6) The Constitution Speaks - seven of the nine justices, overturned the High Court's decision.

The majority judgment, authored by Justice Madlanga and concurred in by seven of the nine justices, overturned the High Court's decision. The Court's reasoning rested on a harmonious reading of the Constitution's political rights provisions. On the critical question of Section 1(d) — the "multi-party system" provision — the majority made a finding of lasting constitutional importance that forms the cornerstone upon which all subsequent reform strategies are built. "The 'multi-party' references in the Constitution were historically intended to guarantee that South Africa could never revert to a one-party authoritarian state. The provision guarantees the right of multiple parties to exist and compete; it does not create an exclusive monopoly for parties." — Justice Madlanga, Constitutional Court, 2020 “This interpretation is of profound importance. It means that the entire edifice of independent candidate reform — at local, provincial, and national level — is achievable within the existing constitutional framework, without requiring any amendment to the founding provisions of the Constitution."