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EventRichard J. Goldstone, former Justice of the Constitutional Court of SA, is born
… tasked with assisting in the drafting of the South African Constitution, which was adopted in 1996. From August 1994 to …
EventAn application to the Pretoria Supreme Court, to declare the Freedom of Choice to Terminate Pregnancy Law unconstitutional, fails.
… on Gender Equality, a statutory body created by the constitution. The three groups' application against the law …
EventThe consortium Midi Television is awarded the first privately owned free
… the government's willingness to defend the South African constitution and media freedom, thereby avoiding the …
ArchiveEulogy at funeral of Dr Mantombazana Tshabalala-Msimang, by Jacob Zuma, 22 December 2009, The Cathedral of Sacred Heart, Pretoria
… non-racialism and non-sexism, the supremacy of the Constitution and the rule of law. The Bill of Rights in our Constitution enshrines the rights of all and…
Black consciousness and the land question by Pandelani Nefolovhodwe, 17 March 2015, South Africa
… CODESA, the land question was not resolved. The new Constitution which came as a result of the CODESA agreements, … and willing buyer principle. My own…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Ceremony to mark the Retirement of Chief Justice Arthur Chaskalson and the Assumption of Office of Chief Justice Pius Langa and Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke: Houses of Parliament, Cape
… both the separation of powers that is entrenched in our Constitution, relating to the legislature, the executive and … Justice, we draw inspiration from the…
Conflict among civic organisations
… in the breaking away of 40 organisations from the DBAC in 1983 who renamed their new organisation the Cape Action …
ArticleThe Society of Young Africa (SOYA)
… the formation of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in 1983. And it was the influence of these NEUM members in …
ArticleNational Union of South African Students (NUSAS)
… and sponsored by government in most of its activities. In 1983 NUSAS forged an alliance with the newly formed United …
Nelson Mandela Sending Photographs
… almost as she was when I last saw her in London. 31 March 1983 Had it not been for your visits, wonderful letters and … a collection of sacred words, but God…
ArticleAfrica: Colonialism, Arts, Protest & Independence
… d'Qmbre is published by Editions Seuil, Paris March, New constitution in Gold Coast (present-day Ghana) makes it the … Mekonnen founds the Pan-A fricanist…
ArticleOrganization of African Unity Timeline 1884-2000
… d'Qmbre is published by Editions Seuil, Paris. March, New constitution in Gold Coast (present-day Ghana) makes it the … Mekonnen founds the Pan-A fricanist…
ArticleUnited Nations and Apartheid Timeline 1946-1994
… its three delegations to the present conference. The ILO Constitution had no provision for excluding a member. 24 … (United States of America) Jan Nico…
ArticleAzanian Students Organisation (AZASO)
… establish branches at the various campuses and to draft a constitution. From the outset, its leaders were involved in …
ArticleAfrican Traditional Religion
… traditions and religious faiths. In South Africa the constitution protects freedom of religion. Everyone is free …
ArticleTreks & Land conflicts timeline 1602-1966
… American states? representatives draw up a federal constitution. 1789 Serious conflict develops between Spain …
ArticleFederation of South African Women (FEDSAW)
… organisations, and trade unions. According to its constitution, the objectives of the Federation were to bring …
Press Statement concerning the Five-Year Plan presented by F.W. De Klerk to the National Party Conference by O. R. Tambo, 30 June 1989
… and reaffirming race as the basic plank of the constitution. Political rights will continue to be defined on … through the device of group rights written…
Press Statement by Oliver Tambo concerning the five-year plan presented by FW De Klerk to the National Party Conference, 30 June 1989
… and reaffirming race as the basic plank of the constitution. Political rights will continue to be defined on … through the device of group rights written…
My Body Was Dying by Edwin Cameron (The Con), 10 March 2016
… Now we had started on the road to democracy, with a Constitution that included all South Africans equally in the … frailty. I had lived to see democracy…
ArticleList of uMkhonto weSizwe Operations
… Vorster Square Police Station) - explosion; no details 1983 1983 Economic: line near Phomolong station. Damage to railway line 1983 SADF building: …
'Presidential Address' by the Rev. J. A. Calata, ANC (Cape), July 1948
… to God The Almighty and then he said: In South Africa's Constitution the Sovereignty of God in the destiny of our … of Africans. We must watch the outcome…
Grade 12 - Topic 2 - Independent Africa
… 1990 Mobutu declares the Third Republic, introducing a new constitution that includes democratic reforms and lifts the … the UN, is agreed by the MPLA and…
Segregationist Legislation Timeline 1950-1959
… failed to secure the two-thirds majority required by the constitution to abolish the voting rights. Secondly when the … 1956. It was repealed by the Republic…
PlaceDie Nederlandse Reherformrde Kerk (Paul Kruger Church) Pretoria
… site and built with face brick in 1955, was replaced in 1983 with a new church hall located to the back of the …
EventRocklands Community Hall declared a heritage site
… is significant as the birthplace of the UDF. On 20 August 1983, over 4000 people gathered inside the hall where various …
Address by Oliver Tambo on receiving the Degree of Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, 09 May 1986, New Delhi
… and the international community of the remarkably racist constitution forced on the majority of the people of South Africa by the British Government in 1910…
"We are of the World and the World is with Us": Address on Receiving the Degree of Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa from the Jawaharlal Nehru University by O. R. Tambo , New Delhi, 9 May 1986
… and the international community of the remarkably racist constitution forced on the majority of the people of South Africa by the British Government in 1910…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Intelligence Services Day 10th Anniversary Awards Ceremony and Inauguration of the Wall and Garden of Remembrance: Musanda, Tshwane: 24 November 2005
… have sworn an oath of allegiance undertaking to serve the Constitution, the people and the laws of the country. Like … your activities must be conducted in…
EventCongress of the People starts in Kliptown
… 26 June 1955. The Freedom Carter is a corner stone of the Constitution of South Africa. At the meeting three prominent …