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The Constitutional Court ___MASK65___ South Africa is a supreme constitutional court established by the Constitution ___MASK65___ South Africa . It was originally the final appellate court for constitutional matters . Since the enactment ___MASK65___ the Superior Courts Act in 2013 , the Constitutional Court has jurisdiction to hear any matter if it is in the interests ___MASK65___ justice for it to do so . An appellate court , commonly called an appeals court , court ___MASK65___ appeals ( American English ), appeal court ( British English ), court ___MASK65___ second instance or second instance court , is any court ___MASK65___ law that is empowered to hear an appeal ___MASK65___ a trial court or other lower tribunal . In most jurisdictions , the court system is divided into at least three levels : the trial court , which initially hears cases and reviews evidence and testimony to determine the facts ___MASK65___ the case ; at least one intermediate appellate court ; and a supreme court ( or court ___MASK65___ last resort ) which primarily reviews the decisions ___MASK65___ the intermediate courts . A jurisdiction ' s supreme court is that jurisdiction ' s highest appellate court . Appellate courts nationwide can operate by varying rules . ___MASK42___ Mandela Bridge is a bridge in Johannesburg , South Africa . It was completed in 2003 , and cost R102 - 120 million to build . The proposal for the bridge was to link up two main business areas ___MASK65___ Braamfontein and Newtown as well as to rejuvenate and to a certain level modernise the inner city . The bridge was constructed over 42 railway lines without disturbing railway traffic and is 284 metres long . The Constitution ___MASK65___ South Africa is the supreme law ___MASK65___ the country ___MASK65___ South Africa . It provides the legal foundation for the existence ___MASK65___ the republic , sets out the rights and duties ___MASK65___ its citizens , and defines the structure ___MASK65___ the government . The current constitution , the country ' s fifth , was drawn up by the Parliament elected in 1994 in the first non - racial elections . It was promulgated by President Nelson Mandela on 18th December 1996 and came into effect on 4 February 1997 , replacing the Interim Constitution ___MASK65___ 1993 . The Witwatersrand aka The Reef , is a 56 - kilometre - long ___MASK10___ - facing scarp in the ___MASK82___ Province of South Africa . It consists of a hard , erosion - resistant quartzite sedimentary rock , over which several ___MASK10___ - flowing rivers form waterfalls , which account for the name  Witwatersrand , meaning the  ridge of white waters  in Afrikaans . This east  west - running scarp can be traced with only one short gap from Bedfordview ( about 10 km west of O . R . Tambo International Airport ) in the east , through Johannesburg and Roodepoort , to Krugersdorp in the west ( see the diagram bottom - left below ). ___MASK82___ , which means " place of gold ", is one of the nine provinces of South Africa . It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa ' s first all - race elections on 27 April 1994 . It was initially named Pretoria  Witwatersrand  Vereeniging ( PWV ) and was renamed " ___MASK82___ " in December 1994 . The ___MASK55___ ___MASK65___ the Witwatersrand , Johannesburg , is a multi - campus South African public research university situated in the ___MASK28___ areas ___MASK65___ central Johannesburg . It is more commonly known as Wits ___MASK55___ . The university has its roots in the mining industry , as do Johannesburg and the Witwatersrand in general . Founded in 1896 as the South African School ___MASK65___ Mines in Kimberley , it is the third oldest South African university in continuous operation , after the ___MASK55___ ___MASK65___ Cape Town ( founded in 1829 ), and Stellenbosch ___MASK55___ ( founded in 1866 ). Braamfontein ( English : " blackberry ___MASK14___ ") is a central suburb ___MASK65___ Johannesburg , in South Africa . Braamfontein is part ___MASK65___ a cultural arc that includes Newtown , the University ___MASK65___ the Witwatersrand , Constitution Hill and the Civic Centre . The Nelson Mandela Bridge is a landmark that connects Braamfontein to the city centre . Jan Smuts Avenue and Empire Road are two major thoroughfares that run through the suburb . The Constitution ___MASK1___ precinct is located at 11 Kotze Street in Braamfontein , Johannesburg near the western end ___MASK65___ the suburb ___MASK65___ Hillbrow . Constitution ___MASK1___ is the seat ___MASK65___ the Constitutional Court ___MASK65___ South Africa . The first court session in the new building at this location was held in February 2004 . ___MASK85___ Africa , officially the Republic ___MASK65___ ___MASK85___ Africa ( RSA ), is the southernmost country in Africa . It is bounded on the south by ___MASK65___ coastline ___MASK65___ Southern Africa stretching along the ___MASK85___ Atlantic and Indian Oceans , on the north by the neighbouring countries ___MASK65___ Namibia , Botswana and Zimbabwe , and on the east and northeast by Mozambique and Swaziland , and surrounding the kingdom ___MASK65___ Lesotho . ___MASK85___ Africa is the 25th - largest country in the world by land area , and with close to 56 million people , is the world ' s 24th - most populous nation . It is the southernmost country on the mainland ___MASK65___ the Old World or the Eastern Hemisphere . It is the only country that borders both the ___MASK8___ and the Indian Ocean . About 80 percent ___MASK65___ ___MASK85___ Africans are ___MASK65___ Sub - Saharan African ancestry , divided among a variety ___MASK65___ ethnic groups speaking different Bantu languages , nine ___MASK65___ which have official status . The remaining population consists ___MASK65___ Africa ' s largest communities ___MASK65___ European ( white ), Asian ( Indian ), and multiracial ( coloured ) ancestry . ___MASK48___ ( also known as Jozi , Joburg and eGoli ) is the largest city in ___MASK85___ Africa and is one ___MASK65___ the 50 largest urban areas in the world . It is the provincial capital ___MASK65___ ___MASK82___ , which is the wealthiest province in ___MASK85___ Africa . While ___MASK48___ is not one ___MASK65___ ___MASK85___ Africa ' s three capital cities , it is the seat ___MASK65___ the Constitutional Court . The city is located in the mineral - rich Witwatersrand range ___MASK65___ hills and is the centre ___MASK65___ large - scale gold and diamond trade . Hillbrow is an inner city residential neighbourhood ___MASK65___ Johannesburg , ___MASK82___ Province , South Africa . It is known for its high levels ___MASK65___ population density , unemployment , poverty and crime .