![]() ![]() ![]() This includes all state department employees such as police officers, pension payout clerks or electoral officers. The Public Protector can investigate central and provincial government and local authorities. The Public Protector protects citizens from unfair treatment by the state and its officials as well as from inefficient administration and dishonesty with respect to public money. They have to report each year to the National Assembly on their activities and the achievement of their goals. They have extensive powers which, in some cases, include searching premises and attaching and removing appropriate articles/ documents as well as to subpoena people to appear before them. The relevant Commissions can be consulted when respective rights have been violated. The process of appointment is transparent and open to the public. The Constitution guarantees them independence from organs of state. ![]() The National Assembly is responsible for recommending commissioners to each commission, and the President appoints them. They must exercise their powers and perform their functions "without fear, favour or prejudice". They are impartial, independent and subject only to the Constitution and the relevant laws made in terms of the Constitution. The task of these institutions is to promote and protect those rights within the Bill of Rights which fall within their particular area. The Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities.The South African Human Rights Commission.To give substance to these Constitutional rights, independent institutions have been established to promote rights and to strengthen constitutional democracy.Ĭhapter 9 of the Constitution states that a number of "State Institutions Supporting Constitutional Democracy" be provided for. The Constitution provides for a constitutional democracy and lists the rights to which the people of this country are entitled. Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Judicial Service Commission Financial and Fiscal Commission Public Service Commission Pan South African Language Board (PANSALB) National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) Special Investigating Unit (SIU) Introduction Introduction The Public Protector South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) Commission for Promotion & Protection of Rights of Cultural, Religious & Linguistic Communities Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) Auditor-General Electoral Commission Other structures : The Constitutional Court State Institutions which support Constitutional Democracy ![]()
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