The po int pr ogress is that w h e n we look at w h a t is ha ppe nin g, that has bee n made. the views and p o s it io ns there have bee n signs, make concessi ons m is tr us t w h i c h division, All of others the pa rti es in all the W o r k i n g Groups, consensus. still p r ev a il s is great have b e e n ex po s e d to if I lis tened carefully, towards there and for a re ad in es s H o w e v e r b e c a u s e of the legacy of in the country, because of d ec ad es of be ca us e of the a r r o g a n c e of a p a r t h e i d in the past, we unable to get on wi t h to the ne go tiation. are Let us b u r y the pa s t and start negotiating. Ho wev er c o n s i d e r i n g the strai ns and st re ss es of our society, and comparing our presen t p r o g re s s w i t h the rate of progress c h a r a c t e r i s t i c of such p r o ce ss es in shame. elsewhere Hitches and s to ppa ge s me t t l e and we da r e not difficulties. in the world, are inevita bl e; they w i l l test our be d i v e r t e d from our p r e s e n t cause by such In r e s p e c t of W o r k i n g G r o u p Party has argu ed the p r i n c i p l e tution-making. we ne e d not ha n g our heads 2, the X i mo k o P r o g r e s s i ve of i n c l u s i v i t y in the natter of c o n s t i C o n s i s t e n t w i t h this argument, high er special m a j o r i t y for c o n s t i t u t i o n a l we have s u p p o r t e d a amendments, we would accept 70% here. Ho we ve r as a p o l i t i c a l party, Pr o g re ss iv e Party is s e n s i t i v e w i t h a strong regional focus, and w o u l d str on gl y the Xim ok o suppor t the pr inciple of also a s u b s t a n ti al m a j o r i t y in re g i o n a l g o v e r n m e n t and regional matters. I would like to end, State President, a g a i n by a p p e a l i n g p e r s o n a l l y to Madiba; to the to forge ah ea d in the pr oc es s of b r i n g i n g pea ce / the . . . in the country and to rem ind as a great man, at the he was going to w o r k Ma di b a of the g re at sta te me nt end of the treaso n trial, where he stated that for b r i n g i n g this c o u n t r y to wh ere Black and W hit e w i l l be able to share, for that cause. that he made We w a n t a pe ac e f ul end and that he w o u l d die to see it h a p p e n here today w h e n the people are called upon to b r i ng pe ace for the future of our country. I thank you. MR JUSTICE SCHABORT Thank you, Prof Ntsan wi si . Ladies and Gentle me n, Mr I Om a r of S o l i d a r i t y P ar ty is the next speaker. /Mr Chairpersons. MR I OMAR SOLIDARITY PARTY Mr Chairpe rs ons , H o n o u r a b l e D i g n a t o r i e s , F e l l o w C o u n t r y Persons. It is a fact that we as S ol id a r i t y P ar ty re p r e se nt tuency in our country, a small and so the di spu te of w h e t h e r there consti shoul d be 70% or 75% does not rea ll y affe ct us as a party, tut what is important is the principle. suffered today. And I want to come to the se t - b a c k that we It is a fact also that it is a unable to rep or t as w e h a d contem pl at ed . also u n d e r s t a n d that in not h a v i n g not amount in itself have s et -b ac k that we are But then I think w e mu s t su c c e e d e d in r e p o r t i n g to a failure of the proce ss today does of n eg ot ia ti on s. Wh a t really is the cause of the s e t - b a c k is the fact that all sides relate d to this crucial issue that was in debate tal ke d of a package, b e c a u s e the p a ck ag e was not complete, unfortun at el y, co uldn't go ahead w i t h yo u r age nd a as pr oposed. m e a n that we could not do so, COD ES A 3 - to w h i c h we The failure to fi na li se once shows is resolved, at and it must be u n d e r s t a n d a b l e on the fact that are r e p r e s e n t e d The fact that there was in those c o n s u l t a t i o n to and fro that go w e l l b e y o n d these rooms, that u nd er those c i r c u m s t a n c e s to resol ve all those d i f f e r e n c e s I think in all fairness you But that does not a centr al d e ta i l also re fl e c t s that there are c o n s t i t u e n c i e s v i r t u a l l y im po s s i b l e pa c k a g e Chairman, look forward. that it is not only a few p a rt ie s n e g o t i a t i n g rooms. the Mr and to all the parties, since re at tempts by all concerned, there it was in a week. were But genuinely and that fact m u s t not be decried. /Now. Now it is also pol it ic al I understandable, posturing Mr C hairp er so ns, that there w i l l be b ec a u s e we have n ot hi ng else am afraid of, in the posturing, is that we m i g h t that is an xi ous ly w a t c h i n g us today, we mus t be aware of that fact. to re po r t on. What send to the na ti o n the w r o n g kind of signals. A n d I want to tell the nation they mus t also u n d e r s t a n d that after a legacy of h u n d r e d s injustice, suspicion, mi st ru st , resolve yo ur d i f f e r e n c e s in six mon th s for just about six months. time. In fact, mis rule, And that of years of that y o u are not going to - and It is a proce ss C O D E S A has be e n sitting that