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The ANC’s Negotiations Commission

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 …

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Another right-wing threat – civil war in Bophuthatswana

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 …

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The right-wing and the question of a Volkstaat (Afrikaner Homeland)

The demand for an Afrikaner Volkstaat (state) MAY 1993 Graeme Williams / South Photos / Africa Media Online A hardeningof attitudes: The ANC and AVF entered into dialogue with one another and wrote up, but did not sign, a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), dated 21 December 1993. But in the early months of 1994, attitudes …

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The Postscript

The Postscript “This Constitution builds a historical bridge between the past and a deeply divided society that was characterised by discord, conflict, unprecedented suffering and injustice, and a future which is established on the acknowledgement of human rights, democracy and peaceful co-existence as well as development opportunities for all South Africans, regardless of colour, race, …

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Read More: The drafting of the Interim Constitution

The drafting of the Interim Constitution Relying on political leadership to come to political agreements was only one part of the challenge. It was quite another thing to have the lawyers creatively articulate these into legally acceptable formulations. The ANC relied on several experts, one of whom was Arthur Chaskalson. Arthur very quickly stood out …

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