Thabiso Goba11 July 2025 | 10:30

Ramaphosa: Outcomes of National Dialogue can’t supersede the Constitution

Ramaphosa is currently meeting with the eminent persons group at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.

Ramaphosa: Outcomes of National Dialogue can’t supersede the Constitution

President Cyril Ramaphosa during a meeting on the National Dialogue at the Union Buiildings on 11 July 2025. Picture: Simphiwe Nkosi / Eyewitness News

JOHANNESBURG - President Cyril Ramaphosa said the outcomes of the National Dialogue cannot supersede the country’s Constitution.

Ramaphosa is currently meeting with the eminent persons group at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.

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The group is made up of high-profile South Africans tasked with championing the dialogue across the country.

Ramaphosa said the dialogue, which is due to take place in August, will be an important event that will shape the future of the country.

“The National Dialogue does not and is not aimed at displacing the democratic processes mandated by our Constitution. Its outcomes cannot supersede the electoral mandates that the parties that contested for elections and were finally elected into our Parliament.”