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

“ Should no party or only one party hold 80 or more seats in the National Assembly, the party holding the largest number of seats and the party holding the second largest number of seats shall each be entitled to designate one Executive Deputy President from among the members of the National Assembly. ”

“ If every party entitled to designate an Executive Deputy President, other than the President’s party, fails to do so, the Executive Deputy President of the President’s party shall exercise and perform the powers and functions of the Executive Deputy Presidents.
(2) If any party entitled to Cabinet portfolios declines to serve in the Cabinet, such party shall be disregarded in the determination of portfolio allocations in terms of section 88. ”

“ No member of the Cabinet may take up any other paid employment, engage in activities inconsistent with his or her membership of the Cabinet, or expose himself or herself to any situation which carries with it the risk of a conflict between his or her responsibilities as a member of the Cabinet and his or her private interests. ”

“ Where the application of the above formula yields a surplus not absorbed by the number of portfolios allocated to a party, such surplus shall compete with other similar surpluses accruing to another party or parties, and any portfolio or portfolios which remain unallocated shall be allocated to the party or parties concerned in sequence of the highest surplus. ”

“ On being elected, the President shall vacate his or her seat in the National Assembly.
(5) During the period in which the President continues in office in terms of section 80 (1) (b) , he or she shall for the purposes of section 42 (1) (e) be deemed not to hold an office of profit under the Republic.
Oath or affirmation
78. ”