, home affairs, foreign affairs and the national directorate for public prosecutions to furnish alleged Tanzanian bomber Khalfan Khamis Mohamed with all that he needed relating to his alleged unlawful a
- NOVEMBER 26, 2000South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Farmers' leaders requested a meeting with President...
Farmers' leaders requested a meeting with President Thabo Mbeki to convey the findings a memorandum and discuss urgent steps to stop the attacks on farmers
- NOVEMBER 18, 2000South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Municipal police forces were the answer to the current...
Municipal police forces were the answer to the current spate of attacks on South African farms, Democratic Alliance leader Tony Leon said
- NOVEMBER 15, 2000South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Thousands of people from Klerksdorp, Nigel and Carletonville...
Thousands of people from Klerksdorp, Nigel and Carletonville marched in Pretoria from Church Square to the Union Buildings to protest against crime
- NOVEMBER 5, 2000South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Parliament gave the go-ahead for South Africa to conclude...
Parliament gave the go-ahead for South Africa to conclude revamped extradition and anti-crime treaties with the United States geared to swifter action against international crime syndicates and money laundering
- OCTOBER 2, 2000South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Dullah Omar, architect of the amnesty process came...
Dullah Omar, architect of the amnesty process came face to face with Ferdi Barnard, the apartheid assassin who tried to gun him down in 1989
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2000South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Hundreds of black protesters gathered at the court,...
Hundreds of black protesters gathered at the court, hoping to catch a glimpse of Pieter Odendaal, 44, a white South African accused of tying a black employee to the back of his pick-up truck and then dragging him five kilometres to his death
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2000South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Chinese and Taiwanese residents in Newcastle in northern...
Chinese and Taiwanese residents in Newcastle in northern KwaZulu-Natal took to the streets to protest against the murder of local Taiwanese businessman Shin-Chih Liao, who was shot dead at a factory in Field Street
- AUGUST 24, 2000South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Jonny Steinberg, an opponent of capital punishment...
Jonny Steinberg, an opponent of capital punishment and a consultant at the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation wrote about capital punishment in South Africa
- JULY 28, 2000South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Piers Pigou, a representative of the Community Agency...
Piers Pigou, a representative of the Community Agency for Social Enquiry, spoke at a conference on crime and human rights at the University of the Western Cape
- JUNE 20, 2000South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
President Thabo Mbeki and several South African political...
President Thabo Mbeki and several South African political parties expressed their sorrow at news of the death of Chief Justice Ismail Mohamed
- MAY 30, 2000South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
On May 30, 2000, Parliament ratified the African Charter...
On May 30, 2000, Parliament ratified the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child