---
title: "27th Anniversary of the Constitution"
description: "28th anniversary of South Africa's Constitution celebrated Constitutional Court highlights importance of upholding the Constitution Lack of progress in implementing constitutional rights highlighted All South Africans urged to work together to ensure equality for all"
type: "NewsArticle"
publisher: "Daily Maverick"
site: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za"
section: "Maverick Citizen"
author: "Wilson Mgobhozi UBUNTOONS"
author_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/author/wilson-mgobhozi-africartoons/"
canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-12-05-28th-anniversary-of-the-constitution/"
published: "2023-12-05T14:53:12"
updated: "2023-12-05T14:56:27"
lang: "en-ZA"
---

# 27th Anniversary of the Constitution

> 27th Anniversary of the Constitution

By Wilson Mgobhozi UBUNTOONS · Published 5 December 2023, 16:53 SAST · Updated 5 December 2023, 16:56 SAST

## Key points
- Daily Maverick: "Someone might have dropped the ball, but 28 years later, South Africa's Constitution still stands strong."
- 28th anniversary of South Africa's Constitution celebrated
- Constitutional Court highlights importance of upholding the Constitution
- Lack of progress in implementing constitutional rights highlighted
- All South Africans urged to work together to ensure equality for all

## Content

![28th Anniversary of the Constitution](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/MC-someone-dropped-the-ball-05122023.jpg?w=480)