President of South Africa Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Succession== According to chapter five of the [[Constitution of South Africa|constitution]], the president can only exercise the powers of the presidential office while within the [[Republic of South Africa]]. The president may appoint an [[Acting (law)|acting president]] when travelling outside the country or unable to fulfill the duties of the office. A presidential vacancy should be filled first by the [[Deputy President of South Africa|deputy president]], then a Cabinet minister selected by the president, thereafter a Cabinet minister selected by the Cabinet, and finally by the [[Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa|speaker of the National Assembly]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-12-14-succession-planning-for-dummies/ |title=Succession planning for dummies |work=Daily Maverick |date=14 December 2012 |access-date=30 January 2016}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page