Constitution does not represent values of SA people

Let's amend it to serve the majority

- By Khotso K. D. Moleko

It can be argued - and rightly so, even by leaders like President Cyril Ramaphosa who was at the forefront of writing it - that the constitution, enacted in 1996, was a direct response to ageism, inequality, racism, sexism, and other forms of unfair discrimination.

For example, the apartheid system, which was run by a whites-only government and ruling class, and targeted Africans and other black people and others, was viewed as deeply immoral even by Western governments that had engaged in similar or worse practices before.

During the height of apartheid, these governments positioned themselves in the framework of the Cold War against the Soviet Union, calling themselves the “guardians of freedom” and the leaders of the so-called free world.

Given this context, it is not difficult to imagine a constitution that was written to end the legacy of apartheid and to serve as a global framework.