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Amending the Bill of Rights in the constitution of South Africa requires

Amending the Bill of Rights requires support from at least two-thirds of the National Assembly and at least six provinces in the National Council of Provinces. Section 74(2)…

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Amending the Bill of Rights requires support from at least two-thirds of the National Assembly and at least six provinces in the National Council of Provinces. Section 74(2) of the South African Constitution sets these requirements; the three-quarters Assembly threshold applies to the founding provisions specified in section 74(1).

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