groups such as the disabled in all spheres of government. progressively realized. government.  Gender equality is recognized as one of the nation’s founding values.  Provisions have also been incorporated under composition of provincial, metropolitan and local councils to ensure women’s representation. Section 6.5 (1) (e) makes a The draft does not make clear provision for representation of and extensive provisions to the disabled in the senate. provide for representation of the disabled in the critical layers of government including the national assembly, provinces and local authorities. Given what is depicted in the table above, the fundamental change is likely to be that devolution of powers will be a constitutional principle, but in practice it will be undermined by the very fact that the same constitution does not provide for the powers to be devolved, and fails to spell out the provincial government structures. There is however a chance that the legislature can enact a law to provide for these, but it will mean that devolution of powers will be vulnerable to partisan manipulation by the government of the day. 35