Draft of Constitutional guideline for a democratic South Africa from the African National Congress Constitutional Committee. Lists principles on which a democratic South Africa should be based, under the headings, The State, Franchise, National Identity, A Bill of Rights and Affirmative Action, Economy, Workers, Women, The Family, and International.
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Constitutional guideline for a democratic South Africa

- Origin date
- 10 January 1988
- Updated
- 27 Aug 2019

South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Constitutional guideline for a democratic South Africa . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0111371
South African History Online (2016) 'Constitutional guideline for a democratic South Africa ', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0111371 (Accessed: 21 July 2026).
South African History Online, Constitutional guideline for a democratic South Africa [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0111371, (accessed 21 July 2026).
"Constitutional guideline for a democratic South Africa ." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0111371. Accessed 21 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Constitutional guideline for a democratic South Africa ." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0111371.
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