Constitutional law

In 1996 South Africa got a new constitution, the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Act 106 of 1996. (See Development of Constitutions in South Africa)
Section 2 of the Constitution says that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land. All laws have to follow it and cannot go against it.
(See The relationship between the Constitution and other laws)
Provincial governments can make their own constitutions, but these constitutions cannot go against the national Constitution.

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