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Election and Political Party Law
Transitional Executive Council (Draft) Bill
Transitional Executive Council (Draft) Bill
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Election and Political Party Law
Final Draft of the Independent Media Commission Bill
Final Draft of the Independent Media Commission Bill
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Voter education
“Voter Education,” published in 1993, describes democracy, free and fair elections, and the process of voting in the context of the upcoming 1994 South African elections. The 1994 elections were the first in which universal adult suffrage was permitted. The literature is interactive and requires the reader to participate in exercises testing his or her knowledge of the electoral process and voter participation.
Election Material
Election and Political Party Law
Independent Broadcasting Authority Bill
Independent Broadcasting Authority Bill
Election Material
Election and Political Party Law
South Africa Electoral Bill 1993
South Africa Electoral Bill 1993
Election Material
Civic Education Material
The Common Sense of Wealth Creation
The Common Sense of Wealth Creation is a book written by Marc Swanepoel and published by The Free Market Foundation in South Africa in 1992. This book is written in the vernacular and complete with cartoon illustrations, attempts to identify principles of wealth creation, application of wealth creation in nations and communities, and the protection of these principles through democratic means.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Principles of democracy
The Principles of Democracy is a book written by Marc Swanepoel and published by The Free Market Foundation in South Africa in 1992. This book is written in the vernacular and complete with cartoon illustrations, investigates the meaning of democracy and the proper political framework necessary to achieve prosperity. The book also deals with the system of elections and voting in a democratic society and stresses the importance of free and fair elections as well as the protection of fundamental freedoms throughout society.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Democracy's Building Blocks
In an essay entitled “Democracy’s Building Blocks,” Gail Day argues that in order for South Africa to become a democratic, peaceful, and prosperous nation, the people must first understand what makes a society peaceful and the leaders must be pressured to create such a society. Day continues to press for the need to institute new checks and balances into the South African constitution and calls on the South African people to be at the forefront of this democratic movement. This essay was published in November of 1992 by Groundswell.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Streetwise
The spring 1989 publication of “Streetwise” covers issues such as the construction of a constitution and “Street Law,” a program aimed at teaching youth about their civil liberties and rights. This Apartheid era publication employs fiction and comic strips to express its views on the political process in South Africa.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Road to Damascus
Signed by Third World Christians from seven nations, “The Road to Damascus” attempts to lay bare the historical and political roots of the conflict between Christians, affirms the faith of poor and oppressed Christians in these countries, condemns the sins of the oppressing parties, and calls for a conversion to Christianity to those who have strayed from the faith. Published by Skoatville Publishers, the nations who have signed this document are South Africa, Namibia, South Korea, the Philippines, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Guatemala.