is go ing to take if I m ay use a famo us qu otation: There is simpl y no easy road to f r e e d o m for South Africans. W h a t South A f ri ca ns hav e also witnes sed , they must understand, is that it is our nat io n w r e s t l i n g w i t h w i t h w h i c h we wi l l be prosper. itself able to live and w i t h w h i c h we w i l l be able of p a s s i n g about ord in ar y m a j or it ie s. m a k i n g req uires is that we l e g is la ti on for w h i c h y o u talk It is a u n i v e r s a l no r m that c o n s t i t ut io n a m a x i m u m amo un t of consensus. are w r i t i n g the f u n da me nt al rules the po li ti ca l actors w i l l be bound. that you get co ns ens us And The re as o n for that of the game by w h i c h all the re fo re of a m a j o r i t y of the pl ay er s to the f u n d a m e n t a l rules of the game, afraid, to Now, one must also u n d e r s t a n d that we are m a k i n g a Constitution. We are not in the p r o c e s s play to p r o d u c e a new C o n s t i t u t i o n Mr Chairpe rso ns , it is im po rta nt who are going to and if we don't, that the v i o l e n c e that we decry, then I am m i g h t not be resolved. And I wa n t to ex pre ss one the fears of commu nit ies . truth, He' s even Mr M a n d e l a has spoken of assuaging spoken of tak in g the w h o l e country w ith him. country. He's ma de en orm ou s a s s u ra nc es And I wa nt to ask the question: d es pit e the fact that we want a n o n- ra c i a l to the W h i t e s of this at the end of the day, country, will we really have a s uc ce ss fu l C o n s t i t u t i o n in this c o un tr y if 90% or 95% the Whit es of S o ut h A f r i c a re j e c t w h a t e v e r we ag re e upon? of It is an important q u e s t i o n that we will have to address. The Way Forward, sir, is to sit down no mat te r h o w long it takes. have time con straints, again and h a m m e r out a solution It is qu it e p r o b a b l e that we must but we will have to ham me r out a solution. That is The Wa y Forward. The rea so n for that, is not the only show in town; sir, is that CDDESA it is the only show in the country, and South A f ri ca n s ha v e no ot he r cho ic e but to n e g ot ia te a new Constitution. Thank you, Mr Chairpe rs ons . MR JUSTICE MAHOMED Thank you, Mr Omar. Our last speake r for this ev eni ng will be Br i g a d i e r R a m u s h w a n a of t_he Venda Government. uomorrow on this part, State President, Thereafter I have only two m o r e sp eakers and they will be Mr F W De Klerk, in that order: the and Dr N e l s o n Mandela. /C h a i r p e r s o n s . BRIGADIER M G RAMUSHWANA VENDA GOVERNMENT Chairpersons, D i s t i n g u i s h e d Guests, has been a b a r o m e t e r La di e s and Gentlemen, CODESA 2 to m e a s u r e the ex t e n t to w h i c h the a s pi r a t i o n s of the peop le of S o u t h Af r i c a w o u l d be s a t i s f i e d wi t h the of the proces s of ne gotiations. outco me These peo pl e of South A f r i c a are ex p e c t i n g to see a ne w South Af ri c a w h i c h will be r ul ed democratically by all the peo pl e of So ut h Africa. Venda a p p re ci at es the pro gr e ss ma d e in the W o r k i n g Grou ps and 5, but we are s a dd en e d by impasse the of c o n s ti t u t i o n a l p r i n c i p l e s by W o r k i n g G r o u p 2. process of m a k i n g S o u t h A f r i c a a d e m o c r a t i c resolving Venda state. of the Bill of Rights. view, we acce pt of the Co ns titution, the p ri nci pl es in the a m e n d m e n t I But from a d e m o c r a t i c c o m p r o m i s e point of a c r o s s - t h e - b o a r d on an y r e l e v an t issues. seriously. 4 the su pports and 75% to the a m e n d m e n t to the Bill of Rights, c o m mi tt ed to democracy, 3, Basically, V en da sup po rt ed a t w o - t h i r d s m a j o r i t y in any c o n s t i t u t i o n a l a f f e c t i n g the a m e n d m e n t s 1, If the and 70% Government it will take these c o m p r o m i s e s is into ac c o u n t Let us be c o m m i t t e d to e s t a b l i s h i n g a ne w So ut h A f r i c a by b ei ng ho ne s t to the truth of r e m o v i n g all raci al special p r o t e c t i o n of mi no rities, w h i c h was do n e relics, and in the past. We re je c t the e s t a b l i s h m e n t of an u n d e f i n e d H o u s e of Se na t e w h i c h proposes to be e n t r e n c h e d wi t h ve t o powers. Af r i c a n G o v e r n m e n t We call up o n the South to be s e n si ti ve to the y e a r n i n g for democracy and f r ee do m by the m a j o r i t y of the peo pl e of S o u t h Africa. 