South African Constitution,
including the Population Registration Act. Systematicracial segregationremained deeply entrenched in South African society, though, and continued on ade factobasis. A new constitution that enfranchised Blacks and other racial groups was adopted in 1993 and took effect in 1994. All-race national elections...
Truth and Reconciliation Commission, South Africa (TRC), courtlike body established by the new South African government in 1995 to help heal the country and bring about a reconciliation of its people by uncovering the truth about human rights violations
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has paid tribute to former finance minister Tito Mboweni, describing him as an “incorruptible leader” at a state funeral held in Limpopo province. Mboweni, who died last Saturday at the age of 65, was honoured with a October 19, 2024 South...
(CAR) earlier this month took many by surprise, not least because of the president’s failure to inform parliament of the deployment and the costs involved as he is required to do by the South African constitution (Johannesburg Star, January 8; for the intervention in the CAR, see Terrorism...
Identified in Founding Provisions of the South African Constitution, which deals in part with language rights, as “Sepedi”.Setswana (noun) –Bantu language of the Tswana people.shame (exclamation) –Broadly denotes sympathetic feeling or pleasure. Someone admiring a baby, kitten or puppy might ...
The South African Multidimensional Poverty Index looks at how poverty reveals itself in people’s health, their level of education, the dwelling they live in, how they cook their food, the water they drink … Infographic: Exploring poverty in South Africa’s provinces ...
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Rights, the public and the South African Constitution: civil society and the performance of rights: Anthropology Southern Africa: Vol 31, No 1-2 The concept of rights holds considerable dominion over the discourses of the state and the public. This situation has left us unable to comprehend, ...
South African journal on human rightsJohannessen 1994 SAJHR Johannessen L "Freedom of expression and information in the new South African constitution and its compatibility with international standards" 1994 SAJHR 216-239Johannessen, Lene `Freedom of Expression and Information in the New South African ...