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.. ' - .... -, , t . ; , > f . ' . . i ;. l . . ..... e .... ! •• .. ... . .' SOUTH AP'RICAN - CONSTITUTION ! cr' .. ' :, ,1IbeNas, we the Black students of South Africa, , baYUlg eXBJiined and assessed the role of blaok ' -' in . tbe struggle for the emanCipation of the black peop !e Sou.th Atrica and the betterment of their sooial, ,. and eoonomio lot, . .', . -- ---:-0 . .aDd having uncoJi di deolared our lack of in the pnui.neness and c. apabili ty of mul " ..... _ .. '1 eationa and individual Whites -in" our rapid, soc1al change; and ' .. . . . .... . _ 4_ .... _--", "r .. :' . lIRI,Tt'ICIBY"'"".1.B-Gs ," , 'lot + ......... . <, .. .. ' .. " - W, 0'" .,.''';: .. : ..... 4 ,.- . . _ __ . __ ' A (1.) (U) (111) . .tJI]) black in South Africa and aspirations p it 1s necessary for blaoks ",'" ... ,,- close their ranks ' if tions are to be mot; ", . .. there is a crying.in r&_sert thoir pride and ....... .... ..... . - reooSDis1ng the principlos of the KwD8811, "''''' ''' .• '''' JaDl18:17, 1971; . .--- -- : -- ... _, -- _ .. - do cClllid.t ourselves to,',tb e '- reali l . . the black: man, the and to ' ,roao . ting consQiousness' alid the blaCk orinnun1 t7. . ' . ' j . BlBBBI nSoLVE: .' .. , . ,-- .- . --- .. -_..:- . -- - -_ ..... -_._. -' '" .-

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SOUTH AP'RICAN -CONSTITUTION

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,1IbeNas, we the Black students of South Africa, , baYUlg eXBJiined and assessed the role of blaok stu'd~nts ' -' in .tbe struggle for the emanCipation of the black peop! e o~ ' Sou.th Atrica and the betterment of their sooial, ,. po1:[~oal and eoonomio lot, . .', . -----:-0 . .aDd having uncoJidi tion~lly deolared our lack of riu.th>~ in the pnui.neness and c.apabili ty of mul ti~raoial, " ..... _ .. '1

eationa and individual Whites -in" our 'OO~_17.:t'o -'e rapid, soc1al change; and ' .. . . .

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black ~tudents in South Africa probl~ and aspirations p

i t 1s necessary for blaoks , to · ' ~U"IDU."~\I.CIU'V. ",'" ... ,,­selves :an~' close their ranks 'if tions are to be mot; " , . ~ ..

there is a crying.in SoUth.' :i:t.r1i~a r&_sert thoir pride and ,gr~p' ....... a · .... • .....

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reooSDis1ng the principlos of the KwD8811, "'''''''' .• '''' ·o~ JaDl18:17, 1971; . .--- -- : -- ... _, --_ .. -do cClllid.t ourselves to,',tbe'- reali

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~ .the black: man, the aesertio~ , and to ' ,roao.ting consQiousness' alid the blaCk orinnun1 t7. . '

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~ DaDe or Ule organisation shall be:

t mK soom "DHIC8 SYUIDYS· OBG.dISAfiOB

be:reiD a11;er rererred "to as SASO • . .

... .uJIS .I1ID 0BnI:'rS: '71

(1) Yo pzWGte cCJBtac't. }m¥:ucal. co-operaUon, E1tual UIldex-lRaJlding aDd lmj:~ a.oog al.1 black s~en~s in South : A:tXlca. .

(2) Yo ftpre8eDt tile :inte~ or atwlen'te on. al.1 is_es tbat a1'reet u... in uaei..r acadeld.c and c~1V si.~Uaa.

(3) Yo be:i.8JrteD the ~ or .-arenesa and eDCCJarB88 thea to beca.e iaYo1.Yed :in 'the poliUcal. econ.~c and . SOc1I~ c1eYel.opIeDt or tile "HI ark peop1e. .~' . ,::·:w".: .....

(4) Yo .project at all u.ea u.e li~7cOD8CiOWlD.sa ,~.' cal.tarall.7. aoei..al.l,y. aDd eclacaU!"'8117. . . . t"

(5) Yo ' 'becc.e a plaUora ror expresa1.011 or black op:1Diem ~. aDiI :ntpreaeDt 'tIleee i.DteDIati.ona117_ . ' . 0 •• '

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•• BJCRS8IP: -

(1) IleBendlip..-n be opeD to.all black etudeDts~ j

. , : (2) Orpai.sed acboo1 pvupe caD app17 en bloc ~or . JlelUerallip.

