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South Africa has undergone significant changes since 1994. Some of these relate to its foreign policy and how this policy translates into its international relations. Taking a constructivist approach to these changes, this contribution follows the ideas of Alexander Wendt, Friedrich Kratochwil and Nicholas Onuf. Alexander Wendt claims, inter alia, that state identities are constructed, not made. Friedrich Kratochwil contends, inter alia, that norms and rules matter and, lastly, Nicholas Onuf reminds us that words often make the world. This article deals with aspects of South Africa's post-1994 identity, its roles and interactions. In addition to identifying various norms and principles guiding South African foreign policy, the article addresses a number of policy issues relating to these. The last part of the contribution deals with some of the foreign policy discources and narratives since 1994. (Politeia/DÜI)