South Africa, Declaration of Intent

This document displays the agreement of the duly authorised representatives of political parties, political organisations, administrations and the South African Government with coming together at the first meeting of the Convention for a Democratic South Africa. Based on this agreement, the present and future participants to this convention shall be entitled to put forward freely to the Convention any proposal consistent with democracy and CODESA will establish a mechanism whose task it will be, in cooperation with administrations and the South African Government, to draft the texts of all legislation required.