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Refer to Source 1A and Source 1B   1.3 Explain how the information provided in Source 1B supports Source 1A regarding opposition to the establishment of the Tri-cameral parliament.

Refer to Source 1A and Source 1B   1.3 Explain how the information provided in Source 1B supports Source 1A regarding opposition to the establishment of the Tri-cameral parliament.

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Refer to Source 1A and Source 1B

 

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Explain how the information provided in Source 1B supports Source 1A regarding opposition to the establishment of the Tri-cameral parliament.

▼ SOURCE 1A An extract explaining the Tri-cameral system and opposition to it. In 1982, the president of South Africa, PW Botha, proposed a "new deal". He wanted what he called a "Tri- cameral Parliament". People classified as Coloured, Indian or white would vote separately for racially segregated houses of Parliament. The white Parliament would be the most powerful. Those classified as Africans would never be considered citizens of South Africa. They would vote only in the so-called independent homelands. In black townships, people would only be allowed to vote for local councillors, and these would fall under the Bantu Administration Board. Only the white electorate was allowed to vote on this deal or "new Constitution", and they ended up voting in favour of it. In response, the UDF launched the "Million Signatures" campaign to get people to sign a petition against the deal. Allan Boesak, then president of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches, said: "We cannot accept a 'new deal' that makes apartheid work even better. We cannot accept a future for our people when we had no say in it." The UDF and its affiliates denounced and rejected candidates for Indian and coloured parliaments. They called for a boycott of these elections for the (coloured) House of Representatives and the (Indian) House of Delegates. Countrywide, fewer than 10% of the Indians and coloureds eligible to vote actually cast a vote.
Transcribed Image Text:▼ SOURCE 1A An extract explaining the Tri-cameral system and opposition to it. In 1982, the president of South Africa, PW Botha, proposed a "new deal". He wanted what he called a "Tri- cameral Parliament". People classified as Coloured, Indian or white would vote separately for racially segregated houses of Parliament. The white Parliament would be the most powerful. Those classified as Africans would never be considered citizens of South Africa. They would vote only in the so-called independent homelands. In black townships, people would only be allowed to vote for local councillors, and these would fall under the Bantu Administration Board. Only the white electorate was allowed to vote on this deal or "new Constitution", and they ended up voting in favour of it. In response, the UDF launched the "Million Signatures" campaign to get people to sign a petition against the deal. Allan Boesak, then president of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches, said: "We cannot accept a 'new deal' that makes apartheid work even better. We cannot accept a future for our people when we had no say in it." The UDF and its affiliates denounced and rejected candidates for Indian and coloured parliaments. They called for a boycott of these elections for the (coloured) House of Representatives and the (Indian) House of Delegates. Countrywide, fewer than 10% of the Indians and coloureds eligible to vote actually cast a vote.
▼ SOURCE 1B Excerpts from UDF NEWS, newsletter of Western Cape Region, 1984, in a call for action against the Tri- cameral elections. CALL FOR UNITY In an important call to all South Africans the National Executive of the UDF says: "This month we are going to pass an important milestone - Botha's so-called elections. Our call is for the people to boycott these elections for the new apartheid parliament. This is a call for unity. It is a call against the sell-outs. But the worst effects of the new Deal will come when the new parliaments start in September. That is the time that our opposition must be strengthened. We must stop this attempt to strengthen the hand of apartheid. We say: there will be a new kind of oppression. P.W. Botha will not only be assisted by Sebe and company but also by some new junior partners, the Hendrickses and the Rajbansis."
Transcribed Image Text:▼ SOURCE 1B Excerpts from UDF NEWS, newsletter of Western Cape Region, 1984, in a call for action against the Tri- cameral elections. CALL FOR UNITY In an important call to all South Africans the National Executive of the UDF says: "This month we are going to pass an important milestone - Botha's so-called elections. Our call is for the people to boycott these elections for the new apartheid parliament. This is a call for unity. It is a call against the sell-outs. But the worst effects of the new Deal will come when the new parliaments start in September. That is the time that our opposition must be strengthened. We must stop this attempt to strengthen the hand of apartheid. We say: there will be a new kind of oppression. P.W. Botha will not only be assisted by Sebe and company but also by some new junior partners, the Hendrickses and the Rajbansis."
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