ratified by the Multiparty Negotiating Forum and adopted and amended by the Parliament of South Africa

“ The South African National Defence Force shall be established in such a manner that it will provide a balanced, modern and technologically advanced military force, capable of executing its functions in terms of this Constitution.
(5) All members of the South African National Defence Force shall be properly trained in order to comply with international standards of competency.
(6) No member of the permanent force shall hold office in any political party or political organisation. ”

“ Lists of candidates may, after the designation of representatives in terms of item 16 has been concluded, be supplemented by the addition of an equal number of names at the end of the applicable list, if—
(a)
a representative is elected as the President or to any other executive office as a result of which he or she resigns as a representative of a legislature; (b)
a representative is appointed as a permanent delegate to the National Council of Provinces;
[Para. (b) substituted by Annexure A of Schedule 6 to the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996.] ”

“ The lists of candidates submitted by a party, shall in total contain the names of not more than a number of candidates equal to the number of seats in the National Assembly, and each such list shall denote such names in such fixed order of preference as the party may determine. ”