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  Parliament » Blog Archive » Parliament of south africa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
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parliament.niceval.net /2006/6/3/parliament-of-south-africa   (608 words)

  
 South African Official Offers Post Mortem of Atomic Bomb
In 1979 South Africa was, furthermore, also denied participation in the General Conference of the IAEA, held in India, by an adopted resolution which also urged South Africa to join the NPT and to subject its nuclear activities to international safeguards.
South Africa is a member of both bodies in which the very difficult subject of export controls of proliferating technology is dealt with.
South Africa occupies a unique position in the history of the NPT in being the only state that has unilaterally and voluntarily discarded the nuclear weapons option and has then acceded to the NPT.
www.wisconsinproject.org /countries/safrica/postmort.html   (5476 words)

  
 South Africa
South Africa is the only nation to have successfully developed nuclear weapons, and then voluntarily relinquish that capability.
South Africa developed a unique technology for enriching U-235 called UCOR during the 1960s and 70s based on aerodynamic forces produced by vortex tubes.
In April 1997 South African Deputy Foreign Minister Aziz Pahad admitted that an unexplained nuclear explosion detected in the Indian Ocean on 22 September 1979 was a South African nuclear test, making South Africa the seventh nation known to have exploded a nuclear device.
dr.abdulqadeer.8m.net /south.htm   (1265 words)

  
 LLRX -- Researching South African Law   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
South African law consists of the common law (previous decisions of the superior courts, and rules set down by the 'old Roman-Dutch authorities') and statutory law (Acts of the national and provincial legislatures, and governmental regulations).
After the South African Anglo-Boer War (1899 -1902), Britain took control of all parts of South Africa, and in 1910, a Union of South Africa was established with four provinces: the Cape, Natal, the Orange Free State, and the Transvaal.
South Africa has a fairly comprehensive range of legal dictionaries which are useful for the explanation, translation, and judicial interpretation of legal words and phrases.
www.llrx.com /features/southafrica.htm   (5095 words)

  
 The Virtual Jewish History Tour - South Africa
Violence in South Africa during the 1970's led to an exodus of many white citizens, including Jews, who were fearful of their future in the country.
South Africa has the highest violent crime rate in the world, about ten times that of the United States; residences in the middle of cities are often surrounded by electrified ten-foot-high walls topped with barbed wire.
South Africa’s Jewish population is mainly found in five urban centers: Johannesburg, Cape Town, Pretoria, Durban and Port Elisabeth.
www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/vjw/South_Africa.html   (3645 words)

  
 Human Rights Watch World Report 2002: Africa: South Africa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
In November 2000, South Africa ratified the treaty to establish an International Criminal Court; legislation to bring it into effect domestically was introduced to parliament in July 2001.
Among notable decisions, the Constitutional Court ruled in May that the South African government's deportation to the U.S. of Mohamed Khalfan, a suspect in the 1998 bombing of the U.S. embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam, was unlawful.
At the end of 2000, South Africa's prisons held 160,003 people, a slight fall on the previous year; approved prison accommodation grew from 99,834 to 101,991, and four additional prisons were under construction.
www.hrw.org /wr2k2/africa11.html   (2504 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Africa | SA to host Africa's parliament
Loosely modelled on the European Union parliament, the body, set up to debate continent-wide issues and to advise AU heads of state, is intended to be more robust than the Organisation of African Union body it succeeds.
Enhancing South Africa's reputation and the prospect of more jobs are seen as some of the positive effects.
I think South Africa will be tarnished by playing host to such a organisation that has already failed in its first two tests -agreeing how to fund itself and addressing the crisis in Zimbabwe.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/africa/3875985.stm   (841 words)

  
 Open Directory - Regional: Africa: South Africa: Government
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa - As adopted on 8 May 1996 and amended on 11 October 1996 by the Constitutional Assembly.
Republic of South Africa 1994 and 1999 General Elections - Detailed results of South Africa's first and second one-person, one-vote 1994 and 1999 elections.
South African Government Bodies and Institutions - A comprehensive index of South African Government bodies and institutions.
dmoz.org /Regional/Africa/South_Africa/Government   (1267 words)

  
 President to the Parliament of South Africa
Joining my wife and me on this tour of Africa, and especiallyhere, are many members of our Congress and distinguished members of myCabinet and administration, men and women who supported the struggle for afree South Africa, people of all different backgrounds and beliefs.
South Africa was reborn,after all, just four years ago.
Members of Parliament, ladies and gentleman, at the dawn o f the 21stcentury we have a remarkable opportunity to leave behind this century'sdarkest moments while fulfilling its most brilliant possibilities -- notjust in South Africa, nor just in America, but in all the world.
clinton4.nara.gov /Africa/19980327-7911.html   (1373 words)