1948 their party Since in So ut h Af ri c a has been the m a j o r o b s t a c l e / a d m i n i s t r a t i o n . .. to the a d m i n i s t r a t i o n of justice. It is r e gr e t t a b l e that at C O D E S A 2, the South A f r i c a n G o v e r n m e n t has failed to d e m o n s t r a t e a willingness to move from bei ng gui de d by the past po li cie s and principles. people of Sou th Africa, holdi ng their b r ea th as well as the i n t e r n a t i o n a l in a n t i c i p a t i o n of CO DE SA 2, w hi ch pur por ts the kind community, of to cl ear ly ind ica te a path The are o u tc o m e of to a genuinely d em oc ra ti c South Africa. I wish to con cl ud e by saying that w h o s o e v e r is c o n t r i b u t i n g de ad lo ck in W o r k i n g G r o u p 2, should be a wa re of the fact that they shall go do wn in the hi st o r y of our co un tr y as h a v i n g cre ation of an or t h o d o x d e m o c r a c y in our country. the true democracy, s a b o t ag ed the Le t us move towards w h i c h d ep ri ve s p ow er to those who are ruling, and tr ansfer it to the m a j o r i t y of the ci ti ze ns of the country. however, to the awa re of the fact that po wer is pollutable, I but d e m o c r a c y does not a l l o w the p e r p e t u a t i o n of c l i n g i n g to power. Th ank you. MR JUSTICE MAHOMED That concl ude s our spe ake rs for tonight. We are sc h e d u l e d begin at 9.00 o' c l o c k to m o r r o w morning. CONVENTION ADJOURNED TO 16 M AY 1992 am, to BDS09335 C•O•D•E•S•A SECOND PLENARY SESSION GOVT 4 PER 1 J 705 .G3 .5 7 j j, VOLUME IV : 16 MAY 1992 C O•D•E•S A ey/jims SECOND PLENARY SESSION DIRECT TRANSCRIPTION & RELEVANT DOCUMENTS VENUE: DATE: WORLD TRADE CENTRE KEMPTON PARK 15 & 16 MAY 1992 TRANSCRIPTION PREPARED BY: SEEMAC TRANSCRIPTIONS CC P O BOX 755 RIVONIA 2128 TEL : FAX: [Oil] 803 - 7640 [Oil] 803 - 3807 REF: ALMA ZULCH/AMANDA MACCALLUM/VAL FOURIE BD289336 16 MAY 1992 INDEX MR JUSTICE SCHABORT OPENS CONVENTION 378 PRESIDENT F W D E KLERK [SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT] 379 -■384 DR N R MANDELA [AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS] 385 - 391 MR JUSTICE SCHABORT 392 SLIDE PRESENTATION BY MR P J GORDHAN [CHAIRMAN: MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE] 393 ■■399 MR Z TITUS [MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE] 400 ■404 COMMENTS BY CHAIRPERSONS ■405 DR Z J DE BEER [DEMOCRATIC PARTY] 406 ■407 MR N J REDDY [SOLIDARITY PARTY] 408 ■409 MR M C ZITHA [INYANDZA NATIONAL MOVEMENT] - 410 MR A RAJ BANS! [NATIONAL PEOPLE’ S PARTY] 411 - 412 MR C SALOOJEE [NATAL INDIAN CONGRESS/ TRANSVAAL INDIAN CONGRESS] 413 - 414 BRIGADIER O J GQOZO [CISKEI GOVERNMENT] 415 - 417 MR W S FELGATE [INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY] 418 - 420 MR M N N RAMODIKE [UNITED PEOPLE’S FRONT] 421 - 422 COMMENT BY MR JUSTICE SCHABORT - 423 REMARKS B Y : MR MR MR MR MR JUSTICE MAHOMED Z TITUS [MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE] P J GORDHAN [CHAIRMAN: MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE] W S FELGATE [INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY] JUSTICE SCHABORT 424 - 426 MR I M RICHARDS [LABOUR PARTY] 427 - 428 MR J SLOVO [SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY] 429 - 430 MR H J COETSEE [SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT] PRINCE S S J MAH LAN GU [INTANDO YESIZWE PARTY] - 431 432 - 433 COMMENT BY MR JUSTICE SCHABORT - 434 BRIGADIER M G RAMUSHWANA [VENDA GOVERNMENT] - 435 DR T K MOPELI [DIKWANKWETLA PARTY] 436 - 437 MR R CRONJE [BOPHUTHATSWANA GOVERNMENT] 438 - 440 MAJOR-GENERAL H B HOLOMISA [TRANSKEI GOVERNMENT] 441 - 442 DR F GINWALA [AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS] 443 - 444 PROFESSOR H W E NTSANWISI [XIMOKO PROGRESSIVE PARTY] 445 - 446 MR P J GORDHAN [CHAIRMAN : MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE] 447 - 448 449 MR JUSTICE MAHOMED DR N MANDELA [AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS] 450 - 453 PRESIDENT F W DE KLERK [SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT] 454 ■ 456 DR F T MDLALOSE [INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY] 457 MR JUSTICE SCHABORT 458 MR JUSTICE MAHOMED 459 461 462 MR JUSTICE SCHABORT DR Z J DE BEER [DEMOCRATIC PARTY] 463 464 PROFESSOR S S RAPINGA [INYANDZA NATIONAL MOVEMENT] 465 466 MR JUSTICE SCHABORT - 467 PRAYERS - 467 DECLARATION OF INTENT ADDENDUM TO THE DECLARATION OF INTENT 468 - 470 - 471 C • O • <Dea//n• mEs • S • A SECOND PLENARY SESSION DIRECT TRANSCRIPTION & RELEVANT DOCUMENTS 16 May 1992 CO NVE NT IO N RESUM ED MR JUSTICE SCHABORT Good morning Plena ry Forward, Ladies and Gentlemen. S es si on are of CODESA. the L e a d e r s The of Welcome remaining the D e l e ga ti on ba c k two have been eagerly Dames en Here, sp eakers of G o v e r n m e n t and of the A f r i c a n N a t i o n a l Congress. at the the on South Second The Way African Th ei r c o n t r i b u t i o n s a w a i t e d here. die S t a a t s p r e s i d e n t . /PR ES I D E N T 379 PRESIDENT F W DE KLERK SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT H on ou ra bl e variou s Jud ges Chairmen, missions, Leaders of your emine nt Excellencies, De le g a t i o n s and visitors from Ambassadors to Members of ov er s e a s South De le gations, in Africa, La di e s and Gentlemen. Eef ore a turning short of to the us to the think I is of res ponse that our to relief to the n e c es sa ry mi ss io n South Afr ic a' s Mr Chairmen, the statements to the we mad e yesterday However, It ap ar the id that been minority