inequalities, especially those that are systemic in nature, which emanated from our history of colonialism, apartheid and patriarchy. , Following the. end of apartheid in 1994, the Constitution of South Africa in its Bill of Rights enshrines the protection of the human rights of all South Africans, regardless of the .grouping or communities to which they belong. National legislation passed by the Government since the end of apartheid in 1994 confers protection on all citizens based on the Constitution and Human Rights Law. The enactment of national legislation to give effect . to these Constitutional provisions was done through the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act 4 of 2000, Promotion of Access to Justice Act 3 of 2000 and the Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000, all aimed at giving effect to the principle of non-discrimination and provides for the enactment of national legislation to prevent or prohibit unfair discrimination, to promote equality and eliminate unfair discrimination, to prevent and prohibit hate speech and to give effect to just administrative action and access to information.