Table of precedence in South Africa
Political hierarchy of positions
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The South African table of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the Republic of South Africa. It has no legal standing but is used to dictate ceremonial protocol at events of a national nature.
No date of issuance was known to the public, but the present table was amended on 1 January 1996.
Table of precedence
South African Official Table of Precedence[1] is as follows:
| Rubric | Description |
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| 1 | President of the Republic (Cyril Ramaphosa) |
| 2 |
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| 3 | Chief Justice (Raymond Zondo) |
| President of the Constitutional Court | |
| 4 | Former presidents of the Republic:
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Former deputy presidents of the Republic (note that Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma, who would otherwise appear on the list, already appear above as former presidents):
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| 5 | By seniority:
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| 6 | Ambassadors (by seniority) |
| Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary (by seniority) | |
| Chargé d'affaires en titre (by seniority) | |
| Heads of other Permanent Diplomatic Missions (by seniority) | |
| 7 | By seniority:
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By seniority:
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By seniority:
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| 8 |
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| 9 | Charges d'affaires ad interim of Embassies (by seniority) |
| Charges d'affaires ad interim of Legations (by seniority) | |
| Charges d'affaires ad interim of other Permanent Diplomatic Missions (by seniority) | |
| 10 | Leaders of other political parties in NA and NCOP (by seniority) |
| 11 | Deputy President of the Constitutional Court |
| Judges of Appeal (by seniority) | |
| Judges of the Constitutional Court (by seniority) | |
| Judges President (by seniority) | |
| Deputy Judges President (by seniority) | |
| Judges of the Supreme Court (by seniority) | |
| 12 | Former Chief Justices:
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| 13 | Chairpersons of Commissions established under the Constitution (by seniority) |
| 14 | Members of NA and NCOP (by seniority) |
| Members of Provincial Legislatures (by seniority) | |
| Local royalties (by seniority) | |
| Chairman of the Council for Traditional Leaders | |
| Chairpersons of the Provincial Houses of Traditional Leaders (by seniority) | |
| 15 | By seniority:
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| Members of the Public Service Commission (by seniority) | |
| Directors-General and their equivalents of Government Departments, including Secretary to NA, Secretary to NCOP, Secretary for Safety and Security, Defence Secretary and Directors-General of Provinces (by seniority) | |
| Attorneys-General (by seniority) | |
| Chairpersons of State Corporations (by seniority) | |
| 16 | Mayor of the capital of the Province (in which the function is held) |
| Chairpersons of the Metropolitan Councils of the region (in which the function is held) | |
| 17 | Mayor of other Provincial Capitals |
| 18 | The spouses of the foregoing persons enjoy the precedence of their spouses |
| 19 | Courtesy precedence at the discretion of the President. |
References
- ^ "Official order of precedence in South Africa" (PDF). Retrieved 21 November 2017.