(3) uti 11 atiaa eball be b71

(a) aD SIlC dnJia1iiDg aa ~ o~ the etwleDt · 'hftolhP'!P·':~

(bt a aljori.'Q lJtudeat bod7 decildOD ~o~ 8ftta1&~~i (cl iDdiridmaI.. af'fi.l:iatiDa d:irectq ~. 'the; . ':"

BKeeuLi~. 10 or .ore iDdirldual.a. in a DOIl- '''~!" td'1':U:iatecl ceD"tre -.q caa8ti:tu'te a braDCh. " .' ':= .-'"

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POUR -1t'HYP, . ~

. , (1) '!be General. Studeny' CouDcil.:

(a) Del.egates b'aa all afi1l1.ated centres aDd aeabex:s ,;., 2/o~ tbe:...~ ••

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. of the Executi ve sbal~ form the GeJle'nU~'" Council hereif after called the G.S.C.

The GSC ' i e-t~o highest policy-makin8 ~ ~or SI80 Bnd it shall meet at least once a 7ear at a ~ and venue to be decided by th.e ExecuUye.

A quorum shall consist of half of ~e C~ voters, and of two thirds of the .tudent ceatr.. with voting rights on the Counc11.

Should the sitting not be quorate, ~e Pretd..aell't . . ., . may adjourn the meeting for Dot 1~ 'UIaD 48 JIni; -r ~. "," at whioh time the Council sbal.l be coitlri..... --- .. ,~ C,I _

quorate. . ~. --Voting at GOO shall be b;J show ~ baDa. unless the Chairman. at hie cJ:1acntiGD. considers otherwise. ~.

(i1') Voting powers at GOO. sbal.1 be c~t1rte4 ::..n_~; :......as follows, -..:.. .,'

' .. ( a) For the first 100 ar le_ each

centro sha~l haYe three YOtea; (b) For each addi tioaal. tbree IIaDaftc1 ~~

(300 or part of, ~ere ebal.l. be .. ... • ,,"

(0)

( d)

vote in addition; ---

The Exeoutive Oouncil thus:

ii} .. ' Ii) iii) iv) v) vi)

Presid~nt Vice-President; Seoretary-General; Permc~~nt Organ1ser; Dtreotor of Publioa~oD8; SRe ~esidentB of afi1lia'kd ceDUea or -'. ~ ..... _ the Ohairman of ~he SASO ~a1 ec-I.'ttee . V:.~;; '':.: ' where there is' ''nly a braDeh.~or wtaerw . )-. "- . -. there is no SRC. ' ' ... !..:.-::: .... ::;, .•

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The President, . Yige-President, Secretar,r Geaer.1 • . :~ Pe1"'!Ila6ent Organiser and D1.rector ~ ~cati.... . ... -. shall form the Executive 001IIII1«". t . ~~' }.

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The Seoretary-General and the Perwen8M 0rpn1~ ~:: ',. ;/' ·sh~l be appOinted by tt;.e GOO on, a ~~~ . -.~.: .... : '!. , . basie, the apPOintment being ~~j;c1; 'to X'It~f.i'~""-~..;- < ..... tion by eaoh ann~al GSO. ,. .. l ' <: - , .. , - :; .,,(',:r. ."

Th~se . staff members shall ~c~enc.e ~:fte. ~~ aa possib~ a~ter appoin~ent and caa~ until new apP9intments ~e efreeted.

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Any student who is , ~. member of SASO ~ be aa.l­nated to ,the Exeoutive eommi~tee. . -

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The Executive Oommittee Bhall be electe4 br seoret ballot at a quorate GSC ai.ti.Dg. .: __ ,_--:'::

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(8) At lenst three meetings of the Executive Counc1~ ' shall be held during its t e rm of office.

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Resignations ehall be submitted to the secretai-y~ ,': G~neral in writing for cons1deration .. ~cUtiv. £.. .. , ':-~~-:Yt.-!m

: '. • J . Tbe EJceoutivo. Council shall bold off1c~ from one" :, GSC to the ~ext.. ( .. ' ,~".

(i) Members of the Executive must attend all meetings • .

(ii) )~ member who absents himself from two conse~ut1ve meet1nga without good re8eob . shall ceaso to be a member of the Exeoutive. ' .

(iii)Reasone for absance ahallbe cpmmunicate to tbe Secretary-General before 8Ucb '-;""'~.'4";;;~-~;'·

{iv) Any member of the Execut1ve who aote , tbe interests of_tho or~Uation · "~I.CI". LL~.L '

asked nnd/or--t'b"TCea to reaign. . .' (v) Mem'be s of" the- Exec·.l'ti. .;e' ''~ hold .

'the noed arises where th(t quorum .b8ll~, throe ~embers. ..' _" ,~,< >-~~;',~!,~~ _

Bight members of the a quorum.

