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Political parties call for Constitutional changes

Political parties call for Constitutional changes

Date
25 Apr 1996
Updated
30 Sep 2019
Political parties call for Constitutional changes

Political parties in parliament tabled more than 300 amendments to the constitutional legislation. The New National Party (NNP) strove for the insertion of a lockout right as a counter measure to labour's right to strike. It also called for the provision for single-language education. Subsequently, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) called for a one-day general strike on 30 April 1996 to demonstrate opposition to a lockout clause proposed by the NNP. The African National Congress (ANC) was criticised for supporting the NNP call. They were both (ANC and NNP) accused of negotiating in private.

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  1. 01(Kalley, J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood.)

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Political parties call for Constitutional changes. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013256

South African History Online (2011) 'Political parties call for Constitutional changes', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013256 (Accessed: 30 July 2026).

South African History Online, Political parties call for Constitutional changes [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013256, (accessed 30 July 2026).

"Political parties call for Constitutional changes." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013256. Accessed 30 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Political parties call for Constitutional changes." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013256.

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