Cape Town – President Cyril Ramaphosa says the law plays an important role in protecting the citizens of the country as well as its institutions.
“Without the rule of law, our country is vulnerable to chaos, violence, rampant corruption, violation of human rights, persistent inequality and the collapse of state institutions,” said Ramaphosa during his keynote address at the National Conference on the Constitution on Wednesday.
He said the constitution was a guide to how South Africans should relate to each other and to other nations as a sovereign state.
Ramaphosa also noted that the purpose of the constitution was to heal the divisions of the past and establish a society based on democratic values, social justice, fundamental human rights, and to protect democracy.
“The enforcement of laws through the judiciary is crucial in ensuring the sustainability and viability of our democracy.
“The Constitution correctly recognises that to advance the transformational promise, all spheres of government and all organs of state are required to provide effective, transparent, accountable and coherent governance,” said Ramaphosa.
Without the rule of law, our country is vulnerable to chaos, violence, rampant corruption, violation of human rights, persistent inequality and the collapse of state institutions.https://t.co/zbmCSSbOpP
— Cyril Ramaphosa ?? (@CyrilRamaphosa) March 22, 2023
He said that the Constitution had been established as an instrument of fundamental political, social and economic transformation, which was “written all over our Constitution” with the intent to make the society different from the Apartheid society that had come before it.
“Our Constitution is the product of the struggle against colonialism and apartheid,” Ramaphosa added.
“This conference gives us an opportunity to reflect on the road we must traverse to strengthen our constitutional democracy and address the many challenges around the rule of law, accountability and social and economic justice.”
As this Conference reflects on the road ahead, it should reflect on issues such as progress on land restitution and reform, electoral reform and governance, and transformation of the economy.https://t.co/zbmCSSbOpP
— Cyril Ramaphosa ?? (@CyrilRamaphosa) March 22, 2023
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