Editing Impeachment (section)

===South Africa===
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When the [[Union of South Africa]] was established in 1910, the only officials who could be impeached (though the term itself was not used) were the chief justice and judges of the [[Supreme Court of South Africa]]. The scope was broadened when the country became a republic in 1961, to include the [[State President of South Africa|state president]]. It was further broadened in 1981 to include the new office of [[Vice State President of South Africa|vice state president]]; and in 1994 to include the [[Deputy President of South Africa|executive deputy presidents]], the [[Public Protector|public protector]] and the [[Auditor-General (South Africa)|Auditor-General]]. Since 1997, members of certain commissions established by the Constitution can also be impeached. The grounds for impeachment, and the procedures to be followed, have changed several times over the years.