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… During its second term in office, the SWAPO dominated parliament and amended the constitution to allow their long …

… Afrikaner University (RAU) is established by an act of parliament on 18 Oct. 1966. Over 200 students at the … point out that the government policy, as stated in parliament earlier that year, is to reduce the historical … join broader protests against elections for the new Tricameral Parliament. Start of the Education Charter …

… leaders of the Opposition and other prominent members of Parliament. She is also present in Parliament during its discussions of the Bill. The Government … leaders of the Opposition and other prominent members of Parliament. She is also present in Parliament during its …

… minister, the Reverend Abram Mabula. 1911 The Union parliament enacts laws that widen “the racial divide”. This … comments that the SANNC ‘is nothing less than a Native Parliament’ (in Benson, 1985: 28). 2 April, South African … who concludes that the SANNC should make a case to their Parliament and not to the Crown. Plaatje remains in England …

… campaign culminated in March 1939 in a massive march on Parliament against residential segregation" March 1, The … Smuts becomes the new South African Prime Minister after Parliament narrowly approves his motion that South Africa … He calls it the White representatives of Africans in parliament, who plead for Africans in the same way that any …

… lay dormant until the Natives Land Bill was introduced in parliament. 1911 The Mines and Works Act, which prevents … progress is made until 1930. Hertzog tables four bills in Parliament, the Representation of Natives Bill which was … Africans in the Cape. Despite protests by some Members of Parliament, Smuts ensured the bill became law. The Native …

… placed by it on the statute books of the South African parliament. Repressive legislation The Internal Security Act, … founded in August 1983 to oppose the introduction of a tricameral parliament and black municipal councils, has ever since …

… endure" Nine months later, after the furore in and out of Parliament over anthems and flags and the appointment of A. … a bit of a mishmash, consisting of 33 MPs who had entered Parliament at various stages between 1910 and Fusion in 1934 … Apart from Hertzog himself, eleven had entered Parliament as National Party MPs between the party's …

… practices is entitled, to the extent provided by an Act of Parliament, either to tenure which is legally secure or to … practices is entitled, to the extent provided by an Act of Parliament, either to restitution of that property or to … in accordance with the provisions of section 36 (1). 9.    Parliament must enact the legislation referred to in …

… vote (although a black man could not become a member of parliament), but elsewhere in South Africa black people … made a desperate effort to make reforms by introducing the tricameral constitution: three parliaments were set up, one … aim of the UDF was to oppose the nationalist government's tricameral parliamentary proposals but in a short time it …

… of the Nation Address before the democratically elected parliament. 25 May, the Security Council adopted a resolution … on the grounds of irretrievable breakdown. 21 March, Parliament establishes the Human Rights Commission to promote … Assembly, announces his intention to resign from Parliament once the final Constitution is agreed upon. He …

… President F. W. de Klerk makes a speech at the opening of Parliament, announcing the lifting of a 30-year ban on the … Nelson Mandela. 24 January, President F.W. de Klerk opens parliament and suggests a referendum in which the vote of … world'. 24 May, In Mandela's State-of-the-Nation speech to parliament he announces that R2.5 billion will be allocated …

… the right to elect and to be elected to the Houses of Parliament. The Riotous Assemblies (Amendment) Act No 19 of … was also created. The NRC could make recommendations to Parliament or the Provincial Councils ?on any legislation …

… the invasion could take place Botha needed the support of Parliament. A special session of Parliament held on 9 September 1914 voted in favour of the …

… to the 1994 elections, most members of the departing white parliament were members of the AB (including almost all of …

… of the Cape, Natal and the Transvaal Indians presented to Parliament. March 18, In telegram sent by Acting Chairman, … Bill so as to protect Cape rights. April 6, In Union Parliament, T.L. Schreiner asked for abolition of £3 tax … could not be passed in the current session of Union Parliament, Transvaal Immigration Registration Bill (TIRB) …

… the Natal Government and the Colonial Secretary, the Natal Parliament passed the Coolie Law No 14 of 1859. This made it … law in the Colony on 20 July 1894. 10 October, First Natal parliament, under Prime Minister Sir John Robinson, took … Natal Indians, was introduced in the Natal Colonial Parliament. This issue was to begin Mahatma Gandhi's …

… to co-opt the Indian and "coloured" communities with a tricameral parliament that made nominal concessions to those groups, the …

… Immigration and Registration (Further Provision) Bill in Parliament. It defines Indians as aliens and recommends … The following measures taken while Bill is debated in Parliament. i) The Interim Act, Asiatic (Transvaal Land and … Tenure and Representation Act /46 (Ghetto Act) The Union Parliament passes Dr. Malan's Asiatic Laws Amendment Bill by …

… was a requirement that a two-thirds majority of parliament would be necessary to make any changes to the … and colonies, and only whites could gain election to parliament. Most significantly, the new Union of South Africa …

… Order. 9 December,  After weeks of pressure by the German parliament, the Kaiser finally tells Lothar von Trotha to … was unhappy with the war in South-West Africa the German Parliament votes to call an end to the war. Despite the fact …

… Nigeria May 14 2013 State of Emergency The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) made a declaration on press freedom in Africa. South Africa May 15 2013 Pan-African Parliament Zuma arrives in Sochi, Russia. Russia May 15 2013 …

… that all pass laws should be looked into. Members of Parliament from the Orange Free State supported a strict … The Women’s petition was tabled for discussion in parliament on 29 May 1914. However, by mid 1914 the campaign …

… Land Act, 1913, on Local Government in South Africa” from Parliament of the Republic of South Africa [online] Available at http://www.parliament.gov.za/content/Land Act - Paper 3 - Langa - …

… of the Union of South Africa at that time, informed Parliament that Britain had requested that the South African …

… to the media. As a result of these revelations, the parliament set up their Select Committee on Public Accounts …

… about such a movement. Its aim is not to destroy parliament but to convert it into a true parliament of the people, not to restrict the vote to one … to it, initially assumed the symbolic image of “a parliament of elected delegates of the people” and the act of …

… whip, Tony Yengeni, resigns from his position as Member of Parliament after being found guilty of fraud. 19 March, Tony … is sentenced to four years in prison for defrauding parliament. The charges levelled against him related to a 47 … 4X4 Mercedes Benz in 1998 which he did not disclose to parliament as an MP. 5 May, Rivonia Trialist and ANC member …

… March 22, Hendrik Verwoerd  tells the South African Parliament that the riots, in no way, can be described as a … Immediately after they disperse, Erasmus announces in Parliament that a State of Emergency has been declared in 80 … April 7, The Unlawful Organisations Bill is rushed through Parliament.  The Unlawful Organisations Act No 34 provides …

… recognition of their language, as it was not allowed in parliament, and was beginning to go into decline, with some … dedicated to the recognition of Afrikaans as a language in Parliament, the civil service and schools. They launched a … representing the interests of Afrikanerdom in the Cape Parliament, but also forging links and setting up branches in …