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ArticleCongress of the People and the Freedom Charter
As the struggle for freedom reached a new intensity in the early fifties, the ANC saw the need for a clear statement on the future of South Africa. The idea of…
Organization of African Unity Charter
The Earth Charter (under construction)
The implications of the freedom charter
Background to the Freedom Charter 1955
Defiance Campaign mass meeting The post-1948 period saw the African National Congress (ANC) abandoning its traditional reliance on tactics of moderation such…
ArticleSignificance of the Congress of the People and the Freedom Charter
The campaign for the Congress of the People and the Freedom Charter was the climax to a decade or so of multifaceted and creative resistance to white minority…
The Soul of a Nation document 7: The Freedom Charter 26 June 1955
ArticleDrafting of the Final Constitution
… Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress, Chapter Four: Government and Politics, viewed 18 April 2016, … [iv] Federal Research Division of the…
The Development of Indian Political Movements in South Africa, 1924 - 1946 by Essop Pahad
… | MANIFESTOES | BIBLIOGRAPHY Introduction (BACK TO TOP) CHAPTER I: The Establishment of the Indian Community: The … and the First Three Conferences…
ArticleHuman Rights and the South African Constitution
… rights cannot be left to individuals or the government, Chapter Nine of the Constitution creates independent national …
ArticleTransition and negotiation, 1990-1994
… including a powerful Constitutional Court. An entire chapter is devoted to the establishment of state institutions …
ArticleThe Cabinet Reshuffle of 2017
On 31 March 2017, President Jacob Zuma exercised his constitutional rights as the head of the executive branch by appointing, reshuffling and dismissing…
Grade 8 - Topic 2 - The Mineral Revolution in South Africa
Grade 8 - Topic 2 - The Mineral Revolution in South Africa Background and Focus of Grade 8- Term 2: The Mineral Revolution in South Africa The Mineral…
ArticleThe Conflict between the AZAPO and the UDF - popular violence in the 1980s and 1990s
… documented. Existing literature on this brutally violent chapter in the history of the liberation struggle focuses …
ArticleFinding out about hunter-gatherers and herders
… Bows and arrows: http://newhistory.co.za/chapter-1/ . Rock art: …
Why protect worker’s rights?
… the extent that the legislation may limit a right in this Chapter, the limitation must comply with section 36(1). … the extent that the legislation may limit…
The Court’s position in the justice system
… issues connected with decisions on constitutional matters. Chapter 8 of the final Constitution, entitled "Courts and …
ArticleGayle: The Language of Apartheid South Africa’s Gay Underground
… trying to survive during the country’s most painful chapter; a moment in time when their very existence was …
KwaMsiza - A Ndebele village: References/Bibliography
… Village . Johannesburg: Heritage Committee, Transvaal Chapter of the Institute of South African Architects. GUEDES, …
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK)
… to reconsider our tactics. In my mind we are closing a chapter on this question of a non-violent policy." Various … of Umkhonto weSizwe, timeline. anc.org.za…
ArticlePan Africanist Congress (PAC)
The Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) is a political party whose presence in the South African political landscape spans just over half a century. The PAC’s…
The South African Human Rights Commission
… rights cannot be left to individuals or the government, Chapter Nine of the Constitution creates independent national …
ArticleThe Drafting and Acceptance of the Constitution
… The South African Constitution was drafted in terms of Chapter 5 of the interim Constitution (Act 200 of 1993). On …
Apartheid - A Crime Against Humanity: The Unfolding of Total Strategy 1948-1989
… will be given to this network under 'Covert operations' (Chapter 6). It must be pointed out that while total strategy …
ArticleRemembering and Celebrating South Africa’s Iconic LGBTQI+ Women
… of pre-Democracy South Africa, Kewpie is a seminal chapter in South Africa’s mostly untold queer (her)story. … South Africa ignores 'corrective' attacks”,…
ArticleThe International Criminal Court: Origins, Jurisdiction and the ‘African Bias’
… for a two-year term, may refer a case to the ICC invoking Chapter VII of the UN Charter. Additionally, the UNSC may …
ArticleSouth Africa needs a national holiday on 16 November to acknowledge its indentured
… to future generations. These are tangible reminders of a chapter in world history that shaped the identity and …
ArticleSouth African Constitution: The Bill of Rights
… of Justice and Constitutional Development, ‘Constitution: Chapter 2: Bill of Rights’, [Online], Available at …
ArticleThe Congress of the People, Kliptown 1955
The adoption of the Freedom Charter by the Congress of the People was widely recognised both in South Africa and internationally as an event of major political…
ArticleANC Women’s League (ANCWL)
When the African National Congress (ANC) was formed in 1912, it did not accept women as members. In 1918, the government threatened to reintroduce pass laws…