oa De Rebus - The legislature's contempt for the right of privacy

Abstract

Section 13 of the interim Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Act 200 of 1993 provided as follows: 'Privacy. - Every person shall have the right to his or her personal privacy, which shall include the right not to be subject to searches of his or her person, home or property, the seizure of private possessions or the violation of private communications.'