stand. has - as a of of Commission to is a s s i s t a n ce pr e p a r e d w o rs t of be ur g e n c y arranged, to a f fe ct ed The Government, can Co mm un it y Community the the am the M in is te r European matter detail s Eu r o p e a n have a c c us at io ns co nt inu ed to the of I Ladies to make and we and ask them to transmi t a p p r e c i a t i o n for this gesture. I temptation. of visitors. addition some this thank the many Commission Gentlemen, will if to the and arrange men ts, int ere st of in South Africa. up make re que st p o p u l a t i o n groups and areas fol lo w to foreig n in the like the and region, just gr eat Vice-President o ut si de e m e r ge n cy would of Commission Sen io r African pr ov idi ng stake, pre se nc e in the at I that ye s t e r d a y Sou th er n con si d er the Af f a i r s Aid, issues wh ic h in ann oun ce Drough t informed to here, Fo r e i g n for the a n n o u nc em en t del eg at io ns please d to all is been of I te mpt ed want and not closed, us - but to make innu end os domination simply to we must re ac t have one that in deta il de c i d e d clear the to to re si s t st at eme nt Government or privilege. I can no t true. When say that mean now it. build we When the we South say some in the reply pro mot es allow the of that book on Mr Chairmen, African nation, we are in earnest ab out it. When build a new C o n s t i t u t i o n we must tion built other into spheres that new S ou th we say in assure that there c on st i t u t i o n a l Africa that will be of at te mp t to is no d i s c r i m i n a system, freed our and that also d is cr im in at io n, in we mean it; we are totall y co m m i t t e d to it. En daa ro m situasie in h Meneer, oor wanneer die ras ses in probleem daarvan dan pr aat gepraat v an die kultuurgroepe, ver sek er wees wees; dat een o n d e r d ru kk in g gevolg lande was van wat dit ma nie re in nie soos ruimt e van vervang die no di g gev in d ons wat in h om om van soveel die o n d e r h an de li ng - dan ha rt e onderdrukking nooit de ur van kom pl ek se ook met ons nie werklikheid van ons be p a a l d e hu ll e wil en beskerm sal 'n a nd er soos wig te en soos taal- dat probleme. sam el ew in g af va ar d i g i n g s van gebiedere, Dan p r aa t ons an der veilig word . praat die lewe, sal so hi er di e te ingewikkeldheid eers praat belangegroepe, hul le vo r m dan ons in verskeidenheid, be ko m m e r n i s groepe, dat praat van nie; Suid-Afrika, het, ons ons In s'n op van pr aa t talle ons t ee wi gt e vorm as ander het nie, all erl ei seker te maak dat ook die be lan ge van k l e i n e r b e l a n g e g r o e p e daardi e lande ef f e k t i e f be sk e r m wor d teen die misbruik van mag. Ons wil op ons wil op gee n gee n wy se wys e n voortsetting spe sia le vo o r k e u r e enige m i n d e r h e i d s g r o e p , nie die groep, The inbou in Government, die nuwe the Na t i o n a l van Blanke s gro nd we t Par ty of diskriminasie en spe si al e he nie voorregte en vir of enige an de r min derheidsin and die the nuwe ma ny Suid-Afrika ot he r nie. d e l eg at io ns Mr Chairmen, not to wh o subje ct spirit in w h i c h checks and should ever tion the an y be to conce pt F o u n di ng Fa th er s That to dominate of checks A m e r i ca n the may pro pe r to able that upon majority balances. or h o we ve r insist be minority spirit its or da m a g e to defined. minorities in whims. was the mis us e power We any b a la nc es Th e y have spir it terms in the their no m a jo ri ty of are of so the i n t er es ts in do so, i ns ti tu te d that G o v e rn me nt way do to u n d e r m i n e the in and constitu minorities, not race, d e fi ni ng or colour, or any other d i s c r i m i n a t o r y norms. Mr Chairmen, reports of we the are various whi ch has been ma d e fairly clear Forward; sp ea ki ng and laudable goals. Important Groups, in in the the The Groups Way an d Forward. al s o from From the the pr og res s in W o r k i n g G r o u p 2 - u n w r i t t e n as yet - em an at es g ui de li n es a tt ai na bl e Working ab ou t guidelines pointing Time does consensus consensus all of not which which for the us al low future; for towar ds me to we have re a c h ed has be e n growing The pe ac e f u l go Way and into detail. ma ny Wo rk in g in amongst all of l e v el li ng of us, are the following: That the we are playing jo in tl y jo i n t l y field. c o m mi tt ed committed We to must the to en su re c r e a t io n on the ground w hi c h will make co nt i n u e a level of an with the p l ay i n g atmosphere free and fair el e c t i o n s field. and a We are s i t ua ti on tru ly possible. We share with each other the c o n v i c t i o n that the c o n t i n u i n g v i o l e n ce must come to an end and we re co m m i t ours el ves , also w i t h i n work of the Peace Ac co rd , to a t t a i n that and to do that. /We the f r a m e We joint ly have be li ev e agreed upon be co mi ng clear, that we need f ra me wor ks to in move that fo rwa rd regard. in The phases^ and we frameworks are c r y s t a l l i z i n