PRESIDENT DE KLERK’S RESPONSE TO LT-GEN STEYN’S FINDINGS
PRESIDENT DE KLERK’S RESPONSE TO LT-GEN STEYN’S FINDINGS On 18 November 1992, in pursuance of Mr Justice Goldstone’s statement of 16 November, I gave certain instructions to Lt-Gen Pierre Steyn to conduct a full investigation of all of the intelligence functions of the SA Defence Force. He has just brought his first preliminary findings and […]
THE STEYN COMMISSION
STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT F W DE KLERK IN REACTION TO THE STATEMENT OF 16 NOVEMBER 1992 BY MR JUSTICE GOLDSTONE The Cabinet today gave thorough consideration to the statement which was released on Monday, 16 November 1992 by Mr Justice Goldstone. There can be no doubt about the urgency of addressing, once and for all, […]
THE RECORD OF UNDERSTANDING
RECORD OF UNDERSTANDING These meetings entailed discussions with a view to remove obstacles towards the resumption of negotiations and focused on the identification of steps to be taken to address issues raised in earlier memoranda. The discussions took note of various opposing viewpoints on the relevant issues and obstacles. It was decided that these issues […]
Rolling Mass Action
ANC National Conference and Plans of Mass Action ↵ The ANC held its National Policy Conference between 28 and 31 May. The conference confirmed the agreements that were reached at Codesa and provided guidelines for its vision of the process. “One purpose of the conference was to adopt a set of pragmatic policies demonstrating that the […]
CODESA DECLARATION OF INTENT
20 December 1991 We, the duly authorised representatives of political parties, political organizations, administrations and the South African Government, coming together at this first meeting of the Convention for a Democratic South Africa, mindful of the awesome responsibility that rests on us at this moment in the history of our country, declare our solemn commitment: […]
CODE OF CONDUCT FOR POLITICAL PARTIES AND ORGANISATIONS
NATIONAL PEACE ACCORD CODE OF CONDUCT FOR POLITICAL PARTIES AND ORGANISATIONS The signatories to this Accord agree to the following Code of Conduct: 2.1 We recognise the essential role played by political parties and organisations as mediators in a democratic political process, permitting the expression, aggregation and reconciliation of different views and interests, and facilitating […]
THE DF MALAN DOCUMENT AND ACCORD
THE DF MALAN DOCUMENT 12 February 1991 The Working Group established under paragraph 3 of the Pretoria Minute produced the DF Malan Document after more than six months of extremely lengthy and difficult discussions. The main features of the DF Malan Document are the following: (i) An undertaking by the ANC to stop: (ii) The […]
The Pretoria Minute 6 August 1990
The government and the ANC have held discussions at the Presidency, Pretoria, today 6 August 1990. 1. The Government and the ANC have again committed themselves to the Groote Schuur Minute. 2. The final report of the Working Group on political offences dated 21 May 1990, as amended, was accepted by both parties. The guidelines […]
FW DE KLERK’S SECOND MEETING WITH NELSON MANDELA
“I deliberately posponed my second meeting with Nelson Mandela until after I had delivered my speech of 2 February 1990. On the evening of 9 February he was again brought to a meeting with me at Tuynhuys. We had prepared our plans for his release but I knew that it would be necessary to consult […]
PRESIDENT FW DE KLERK’S SPEECH TO PARLIAMENT ON 2 FEBRUARY 1990
Address by the State President, Mr FW De Klerk, DMS, at the opening of the second session of the ninth parliament of the Republic of South Africa, Cape Town, 2 February l990 Mr Speaker, Members of Parliament The general election on 6 September 1989, placed our country irrevocably on the road of drastic change. Underlying […]
