Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act No. 108 of 1996)

Chapter 11 : Security Services

Purchase

(1)	The President as head of the national executive may declare a state of national defence, and must inform Parliament promptly and in appropriate detail of—

(a)	the reasons for the declaration;

(b)	any place where the defence force is being employed; and

(c)	the number of people involved.

(2)	If Parliament is not sitting when a state of national defence is declared, the President must summon Parliament to an extraordinary sitting within seven days of the declaration.

(3)	A declaration of a state of national defence lapses unless it is approved by Parliament within seven days of the declaration.