g and are m a t e r i a l i s i n g . what we have a l r e a d y attained, material is in g. And from certa in com mo n p r a c t ic al goals Thus it is m a t e r i a l i s i n g specific l e g i s l a t i o n on a basis of that urgency, are are there is a need for and c e r t a i n le g i s l a t iv e nec e s s i t i e s have a l r e a d y been identified. A com mo n have a practical is which transitionary executive impor ta nt event, goal preparatory we can't work rea ll y materialising is in mo v e that has materialised many fields need A a democratically elected, and will flow a of all in turn, must flow a tionary us here c o un tr y South a lso in and constitution, a in final which unity, a people, proud they final yet for constitution, a and in the any goal which n e go t i a t e d will result Government wh ich representative pa rt ic i p a t e . ag r e e d upon From transi fi nal ly n e g o t i a t e d be tw ee n which ce n t u ri es in that, the constitution hopefully, must and from that will emer ge all to be which that multi-party constitution in a m a nn er CODESA; its fr o m we doing practical tr a n s i t i o n a r y parliament, fully Africans, pa rl i a m e n t com mo n and tr an si ti on al will gov er n in a spirit of na ti o n a l without CODESA-inspired tra ns i t i o n a l or i n te ri m constitution, a that council with s u b - c o u n c i l s forward. we is must to serve come. constitution in this A good step wi th the best w hi ch the rest of the w or ld can offer. We one of have made imp o rt an t us remarkable s et ba ck I belie ve face pr og re ss which I a choice; do Mr not Chairman, wa n t to do we go fo rwa rd notwithstanding the und er es ti ma te . All al on g these guide- lines, str iving do we eleva te cause has for for no of in saying, whi ch a g r ee me nt in i n - f i gh ti n g CODESA that goals disappointment tension, foundati on s reach the he si t a t i o n identify these on 1 is still such even us a Working sense is no and of and Group The f o rw ar d ou ts t a n d i n g There r e co nc il iat ion , co n f l ic t? move with issues. of delaying and 2 spirit of let and a b u il d use reasonable 2 to a Go ve rn m e n t on urgency. then or the Let us CODESA to al te r n a t i v e for that. Let us to rev ie w improve our our breath one we do we mu s t cannot be a make all speed productivity must and and do well. sl ap d a s h A r ic ke t y Africans th or oughness, us, this venue de m a n d i n g from us We between the they of better want life poverty to or In mu s t In interi m itself strike it a ne e d for time millions food, the a are succeed. and They in order the same - what c o n s t i t ut io n must a l re ad y balance b e tw ee n frames and the later cost us dearly. to jobs earnest. necessary, effe ct iv en es s. affair. proud. there development, bu il di ng our if t ra ns it io na l av o id an ce of m i s t a k e s w h i c h will O u ts id e methods e m p h a s i s e - however much we m a y be in a h ur ry South and p r o ce d u r e s for of They So uth wa n t want the all So ut h be Africans peace, f i g h t i ng alleviated. they to Africans to Th e y wi ll in g want stop and begin want us in to succeed. Our we for hearts are our go out working count ry to in all our CODESA. that we people. It must is work It for and is not our for people, that we ourselves for mu s t our that youth, succeed. We dare we not say fall let back us into move strife forwa rd and in confrontation faith and in and, hope, therefore, let us con tinue to reach out to all our peop le and to ea c h o t h e r to b r i n g our peopl e to gether forge to in peace here in follow , and CODESA to in harmony, also forge in here the a Ons b en ad er ons ned e r i g h e i d in th rou gh w ee ks spirit and a unity of p u rp os e w hi ch will mis takes of the past, and to of fo ll o w word. Ek ta a k die nie gees vo re n t o e net te g ek om in h dat lead this c o u n t r y hoogheilige ons met ge r o e p e wo r d op d a ar di e hierdie sin nie, is tyd nuwe vir daarvan en en hi e r bly d aa rd ie hard verseker gees werk, dat al be l a n g r i k - ons po si ti ef bly gee alles so gou time spirit of the die is of as en h sy the e ss en ce a n t wo or de u i t k c m wa t b l y w e n d e vrede want - by diepe en ons het kry is dat Die alle bly beskik ons tyd Suidas state. saamwerk, ten aanvaar finale om nasie a re na van h kan ger ee d gekom. en en gebou Suif-Afrikaanse ons - in v e il i g e mense konstruktief wa a r o o r moontlik maar geregtigheid, vandag, g e s t al te dat sal ons months va n b i l l i k h e i d teeno or magsdeling grondwet tot nasie sy tro tse plek inneem in die i n t e r n a s i o n a l e In a out fo n d a m e n t land oortuiging Die daardie deel alleen vir beweeg. dat Afrikaners h toekoms ve rk l a a r the to into a pr os p e r o u s and a sta bl e future. Suid-Afrikaner, voorspoedige and co-operation, dat al l e e n op die f o n d a m e n t van geregtigheid, elke reconciliation einde te spoed is oplossings en in ons land kan verseker. Ek dank u. MR JUSTICE MAHOMED Our next speaker has many titles, I will refer to his latest, Ch a n c e l l o r Mandela. / C h a i r p e r s o n s . .. 