Marking 30 years since the adoption of South Africa’s (SA) Constitution, President Cyril Ramaphosa says the country’s democratic order was built on a promise that the law would never again be used to oppress its people.
Ramaphosa says the Constitution marked a decisive break from the apartheid era, when legislation dictated where people could live, work, study and even whom they could marry.
He says the democratic gains achieved over the past three decades must continue to be underpinned by the values of equality, dignity and justice.
He says this will ensure that the rights and freedoms of all South Africans are protected.
–SABC–