  
 African Studies Center | South Africa Page 
To serve the South African forestry industry by undertaking relevant, timeous research that has the objective of supplying the commercial timer producers with the information required to optimise the beneficial use of forestry resources in South Africa.
The Southern African Migration Project is a three-year, multi-faceted research programme designed to facilitate the formulation and implementation of new policy initiatives on cross-border population migration in the region and to promote public awareness on the role, status and contribution of foreign immigrants of African origin in South Africa.
This website includes detailed historical background and description of South Africa's electoral system, election results lookup facility with clickable provincial maps for the 1994 and 1999 general elections, and information about the April 14, 2004 general election.
www.africa.upenn.edu /Country_Specific/S_Africa.html   (777 words)

  
 South Africa's political parties - SouthAfrica.info
The South African Native National Congress was founded in 1912 with the aim to bring together Africans to defend their rights and fight for freedom.
In 1994 the ANC adopted the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) as a policy framework to guide it in transforming South Africa from a divided society to one that provides equal opportunities for all its citizens.
The South African Communist Party (SACP) was relaunched as an underground party in 1953 after its predecessor, the Communist Party of South Africa, was banned in 1950.
www.southafrica.info /ess_info/sa_glance/constitution/polparties.htm   (2787 words)

  
 SA ready for Africa's parliament - SouthAfrica.info
Preparations are at an advanced stage for the official opening and first sitting of the Pan African Parliament in South Africa next week, with the event set to be "a truly African affair", says Deputy Foreign Minister Sue van der Merwe.
South Africa was awarded the right to host the body at the AU's summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in July.
South Africa has adopted a three-phase approach to hosting the body, Van der Merwe said, which would run concurrently towards the development of the permanent seat of the parliament.
www.southafrica.info /what_happening/news/pap-opening.htm   (576 words)

  
 Address to the Parliament of South Africa in Cape Town - speech by President Clinton on March 26, 1998 - Transcript ...
Chairman of the National Council of Provinces, Members of Parliament, ladies and gentlemen, I am deeply honored to be the first American President every to visit South Africa and even more honored to stand before this Parliament to address a South Africa truly free and democratic at last.
Now, the courage and imagination that created the new South Africa and the principles that guide your Constitution inspire all of us to be animated by the belief that one day humanity all the world over can at last be released from the bonds of hatred and bigotry.
South Africa was reborn, after all, just 4 years ago.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m2889/is_n14_v34/ai_20610589?lstpn=article_results&lstpc=search&lstpr=external&lstprs=other&lstwid=1&lstwn=search_results&lstwp=body_middle   (789 words)

  
 South Africa
Economy—overview: South Africa is a middle-income, developing country with an abundant supply of resources, well-developed financial, legal, communications, energy, and transport sectors, a stock exchange that ranks among the 10 largest in the world, and a modern infrastructure supporting an efficient distribution of goods to major urban centers throughout the region.
One of the objectives of the South African Government is to operate as an integrated entity with a single corporate identity.
Parliament of South Africa Provides information on developments at the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa for the purpose of facilitating public participation in parliamentary legislative processes.
www.peoplegoingglobal.com /Africa/South_Africa.htm   (582 words)

  
 Statement to the Party Parliament Group on South Africa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
It was a fighting tribute to the people of South Africa that we were warmly received in all countries and addressed the European parliament, the parliament of Canada, the joint session of the houses of congresses of the United States of America and the joint session of the dial in the republic of Ireland.
We are, therefore, committed to ensure that both South African and foreign business people have confidence in the security of their investments, are assured of a rate of return on their capital and business in conditions of stability and peace.
We appeal to you to cede the prerogative to the people of South Africa to determine the moment when it will be said that profound changes have occurred and irreversible progress achieved, enabling you and the rest of the international community to lift sanctions.
www.anc.org.za /ancdocs/history/mandela/1990/sp900703.html   (2244 words)

  
 South Africa’s parliament passes
'gay marriage' bill; could be law within days - (BP)
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa (BP)--South Africa's parliament passed a bill Nov. 14 that would legalize "gay marriage," virtually assuring that within days the country will become the fifth worldwide to redefine the natural definition of marriage.
The move came one year after South Africa's highest court ordered the government to begin granting marriage licenses to homosexual couples, giving it until Dec. 1 of this year to do so.
South Africa's constitution is one of the most liberal in the world and bans discrimination on the basis of "sexual orientation." The lawsuit was brought by a lesbian couple.
www.bpnews.net /bpnews.asp?ID=24389   (445 words)

  
 South Africa: Country Profile - Afrika Borwa - Afrika Dzonga - Afurika Tshipembe - Mzantsi Afrika - Ningizimu Afrika
Often called 'the rainbow nation', South Africa is one of the most ethnically diverse countries in Africa.
It was inhabited by pastoral Khoekhoe (Khoi), the hunter-gatherer San, the Xhosa, and the Zulu nations and various other indigenous tribes, when Dutch settlers arrived in middle of the 17th century, much to the disadvantage of the Khoekhoe along the southern and western coastal strips.
Database of South African history, aims to "break the silence on the historic and cultural achievements of the country's fl communities".
www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/south_africa.htm   (874 words)