385 DR N R MANDELA AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS Chairpersons, Comrades, are Ladi es me et in g stable ag ain the day we the towards Yet hall per ce pt io n to the last five demonstrate achieved. So refrai n as a often that the and the sense that i n sp ir e own had, that had and progress fact, been co nv eye d a m on gs t indeed us been c a rr ie d and could for people said delivered, politicians, last was in some gloom end that no and progress we r e the achieved that wan t The Convention our was e f for ts that but that we, as all at message things we did va li a n t not we the to large, The sp eeches co uld both continuity, that overwhelming we insist of and env ironment. what sessio n at that on ye s t e r d a y sug ges ts sug ges ts built yesterday months. despite meet the A f ri ca S ou th w hi ch Fel lo w Leaders, here predictable h i s t o r ic the n ew we pro gre ss first this and whi ch community this well in Guests, ga t h e r e d settin g in te rn at ion al over as a We familia r show the from made same in South Africa. com mu ni ca te d made a will du ri n g De mo cr a t i c to today and I n t e r n at io na l Gentlemen. c i rc um st an ce s December a and pr oc ess es phy s i cal of Distinguished the des pondency, do no mo r e than speak as I do now. And yet the actual radical de p a r t u r e of what we we did is in of a very brutal know going from do yesterday, dem oc ra ti c to mus t to the strike; man y to ca rr ie d Fear face de ma n d s w hi ch polit ici ans . play Our p ol it ic s peop le out stalks id e n t i f i a b l e whether we things these crisis. v i ol en ce wh en as not deep change. si tu ati on on by our as the define We but land well that be ca us e as trains, die are none fa ce le ss in the ma ke a par am et er s here be ca us e to we the me et con ti nu e forces that today our as countr y a result op p o s e d of as us to seem as s a s si ns are t o wn sh ips and villages, carry and on and the br an d i s h other to the natural of spears, as in no the though to a g ai ns t world. problem Many feel battle-axes, violence thing have elsewhere. d ea th perpetrate or g a n i sa ti on s or guns, we apo ns act ua ll y most roads, kill, even whatsoever su pporters or those w h o act in their name, pangas, o th er It emboldened knobkerries to t h re at en human seems when to and beings that their were p o l it ic al me m b e r s and take the lives of innocent people in the pu r s ui t of one goal or another. In add it i on b en ef it seem d e s pe ra te our the of people of many many grow al s o without our of who ea c h expressed will which rape every by the af fl i c ts mi s m an ag e me nt , and The parts the more of get crisis of food. mi ll io ns The in lives by country. is more facing miserable the economy pe rsonal to re a l i t y without even for seem moment. and made ma n y murder haunting homes be and day p a ss in g without peop le gross rob, nu m b e r with jobs, drought years in bru ta l is of terrib le to and count ry cr i m i n al s the Af te r de cl in e and holds no imm ed ia te or f o r e s e e a b l e pr os pe ct to a d dr es s any of the urgent and pr es si n g needs of our people. On the h o r i z o n we can see and no th in g fabric but even of society education, family more m is e r y affecting life all and furth er aspec ts everything of t h er ef ore deterioration life else i n c lu di ng that of the health, d e fi ne s human existence. The be a question the leaders co mp lic ate d deeper that and of faces our formula deep er into us all people, is, sit how long can here, talk eloquently, and enj oy the applause, crisis. Fro m where we wh o c la im spin to out w h i l e the co unt ry sinks can moral we cl ai m the right to assert that we need to move with until tomorrow solu ti on s pos tpon e their postponed. perpetu ate us should of thinking to engage all our be that we can reach today? S i m il ar ly bondage. wi l l i n g that Not ment Why do we put they do the only in to do leader know that the they it has brought us they created the accept. peop le struggl e or This is to to is not want will do change the their see as act in g the r el en tl es s possibility no th i n g have we situation And let none of us mas se s where a to their are today. for a of have these negotiated none of mi sta ke their condi the duty any g o v e r n co mm o n Through serves the cha ng e their str ug gl e only mak e they condition, freed om w h ic h chan ge right, ag ai ns t off The peo pl e cannot A n y o n e of us who acts to d el ay that freedom, to tion. hunger. less speed? good. We masses their that struggles resolution of the problems of our country. A nd so, COD ES A that the whe n and we as indeed Clearly, we our country the goal we we problems met c o nv en ed wer e that of on end in g ag ain towar ds here today that misery at yesterday, our world the December pl ag ue d g a th er the last cour se have can