Critical overview of history of the National Union of South African Students in which the speaker questions the success of some of the policies and activities of the Union over the years, as well as acknowledging the many successes. Paper presented at the 59th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students, University of Cape Town, Cape Town from 28 November to 3 December 1981.
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Fifty seven years of NUSAS - Have we learned our lessons?

- Origin date
- November 1981
- Updated
- 26 Aug 2019

South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Fifty seven years of NUSAS - Have we learned our lessons? . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0112252
South African History Online (2016) 'Fifty seven years of NUSAS - Have we learned our lessons? ', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0112252 (Accessed: 20 August 2026).
South African History Online, Fifty seven years of NUSAS - Have we learned our lessons? [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0112252, (accessed 20 August 2026).
"Fifty seven years of NUSAS - Have we learned our lessons? ." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0112252. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Fifty seven years of NUSAS - Have we learned our lessons? ." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0112252.
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