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The new Constitution is finally approved by the 490-member Constituent Assembly, two minutes past 12:00, the final deadline set
… The new Constitution is finally approved by the 490-member …
The Constitution Bill is given its first reading and is referred back to the Constitutional Committee for amendments to be cons
… The Constitution Bill is given its first reading and is referred …
The Constitution Bill is given its first reading and is referred back to the Constitutional Committee for amendments to be cons
… The Constitution Bill is given its first reading and is referred …
The draft Constitution is published. It is widely criticized and the government decides not to introduce it in the current Parl
… The draft Constitution is published. It is widely criticized and the …
The Afrikaner Broederbond (AB) adopts a new constitution, which will allow women and all race groups as members, as long as the
… The Afrikaner Broederbond (AB) adopts a new constitution, which will allow women and all race groups as …
The African Union says the military in Togo has conducted a virtual coup by ignoring the constitution and appointing the son of
… in Togo has conducted a virtual coup by ignoring the constitution and appointing the son of …
BiographyJudge Albert Louis “Albie” Sachs
… himself full-time to preparations for a new democratic Constitution for South Africa. Finally, in 1990, he returned … Sachs was the chief architect of the…
BiographySipo Elijah Mzimela
… suddenly joined the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP). The IFP’s Constitution was amended in 1995 so that he could be … Mdlalose . He participated in the drafting…
Voters in South-West Africa/Namibia go to the polls to vote for a constituent assembly, which is to draw up a new constitution
… vote for a constituent assembly, which is to draw up a new constitution …
President De Klerk offers to lower the margin of approval needed for changes in South Africa’s constitution from 75 per cent to
… margin of approval needed for changes in South Africa’s constitution from 75 per cent to …
Voters in South-West Africa/Namibia go to the polls to vote for a constituent assembly, which is to draw up a new constitution
… vote for a constituent assembly, which is to draw up a new constitution …
The Constitution Amendment Bill of South Africa provides for an increase in the number of members of Parliament from 160 to 170
… The Constitution Amendment Bill of South Africa provides for an …
Venda is declared independent in terms of the Republic of Venda Constitution Act 9 of 1979. Chief Mphephu is named as the first
… is declared independent in terms of the Republic of Venda Constitution Act 9 of 1979. Chief Mphephu is named as the …
Elections for the Coloured and Indian Parliament under the new Constitution, to be held on 22 August 1984, are announced by the
… for the Coloured and Indian Parliament under the new Constitution, to be held on 22 August 1984, are announced by …
BiographySelby Bangani Ngcobo
… the Molteno Commission, which made recommendations for the constitution of the Progressive Party. After retiring from …
BiographyEdwin Cameron
… of the Witwatersrand, entitled "Sexual Orientation and the Constitution: A Test Case for Human Rights". This lecture, … the inclusion of sexual orientation…
South African Students Movement Constitutio
Constitution of the Women's Congress
… Constitution of the Women's Congress … Constitution of the Women's Congress …
BiographyPeter Nkutsoeu Raboroko
… League in 1944, and he helped both to draw up the league's constitution and to publish its journal, African … ANC Youth League, he helped both to draw up…
BiographyMax Yergan
… thinking. In 1936 he was asked to aid in drafting the constitution of the All African Convention. He had a … Former Communist sympathiser, assisted in…
BiographyReverend Zaccheus Richard Mahabane
… that had to investigate the revision of the ANC's constitution. In 1943 he was made lifelong honorary … Church in South Africa and helped to draw up the…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at a Joint Sitting of the Houses of Parliament on the Occasion of the 10th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Cape Town, 8 May 2006
… the adoption by the then Constitutional Assembly of our Constitution in this very House, exactly 10 years ago. I am … occasion. As we celebrate the tenth…
Editorial: Constitutions for Stability
EventSouth Africa's new constitution is approved
… The adoption of the South African Constitution on 8 May 1996 was one of the turning points in … history of the struggle for democracy in South Africa. The…
BiographyAdvocate George Bizos
… those rights enshrined and guaranteed by the democratic constitution. During his legal career, the soft spoken Bizos … fought to ensure that those rights,…
BiographyHendrik Jacobus (Kobie) Coetsee
… from 1976 to 1978 and the Select Committee on the Constitution in 1983. On 12 October 1978 Coetsee became … president of the Senate, which remained under the…
BiographyZephania ‘Zeph’ Lekoane Mothopeng
… He was entrusted with the drawing up of the draft Constitution which was presented for approval at the inaugural meeting of the PAC. The constitution was…
BiographyDaniel Simon Letanka
… years, a member of the committee that drafted the 1919 constitution, and a secretary of the House of Chiefs. …
BiographyThulisile Nomkhosi Madonsela
… was also one of the drafters of South Africa’s current constitution in 1994. …
BiographyThomas Mtobi Mapikela
… Representative Council. He helped draft the ANC's 1919 constitution and also the 1943 Africans' Claims.In the 1930s …