no t and here we and have our first he l d pe ac e f ul co unt ry we of a the out the far send out taken no a too of long. m e ss ag e steps That of hope resolution for people. s e ssi on to towards is clear ly our country impermissible. What is needs? it We that have cons ti tu ti on cratic, our to w hi ch no n-r aci al peo pl e mo ve must as want? qu ick ly en sh r i n e Wh a t as the is it that p o s s ib le to arr iv e principle of a and n o n -s e x i s t South Africa. at united, a new demo If th er e is a n ybo dy in this room if they wo ul d an e l ec te d who wo uld With I is o p p os ed us know. let assembly. is To Once o p p o se d to regard to like this get view Firstly, mak in g body, to to put speak let us body, this? to all there the us a it w o ul d be good constitution we need democratically if there it on also also be Is here there agree that c an di da te s a is co n st it ut ed anybody in this be if they propositions that w o ul d numb er we basis good any that any will be To one person, help our propositions. a con si tu ti on - one vote, with party here today o pp ose d p a rti es e l ec te d to this body to the n u m b e r of votes wh o to these create in p r o p o r t i o n addition who of to pa rt i c i p a n t in whole. like an yb od y wit h a d i s s e n have of of a Is there any agree it, as ag ain st that the within are I w ou ld op en l y agr ee all represented obtain. us will a Co nv e n t i o n forward, out el ec te d Let be they Let such objective, the votes being of equal value. will objective, to again, this matter country and pe o p l e move to this let us know. would ting to constitution-making con st it ue nt room who is a op po se d na ti ona l el ect ed on a to this? list, there re gi ona l basis. Is there any p a r t i c i p a n t wh o is op p o s e d to this? Let a us furthe r agr ee that one chamber nat ion al the constitution-making a s s em b ly with draft and adopt a new constitution. to this? Let us ag ai n con st i t u t i o n tional We will principles cannot allow be c a rr ied that the agree have i nt e r i m been powers to Is there a n yb od y w ho that out so v e r ei gn body the within and work the will constitution of fra me wo rk any of here interim be negotiate, is op po se d dr a f t i n g be agre ed or shall the new constitu at CODESA. st ructure to be Is there the imposed upon anybody el ections who we an in de pendent of our or is talk community, present that it country. bey on d They For this. w hi ch it of apartheid. about the the t h ro ug h of nor the are, the of moral pu bl i c that the us agree will body that have pa s s e d with council ado pt io n by us the time the ex e c u t i v e charg ed of let a with this the country of the evil convinced The to to an d the shocking top of sooner ail our pe o p l e it state through r e v e la ti on s of previous system has 'ne i t h e r c ou nt ry are our goes sorry immoral the a s s a s s i n a t i o n on of illegitimate. rec en t co m i n g fact however, the that take the pe op l e to be to inter to this? the reg im e by me mbe rs the admitted the that supervised of matter, funds, leaders of disclosures, able to decide the better. ag ai n it powers, democratic has body. ag re e r e s p ec te d is o p p o s e d peo pl e au t h o r i t y agree on adjourns, necessary the of our therefore, Movement, meantime, up and of pursuit who should go ve r n the country, In ma de al s o representative br o u g h t the us conducted count ry trans fo rm at io n. vi e w Let representatives co ns i d e r having They theft the our ma s s e s is Democratic confirm of majority of democratic be by constitution-making this? c om mi ss io n assisted it legiti ma cy to shall sufficiently the the Is there anybo dy who These acc us e its a bo ut and not in the o pp o s e d Government is co ns tra in el e c t o r a l national community. The to a the le g i s l a t i o n a task multi-party of moving constitution, nu m b e r of matters. tricameral to cre at e p ar li am en t as a s t a tu to ry transitional the count ry le v e l l i n g the Let ex e c u t i v e towards playing the field and cr ea t i n g the clima te of free po l i t i c a l a c t i v i t y that will enable / free .. . free is and and oppos ed have fair to taken e l e c ti o ns this? place, Let the to us take place. further el e c t e d body Is agree will that also be there once the an y b o d y the who e l e ct io ns i n te ri m parlia ment o p e r a t i n g with a new exe cu ti ve to ge t h er c o n s t i t u t i n g an el ect ed inter im government, tution which has bee n adopted. Our people wa n t to hear the clear commitment shall be the basis Hav i n g mus t the the this of will and also se ssi on Gro ups all take.' t hese have p ar ti cu la r long to to to the the CODESA, e n su re ve ry determine pr oc es s new consti to propos it io ns. in una bl e and where un a b l e begin to this? Wi tho ut CODESA, we to give to establish of to the elected look we the mo v e at the dr aw i ng up how ab ou t the in t e r i m it compo go ve r n m e n t