despite the withdrawal political stability persisted and the sky did not fall down the country and its people under the leadership of the anc continued on their common journey commonly begun on twenty seven april nineteen ninety four the constitution of the republic of south africa in its bill of rights provides extensive guarantees including equality before the law and the prohibition of discrimination it also provides for an independent and impartial judiciary in practice under the leadership of the anc these provisions are respected the government has reduced the budget deficit and the public debt while the economy has been growing and continues to grow