The President's Council, mandated to consider South Africa's constitutional future, releases its final report. Central items of its plan include establishment of a strong executive President chosen by a tri-racial electoral college, a three-chamber Parliament representing the White, Coloured and Indian communities, and a division between national and communal interests. It reaffirms the need for separation of executive and legislative power.
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South African History Online. (2011, November 21). The President’s Council, mandated to consider South Africa’s constitutional future, releases its final report. . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069927
South African History Online (2011) 'The President’s Council, mandated to consider South Africa’s constitutional future, releases its final report. ', South African History Online, 21 November. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069927 (Accessed: 27 July 2026).
South African History Online, The President’s Council, mandated to consider South Africa’s constitutional future, releases its final report. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069927, (accessed 27 July 2026).
"The President’s Council, mandated to consider South Africa’s constitutional future, releases its final report. ." South African History Online, 21 Nov. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069927. Accessed 27 July 2026.
South African History Online. "The President’s Council, mandated to consider South Africa’s constitutional future, releases its final report. ." South African History Online. November 21, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069927.
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