according For can fo rwa rd to these new res tr uc tu re ur q e n t l y Management question election the We soon a ft er the c o n c l u The the go? concerninq function. at matters. we matters constitution will cl ose ly should discussion should meet that wh e n next outstanding go ve r n m e n t outstanding look for a op po se d participant in ter im Committee of is deadlocks, all relat ed on transitional this to how agree until w ho these every matters, con cl ud e matters the M a n a g e m e n t Wo rk in g rega rd in o th er power to succeed. these to to looking c o n s t i t u e n t assembly, therefore, sion all spe ed ily and purposes are for n e g o t i a t i o n s elected whi ch the in an yb od y answe rs o v e r c om e pe o p l e to there and our move and, our remain each to ag re e d sition Is of unab le lea de r s h i p will of sho ul d with Co mm it te e time frames take place, constitution should O th er o u t s t a n d i n g m a t t e r s mu s t also be resolved. /In this In this instanc e political I refer prisoners. c o un tr ym en rema in in It in par ti c ul ar to the re lea se is quite in t ol er ab le p r i s on w hil e we sit of that here remaining these and talk fellow pi ous ly about cr eating a c li ma te of free p o li ti cal par ti cip at ion . Let me co nc lu de e v e ry bo dy in this the mse lve s count ry by in thanking room w i t h wo r d into a and yo u all deed peaceful, for the to your and by force at my disposal, the stable, patience speedy to commit transformation prosperous, urging n o n- ra ci al of and our non sexist democracy. An d finally, come that a you clearly that During the cannot ge nui ne and as possible to should the will the truly days per io d about what you do. wo r d of of not cross Wh it e change be cha ng e Government be you and judged day; You the mu s t domination while pla ye r the Rubicon. minority and bot h wil l the of remain referee. not by time understand are over. in power, Whether wh a t you has you say, but you are by L et us all move forwar d tog eth er to arr iv e as spe edily at our com mon ob je ct iv e of a democratic So ut h Africa. I thank you. MR JUSTICE MAHOMED Lad ies bution s its and Gentlemen, of yesterday, re co m m e n d a t i o n s be tw ee n af ter thirty and a report w hi ch will the and we those two M an ag e m e n t have f or ty -f ive contributions Committee agr ee d m i nut es to to then be p r e s e n t e d after tea. CO NV E N T I O N A D J O U R N E D FOR TEA needs have ena bl e and a the to tea them to contri co ns id er b re ak of co nsider CO NVE NTI ON RE SU ME D MR JUSTICE SCHABORT Your pat ien ce has be e n tested this hall to procee d wi th Ladies and enough for gentlemen, the time also see something; I now call Committee, upo n who it will a ga in lucki ly we are back in the agenda. has being, been and after all, Mr but a that that you ha v e it is time probably that you heard should seeing is believing. Gordhan, perform felt the certain Chairman task here of - the he Management wi l l certai n slides. /SLIDE P R E S E N T A T I O N prese nt SLIDE PRESENTATION BY MR P J GORDHAN CHAIRMAN : MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE The Chairperson s, of the Management C o m mi tt ee in the rep or t v a ri ou s gra p h i c a l l y that It has will this, on the and opportunity months that we with in indeed we the assess have been on do in of ag ree men ts is to try who process. are ob s e r v i n g accomplished CODESA on to the vis io n transition been behalf M an ag em en t capturing outside has w o r k in g to on the today the peo pl e what you I, re sp e c t a vi e w CODE SA to in What report to made Groups. that Yesterday pr e s e n t e d pr ogr es s developing us, Gentlemen. Committee, capture give and Working been an five Lad ie s the in one the hand, and what remain as o u t s t a n d i n g m a t t e r s on the ot he r hand. At the on your is a we have and Management behalf vital take should my s t e r i o u s rea ch in g that as p e c t to they Committee marketing of our CODESA wo rk and ca l l ed a gr ee me nt s w h i ch can the is it as we next that slide CO D E S A understand Afri ca to we a begin was it, to a ct u a l l y to mo ve democratic us future been and ne go t i a t i o n is it affe ct consistent negotiating of course, p r oc es s that Trade a the marketing, World forward to a secure and pe ac e f u l On and what the has CO DE S A the understand place there process, means to our we are doing Centre, an d are their lives concern and that people in we this indeed take them future. captur e set up for? from and the the a CODESA objecti ve s. C O D E S A was c u rre nt democratic What established, situation So ut h in South Africa, that the crucial asp ec t that we need to resol ve w i t h i n the C O D E S A forums, is the future key aspe ct South ob j e c t i v e of drafting Af r i c a that a democratic would be based, gui de s us in the and constitution that processes on r e mai ns that which today follow a the even
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