Some of the other personal collections Albie Sachs Collection The Albie Sachs Collection consists of the personal documents collected by the lawyer, writer, activist and former South African Constitutional Court Justice Albie Sachs. We, the People SA hold a small selection of items digitised from the full physical collection housed at the UWC-Robben Island Museum …
A Sample of the CODESA Collection Individual Submissions Media Statements – December 1991
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The Structure of CODESA The ANC’s Negotiations Commission was set up to direct and manage the ANC’s position in the constitutional negotiations at CODESA and later the Multi-Party Negotiation Process (MPNP). It was responsible for developing negotiations positions, preparing delegates for meetings, and planning the process at CODESA. Its ultimate goal was the election of …
The Structure of CODESA A Management Committee, with one delegate and one advisor from each of the parties, and chaired by Pravin Gordhan, oversaw the process. It was assisted by a Daily Management Committee and a Secretariat. The Daily Management Committee’s members were: Dr Zach de Beer (DP); Peter Hendrickse (Labour Party); Frank Mdladlose (IFP); …
How Mangope was deposed Maharaj recounts the full story of what happened when he, Botha, Fanie van der Merwe, and General Meiring arrived at Mangope’s residence to tell him he was to be deposed: Mangope appears in his pyjamas and dressing gown, and his son and his wife Rosemary are there in the room. Mangope …
The story of the civil war in Bophuthatswana 10 – 12 MARCH 1994 Kevin Carter / Getty Images The ‘FreedomAlliance’: This political coalition was made up of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), the AWB, the AVF, the CP and the Ciskei and Bophuthatswana homeland governments. These parties were united in their rejection of a unitary …
Another right-wing threat – civil war in Bophuthatswana Read More »
President Mandela gives his State of the Nation address in Parliament. Mandela ends his address with the words, “Let us all get down to work”.
President Nelson Mandela announces his cabinet. It includes members of the African National Congress, National Party and Inkatha Freedom Party.
