TRC Final Report

Volume 1

Chapter 13

Subsection 36

VENDA

1977 Proclamation No 276: Passed in response to an outbreak of trouble in Venda schools. It is ‘identical to Proclamation 252 of the Ciskei except that an additional clause includes in the definition of subversive statements or actions, the threatening of a scholar or by any means influencing him to refrain from attending classes or sitting for any examination’ (SRR 1977: 360).

1979 Republic of Venda Constitution Act No 9: Provided for a Venda Constitution. Commenced: 13 September 1979

1979 13 September: Venda becomes an independent homeland.

1980 National Security Intelligence and National Security Council Act No 4: Enacted mechanisms for state security. Commenced: 30 May 1980

1980 Preservation of Good Morals Act No 14: Dictated segregation similar to that required by South African apartheid laws. Commenced: 15 August 1980

1982 Venda Advisory Council Act No 8: Provided for a state advisory council to dictate state policy. Commenced: 9 March 1982

1982 Labour Act No 18: Enacted labour legislation similar to that of South Africa. Commenced: 29 April 1983

1983 National Security Intelligence and National Security Council Amendment Act No 8: Granted further powers to the intelligence mechanisms. Commenced: 17 June 1983

1983 Publications Act No 15: Provided for state censorship of the media. Commenced: 19 August 1983

1983 Electoral Act No 18: Provided for state elections and the creation of a voters’ roll. Commenced: 17 February 1984

1985 Prisons Act No 3: Provided for prisons and prison protocol. Commenced: 1 April 1985

1985 Venda Police Act No 4: Created a police service and granted policing powers of search and seizure. Commenced: 9 March 1985

1985 Maintenance of Law and Order Act No 13: Provided for state declaration of states of emergency and suppression of uprising. Repealed a number of South African Acts but not the 1953 Public Safety Act [SA]. This was not repealed until the 1995 State of Emergency Act [SA] was passed. Commenced: 1 April 1986

1987 The Republic of Venda Constitution Amendment Act No 4: Had the effect of making Venda a one-party administration (s 24(1)). Commenced: 30 March 1987

1987 The Electoral Amendment Act No 8: Stipulated that no person could be nominated as an election candidate without being a registered member of the Venda National Party.

1987 Venda Border Extension Act No 31: Included further territory into Venda. Commenced: 13 September 1979

1988 National Intelligence Act No 31: Created state security bodies. Commenced: 1 April 1989

1989 Foreign States Immunity Act No 4: Attempted to create diplomatic relationships. Commenced: 31 March 1989

1991 Venda Reincorporation Forum Act No 5: Provided for the reincorporation of Venda into South Africa. Commenced: 6 September 1991

1991 Demonstration in or near Court Buildings Prohibition Act No 10: Prohibited certain public gatherings and demonstrations. Commenced: 27 September 1991

1992 Council of National Unity Constitution Amendment Proclamation No 23: Created unity bodies and mechanisms. Commenced: 5 April 1990

1993 Application in Venda of Certain South African Laws Relating to Transition to Democracy Proclamation No 26: Recognised certain South African Legislation as enforceable in Venda. Commenced: 3 December 1993

1995 State of Emergency Act No 86 [SA] Repealed the 1953 Public Safety Act [SA], as amended.