enacted by the Constitutional Assembly of South Africa and amended by the Parliament of South Africa

“ Whenever a Deputy Minister is absent or for any reason unable to exercise or perform any of the powers or functions of office, the President may appoint any other Deputy Minister or any other person to act in the said Deputy Minister’s stead, either generally or in the exercise or performance of any specific power or function.”. ”

“ If a member of an Executive Council fails to administer the portfolio in accordance with the policy of the Council, the Premier may require the member concerned to bring the administration of the portfolio into conformity with that policy. ”

“ A vacancy in the office of an Executive Deputy President may be filled by the party which designated that Deputy President.
(8)
A party holding at least 20 seats in the National Assembly and which has decided to participate in the government of national unity, is entitled to be allocated one or more of the Cabinet portfolios in respect of which Ministers referred to in subsection (1) (a) are to be appointed, in proportion to the number of seats held by it in the National Assembly relative to the number of seats held by the other participating parties. ”

“ A party represented in a provincial legislature —
(a)
must nominate its permanent delegates from among the persons who were senators when the new Constitution took effect and are available to serve as permanent delegates; and (b)
may nominate other persons as permanent delegates only if none or an insufficient number of its former senators are available. (3)
A provincial legislature must appoint its permanent delegates in accordance with the nominations of the parties. ”

“ Every person has the right to —
(a)
lawful administrative action where any of their rights or interests is affected or threatened; (b)
procedurally fair administrative action where any of their rights or legitimate expectations is affected or threatened ”