- Title: PRESSER: MANDELA REAX TO JUDGEMENT OF THEì CONSTITUTIONAL COURT WHICH UPHELD A
- Date: 22nd September 1995
- Summary: PRESSER: MANDELA REAX TO JUDGEMENT OF THEì CONSTITUTIONAL COURT WHICH UPHELD A
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- City: JOHANNESBURG
- Country: South Africa
- Reuters ID: 95SEP22V03
- Story Text:PRESSER: MANDELA REAX TO JUDGEMENT OF THEì
CONSTITUTIONAL COURT WHICH UPHELD A CHALLENGE BYì
WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE TO PROCLAMATIONS ISSUED BYì
MANDELA IN DEMARCATION DISPUTE; COMMENTS FROMì
THABO MBEKI, VALI MOOSA & ROELF MEYER
16.11.11 CUTAWAY PRESS
16.19.21 EXT GV'S OF MANDELA'S HOUGHTON RESIDENCE
16.20.26 MANDELA COMING OUT WITH MBEKI, VALI MOOSAì
16.20.50 MANDELA WALKING TO HIS SEAT IN GARDEN
16.21.55 WIDE ESTABLISH OF MANDELA SEATED WITHì
PRESS
16.22.28 READING STATEMENT Today theì
Constitutional Court gave judgement in the matterì
of the Executive Council of the Western Cape vsì
The President of SA...
16.22.54 ...an Amendment to that Act passed byì
Parliament last year is unconstitutional. Thisì
amendment gave the Pres the power to passì
proclamations on matters pertaining to Local Gorvì
Elections.
16.23.17 The essence of the Judgement is asì
follows...
16.25.07 ...this government is fully committed toì
the Rule of Law. this Judgement is not the firstì
nor will it be the last in which theì
Constitutional Court assist both the Gorv &ì
society in general to insure constitutionality &ì
effective gorv.
16.25.30 On behalf of the Gorv of National Unity Iì
wish to reaffirm our confidence in theì
impartiality & competence of the court as theì
final arbiter in disputes of a constitutionalì
nature.
16.25.54 The decision of the Court providesì
nothing for party-political gain...
16.26.12 the judgement reaffirms that powers ofì
Central Government to ensure uniformity in & toì
facilitate the organization of the Local Gorvì
Elections..
16.26.31 ...public should be aware that today'sì
Judgement is an invitation to gorv & to parliamentì
to follow a different process to attain the sameì
substantive result.
16.26.45 Gorv will respond positively to thisì
invitation as it is our duty to ensure that theì
Local Gorv Elections are held on schedule.
16.26.59 I will be consulting cabinet on thisì
matter...to discuss our response to the Court'sì
invitation & recommend that Parliament shouldì
accordingly be summoned...
16.27.41 PREPS FOR ELECTIONS MUST CONT. MUST TAKEì
PLACE AS PLANNED
16.27.46 ...the Court's Judgement doesn't createì
any crisis whatsoever...confirms that our newì
democracy is taken firm root & that nobody isì
above the Law...
16.28.48 CUTAWAY PRESS
16.29.15 COMMENTS FROM THABO MBEKI
16.30.28 MANDELA HANDING PRESSER OVER TO ROELFì
MEYER [MINISTER OF PROVINCIAL AFFAIRS &ì
CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT]
16.30.55 CUTAWAY PRESS
16.31.46 MEYER ADDRESSING PRESS
16.39.02 VARIOUS GV'S PRESS
16.46.04 VALI MOOSA [DEPUTY MINISTER OF PROVINCIALì
AFFAIRS & CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT] COMMENTING
16.53.47 END PRESSER - Copyright Holder: Visnews