while a ‘republic’ is generally defined as a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, this was not the case in south africa.

ngesikhathi ‘iriphabhuli khi’ ingachazwa njengo mbuso lapho amandla ama khulu ephethwe ngabantu kanye nalabo ababamele abakhethiwe, kwakunge njalo eningizimu afrika.