  
 South Africa Maps
Has a map of Africa in the early 1900s showing colonial possessions, a map of the Maji Maji rebellion 1905-1906, boundaries of the former Biafra (Nigeria), Southern Africa 1968-1975, the Chad civil war mid to late 1980s, Sudan civil war 1983.
Antiquarian Western maps (from South Africa's Parliament) and their view of Africa are contrasted with African history from an African perspective.
The South African historical maps include the former homelands and an 1885 map of South Africa.
www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/ssrg/africa/southafrica/rsamaps.html   (1145 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Africa | S Africa approves same-sex unions
South Africa's parliament has voted to legalise same-sex weddings - the first African country to approve such unions.
The ruling was based on the constitution, which was the first in the world specifically to outlaw discrimination on the grounds of sexual preference.
This is unusual in Africa where homosexuality is largely taboo - notably in its neighbour Zimbabwe.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/africa/6147010.stm   (440 words)

  
 ZNet |Africa | What does hosting the Pan-African Parliament mean to South Africa?
Responding to the news that South Africa will be hosting the PAP, the SA president's economic adviser, Wiseman Nkuhlu, is reported to have said that South Africa hoped that in hosting the parliament its own democratic practices would rub off on other countries.
The newsletter stated that "Considering South Africa's position of relative strength on the continent and in the international affairs, the country has a responsibility to play a leadership role in Africa's socio-economic development agenda in terms of developing policy, correctly channelling resources, supporting implementation and directing the NEPAD [New Partnership for Africa's Development] process…."
For South Africa, to permanently host the PAP strengthens its structure of subimperial capital accumulation and further advances SA's plans of political hegemony on the continent.
www.zmag.org /content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=2&ItemID=5858   (758 words)

  
 BREITBART.COM - South Africa Parliament OKs Gay Marriage
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) -- South African lawmakers passed legislation recognizing gay marriages on Tuesday despite criticism from both traditionalists and gay activists.
South Africa's constitution was the first in the world to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, providing a powerful legal tool to gay rights activists even though South Africa remains conservative on such issues.
Activists in Europe, where several countries have gay union provisions, said South Africa was a shining example for gay rights.
www.breitbart.com /?id=2006-11-14_D8LD29T0A&show_article=1&cat=breaking   (944 words)

  
 afrol News - Your Portal to Africa!
The final, sixth stage (in approximately the year 2025), provides for the establishment of a Pan African Parliament to ensure "that the peoples of Africa are fully involved in the economic development and integration of the continent".
The South African government states that it "wishes to affirm that the objectives of the Pan African Parliament, which include the promotion of democracy and good governance on the continent, are in keeping with our overall objectives of promoting the principles of the African Renaissance.
The Pan African Parliament is to represent the voice of the African people and the will of the African peoples in overcoming the challenges facing our continent, the South African Department of Foreign Affairs informs.
www.afrol.com /html/News/afr019_panafr_parliament.htm   (662 words)

  
 South Africa Parliament OKs Gay Marriage, South Africa Parliament Approves Bill Recognizing Gay Marriages, Despite ...
South Africa parliament approves bill recognizing gay marriages, despite criticism from groups
Even in South Africa, gays and lesbians are often attacked because of their sexual orientation.
The Roman Catholic Church and many traditionalist leaders in South Africa said the measure denigrated the sanctity of marriages between men and women.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2006/11/14/ap/world/mainD8LD29T0A.shtml   (1067 words)

  
 Plot to 'replace parliament': South Africa: News: News24   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
It was love at first sight, but it took an actress and a TV presenter eight years to realise it.
Pretoria - A parliament had been identified to replace the existing one, which was to have been ousted in a rightwing coup d'etat, the Boeremag treason trial heard on Monday.
Du Plessis was arrested in connection with the case in August 2002 but charges were conditionally withdrawn in exchange for his evidence.
www.news24.com /News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_1524660,00.html   (240 words)

  
 South Africa Parliament "Overwhelmingly" Votes To Approves Gay Marriage... | The Huffington Post
South Africa's Parliament overwhelmingly voted today to legalize same-sex marriages, making the nation the first in Africa and the fifth in the world to remove legal barriers to gay and lesbian unions, according to activists.
The LEAST worry for south Africa and the entire continent is stabilized monogamous homosexuality.
I flew around Africa for 2 years 2002-2003 and Johannesburg is one of the most modern cities in the world.
www.huffingtonpost.com /2006/11/14/south-africa-parliament-_n_34116.html   (1735 words)

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