In the early hours of the morning of 18 November 1993, while most South Africans were sleeping, the old apartheid South Africa was officially signed away. What does this mean?
Archive record
Welcome to the new SA

- Origin date
- August 1992
- Updated
- 27 Aug 2019

South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Welcome to the new SA. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0110534
South African History Online (2016) 'Welcome to the new SA', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0110534 (Accessed: 6 August 2026).
South African History Online, Welcome to the new SA [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0110534, (accessed 6 August 2026).
"Welcome to the new SA." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0110534. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Welcome to the new SA." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0110534.
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