We, the people of South Africa, recognise the injustices
of our past; honour those who suffered for justice and freedom in our
land; respect those who have worked to build and develop our country,
and believe that South Africa belongs to all who live in it, united in
our diversity. We therefore, trough our freely elected representatives,
adopt this Constitution as the supreme law of the Republic so as to heal
the divisions of the past and estabilish a society based on democratic
values , social justice and fundamental human rights; lay the
foundations for a democratic and open society
in which government is based on the will of the people and every
citizens is equally protected by law; improve the quality of life of all
citizens and free the potential of each person; and build a united and
democratic South Africa able to take its rightful place as sovereign
state in the family of nations.
May God protect our people.