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ArticleThe Interim South African Constitution 1993
… of South Africa, while an elected Constitutional Assembly drew up a final Constitution. This was because the … Constitution by a democratically elected…
ArticleThe Congress of the People, Kliptown 1955
… banned National President of the ANC said: "‘Why will this assembly be significant and unique? Its size, I hope, will …
Article“The Dark and Heavy Shadow”: Gender Based Violence and Anti-Gender-Based-Violence Campaigns in South Africa
… of the National Council of Provinces and the National Assembly. During the assembly, President Cyril Ramaphosa called for a “five-point … of the Republic of…
ArticleThe Freedom Charter by Norman Levy
… get together of delegates” but the broadest representative assembly of direct representatives of ordinary people of all … organizations” and unite with them…
ArticleTimeline 20 years of Democracy 1994 to 2014
… , which captures 252 of the 400 seats in the National Assembly, but falls short of the two-thirds majority needed … Mandela was unanimously elected president…
ArticleIndian South Africans Timeline 1910-1919
… to the establishment of a Select Committee of the House of Assembly to look into the acquisition of property in … 1 May, A Select Committee is established by…
ArticleElections in post Apartheid South Africa
… into this category. Results of the 1994 elections National Assembly results Party % Votes No votes Seats African …
ArticleHistory of Africa Day - 25 May
… Unity (OAU). The organization agreed to have an annual assembly of heads of state, a council of ministers, a general …
Disbanding, 1990-1991
… ANC now legal, mass demands were made for a constitutional assembly to create a new non-racial, democratic, and unitary …
ArticleTransport on land
… could afford. The only way to do this was to improve the assembly line methods, which he did. Ford broke the Model T’s assembly into 84 steps, and trained…
ArticleANC January 8th Statements
… 1992 - The Year of Democratic Elections for a Constituent Assembly January 8th, 1991 - The Year of Mass Action for the …
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1950s
… Dr J Moroka nor the Communists 2 December, The General Assembly of the United Nations declares, "a policy of 'racial … of 13 Asian and Arab States requests…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1980s
… for its massive repression and for its defiance of General Assembly and Security Council resolutions. Inter alia it … Mentioned particularly are the…
ArticleZulu
… was defined. On 30 March 1972 the first Legislative Assembly of KwaZulu was constituted by South African … 1994. He led a walkout of Zulu delegates from the…
The Freedom struggle: Political mobilisation in Port Elizabeth
… into a secondary industry centre. In 1923, Ford began its assembly line in Port Elizabeth. This was followed by the …
ArticleThe Founding of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)
… which contested power. On 27 July 2013, the EFF National Assembly convened at Uncle Tom’s Hall in Orlando West, …
ArticleA history of the South African Constitution 1910-1996
… democratically elected convention, the Constitutional Assembly. However, the demand for a democratic constitutional … not a product solely of negotiation in…
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1910 - 1919
… Congress (SAIC) in 1923. May 1, The Union’s House of Assembly sets up a Select Committee, to look into Indians …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 2000 -2010
… of 83. 23 July, ANC stalwart and member of the National Assembly, Wilton Mkwayi , dies. The ANC releases a press … addresses the 62nd session of the United…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1990s
… introduced the report at a resumed session of the General Assembly held on 20 July. The General Assembly decided to hold a full discussion of the report from…
ArticleNatal Indian Congress (NIC)
… Gandhi read about the intentions of the Natal Legislative Assembly to disenfranchise the Indians, and immediately …
ArticleMahatma Karamchand Gandhi Timeline 1910-1919
… to the latter's discretion. January 20, Natal Legislative Assembly passed Indian Immigration (Licences) Act Amendment … question". April 25, Smuts withdrew…
ArticleChief Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli timeline 1800 - 1967
… held in Queenstown. The Conference endorses the idea of an assembly of the people. 1954 The ban on Chief Luthuli expires … the liberation anthem Nkosi Sikel…
ArticleRace and ethnicity in South Africa
… and protection as well as representation in the National Assembly as compared to people. Economically, Whites had the …
Harry Snitcher 1, Unite Against Segregation! Condemn the C.A.C. [1943]
… political discrimination. General Smuts, in the House of Assembly, has repeated that it is the Government's policy to …
ArticleThe International Criminal Court: Origins, Jurisdiction and the ‘African Bias’
… and 10 non-permanent members elected by the General Assembly for a two-year term, may refer a case to the ICC … back to the country’s role in an informal…
ArticleMohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi) - Timeline: 1890-1899
… his plan. June 28, Submits petition to Natal Legislative Assembly. June 29, Leads deputation to Sir John Robinson, … merchants in arbitration case May 6,…
Zulu Community
… officially defined. On 30 March 1972 the first Legislative Assembly of KwaZulu was constituted by South African … 1994. He led a walkout of Zulu delegates…
ArticleNegotiations and the transition
… Record of Understanding . This dealt with a constitutional assembly, an interim government, release of political … day. The interim constitution required the…
ArticleSharpeville Timeline
… African Prime Minister, Dr. Verwoerd, tells the House of Assembly that the thousands who marched through Sharpeville …