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Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1970 - 1979
… with the Government, the South African Indian Council (SAIC) sends two representatives, JN Reddy and MB Naidoo to … and people and the conducting of a well…
ArticleThe South African general elections: Introduction
… of South Africa. The Act, which served as the Union's constitution until 1961, created a parliamentary government …
Why protect rights of gays and lesbians?
… South Africa's Constitution is the first in the world to prohibit unfair … rights. Rather, the relevant part of section 9 of the Constitution, entitled …
ArticleIndian Passive Resistance in South Africa: 1946 - 1948
… to the formation of the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) on 4 June 1923. Discriminatory practices against … for the repeal or the withdrawal of the …
ArticleThe Cabinet Reshuffle of 2017
… duties. According to section 91(2) the South African constitution: “The President appoints the Deputy President … November. [6] End Notes [1] Government…
ArticleFreedom Day: 27 April
… led by Nelson Mandela and a new state subject to a new constitution. The holding of the first non racial elections … the formal all party negotiations which…
ArticleSouth African Communist Party Timeline 1870-1996
… Indian Congress (TIC), South African Indian Congress (SAIC)) and the South African Communist Party (SACP), is born … A. B. Xuma revise the African National…
ArticleWomen’s Role in the Negotiations by Nicole Dellaportas
… ‘Women’s efforts win the Gender Equality Clause in the new constitution of the country, so high a proportion of women in … of the ANC and the South African…
The French Revolution
… to not break up the meeting until they had drawn up a constitution for France. This oath is known as the “Tennis … called the National Assembly. Their goal…
Why is sexual violence so endemic in South Africa and why has it been so hard to combat? by Jessica Clarke
… including forced sexual contact. South Africa’s democratic constitution of 1994 (introduced in 1996) was very advanced … promising considerable change after…
ArticleIndian women workers, Durban’s clothing industry and the GWIU
… initiated intensive shop steward training courses. The constitution was now altered to have two general union …
ArticleTrevor Andrew Manuel and Economic Freedom Fighters - High Court of South Africa - Gauteng Local Division - Johannesburg
… a fundamental freedom protected by section 16 [2] of the Constitution, human dignity is stated in section 1 of the Constitution to be a foundational value of…
ArticlePeople and Culture of South Africa
… books etc, to this feature during the year. The country's Constitution guarantees equal status to 11 official languages … languages spoken in South Africa…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1910-1919
… in Durban. A decision is also taken to harmonise their constitution with that of the SANNC. March, Leaders of the … War. 1915 The annual SANNC conference…
Into the Fifties: Defiance by Norman Levy
… trade union leadership, in which the Council’s constitution was to be restricted in membership to the … for the ANC and South African Indian Congress (the…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1950 - 1959
… to the leaders of the ANC, South African Indian Congress (SAIC), APO and the Coloured People's National Union … to exist as it had not been dissolved in…
ArticleRace and ethnicity in South Africa
… of eleven official languages. The South African Constitution provides equal human, political and social … and hold office. Section 9.3 of the Bill of…
ArticleGrade 12 - Topic 3 - Civil Society protests 1950s to 1990s
… This was the founding of the Women’s Defence of the Constitution, the symbol of the organisation, a constitution draped in a black sash, showed their…
The appointment of Judges
… members. The appointment process, set out in the interim constitution, required the president - again, in consultation … relevant: the core issue was what…
ArticleThe Tricameral Parliament
… as farcical. It was dissolved when a new interim constitution came into effect which abolished Apartheid …
ArticleBlack Women’s Federation
… where the organisation was launched, the women adopted a constitution and resolved to deal with issues related to …
ArticleSouth Africa - First 20 Years of Democracy (1994 - 2014)
… advent to democracy was ushered through the 1993 Interim Constitution, drawn up through negotiations among various …
Intersex South Africa (ISSA)
Intersex South Africa (ISSA) is an organization founded in 2010 by late activist Sally Gross. According to ISSA’s manifesto, the goals of their mission include…
ArticleA Land Dispossession History 1600s-1990s
… central to the making of contemporary South Africa. The Constitution of South Africa was adopted in order to: … justice and fundamental human rights..." …
20 Years of Democracy - Profiles of the Presidents
… advent to democracy was ushered through the 1993 Interim Constitution, drawn up through negotiations among various …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1930-1939
… Congresses failed hopelessly not only by violating the Constitution, but also in disregarding the resolutions … Organisation (APO), the South African Indian…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1930-1939
… 19 August - 20 August, The South African Indian Congress (SAIC) holds an Emergency Conference in Johannesburg. The … Sigamoney, P.S. Joshi, E. Mall and S.B…
Background to the Freedom Charter 1955
… of the ANC and the South African Indian Congress (SAIC). After the successes of 6 April the date for the start …
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1910 - 1919
… formal establishment of the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) in 1923. May 1, The Union’s House of Assembly sets up a …
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1980s
… (Bendix 1989: 305). 1980 Republic of South African Constitution Fifth Amendment Act No 101: Abolished the … African Indian Council Committee and the…