The Power to the People Amendment is a bold constitutional proposal designed to fix what’s failing in our democracy. It aims to reduce government waste by limiting the size of the Cabinet, open the economy by banning harmful state-owned monopolies, and make communities safer by giving provinces control over their own police services. Your voice matters — and Parliament must listen. This is your chance to demand real change.
This amendment is more than a legal proposal—it’s a statement of principle: that government must be accountable, communities must be safe, and every South African must be free to live, speak, and learn in dignity.
Say yes to better policing.
Say yes to open markets and efficient governance.
Say yes to winding down the bloated Executive.
Now is the time to act. Parliament must hear your voice.
What’s the proposal?
Limit the size of the national Cabinet to 15 Ministers and 15 Deputy Ministers. Less waste. More accountability. Better results.
Do you believe government should serve the people efficiently, not serve itself?
What’s the proposal?
Provinces get the power to run their own police services. Policing will be community-based, responsive, and locally accountable.
Should your province be able to run its own police to tackle local crime?
What’s the proposal?
No state-owned company can be a monopoly unless 75% of Parliament agrees it’s necessary for national security. That means no more protected SOE failures.
Should state companies compete fairly like everyone else?
We’ve summarised the key points above, but there’s much more detail in the full proposal. You can read the entire Draft Eighteenth Constitutional Amendment Bill below.
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