Regional Inter-SRO meetings . ahall be held (BB: where there ~s no SRC, SASO Looal OaDmj~t1~8 shall represent the contr.e.) ' ......... .; "',::., A committee sball be formed wi ti(~ ',." promote ' tbe interests of :the ,', '. the region and co-ordinate' ~beir

LOCAL ORGANISATION' • ...:t ~ - ~

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(a) Eacb centre sball have a branoh .and/or committee to ·put into effect ~eo~eQ~a pollcy ana praotioa~. projects. of ~.S9J,.,~:~' .. . . .... ~, .. ~,,"'; '"

(b) In the- oase' .of a oentre having a , lop~l sUbsidiary t 'o the SHO, policy sball" be ,

. by the SHC; . . ,',::, \>.:: . ,. ~~

, (0) . In ttie oas€ of a oentre baving abranC?~f ' tJ1E(2;b~~~C: may det ermine polioY·. ' . ' . . . ~'~ :1:;' "::'~~';!"~~

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"-'(5)'" fiE' ADVISORY PAN!!!:

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selected by tbe GSC who shal~ (1) ' distinguished black person'S Wl~O "

on aatterB pertaining to f1~~e; ' Kn'~B~'~ administration, law, Btudent. po~1 theology;

(U.) Tbln Ihall be on. "!lllok pestlon . ot tl;1o four regions in·'wbicb . The :i'~c'~ . :t ': ( -; refer:t:ed to are East~ . W('(j~:; ;'.: , (':'k-13 f Xr('~c'\· .. :.'J ,:nd O~~.~,

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Gene~ly mee~ingB shall take place between tou.ri..ng Executive members and individual neabet-s of the Panel;

Where :'possible members will be invited to SASO 8athe~ga, partieularly those takiD8 plece in their provinr,eB.

Vbere there is a real. need meetings mq be arraD68d between tbe wbole Panel and hecut:ive. At: Id1. tUes tqe ~ecut1.ve not nece8Sar~: '7 be ~ound to follow the br t~e Fanel.

SECfiOJ( FIVE

mg PRRSIlHW shall:

(a) be the Cbj...e:f hccuti ~e Officer to w!lQia Bxecut1v.~· Council 'i!eriWero shall be responsi.ble; Q '.'

(b) wherever DeCeSBa..'7 repreeent tbe"' organis~t!~; (e) carry out tbp- aims ~~ oejects of SASO; (d) pn:side at ~ nec:.ti:1gs of the GSC and Execut1

COUDCil subject to toe RulelJ f£ Proceclur! herein'i 8IlIlexefl. ': ,".', ~ 4' .• ","'-:::l>nl'~~

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Ce) issue s1:atelaents l'D bebal.f' of SJSO •

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assi~ t;he Presicient 1. D thp. cxe'oution of hi's ctUtj.· •• · and deputise ~or hiA shoul.d be for some l.'8~on. b.' 1III8hle to C'U"r7 on t bis du.+.-!.es;

be rcspOD&ible, to~tber with :the :for :!:IBintaining the i.llterna::1 onal rela

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Cb)

.', be tbe chie:!" administrative off1cer of SASO~ ' ...

see ~o tbe eppl~ce~i.on of tbe aims and Ob~eots ' o! tb~ org:ani&>.non as ~ve been from time to time ·, interpre~ci ~D the Jrinutes and resol:utions Of . ~ecunYe CClmlcil nnd G.S.C.; " . -

(cr"1D c~n~'~-- ' , ', " ~ ~h i;be President be . rOT r.mc!-raising, for lII8i.ilt~ing ·the finances . SAm and ro:r ,keeping the booka in proper

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Ca> be ~e 1181s9P between tbe Bxe'lllUve C0W101~J.... ... ,be oentrv. nnd the IQnQral ~~~'T'b1p of I~~ "

(b) in pursuit of tlri s duty " xp.ep regular contact and :: rim t a1.1. affil:iatec! "eilt:"eB and eba. .. .l:. at al:l .~s" :.( :

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be available for emergency consu1~~ons wi~h oentres;

(0) in conjunction with the Secrriar'7.-r..eneru, c~ ;,; research into the most viable methods or ~ ., communi ty development projects and work 0Il't pl.amI . for involving students in such acbemee; -- :'~-'-7":""'" . " , ...

( d) direct the cultural orientation or 'the bi..ack- people - ,'.' .; in the manifestatl,on of Black COD.8Ci.OU8Ilea8. • ", • . ' _ '

THE .mRIDTOR OF PUBLICATIONS sha1l:

(a) in conjunction with the Secre'ta.r7-Gene~ be ~, responsible for all SASO pub1ica~ons Which shall r~nect the views and op1.ni0D8 o~ smc1eDte and black people on issues tba~ afiec~ tbe:i.r daily lives.

( b) and als 0, from 'time to tiJRe, publish.. oUler _teJriAlil: and fact papers that would contr1.lnRe w the :rca.­ulation of a viable and strong ~~ o:r .aLf~ reliance and consciousness rmmpt tbe s1udeDta .... black people at large. " ... ~"'.'...I."~ ..... . .. :'.. '

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SRC PRESIDENTS AND SA.SO LOCAL cann~ CJUI'IWW Ual.1:

in their respeotive centres praaote tbe :interests fd ' . SASO ond be in loco representatives o:r tbe- .

THE AINISORY P.ufEL sba1L:

(a)

(b)

FINANCE:

be expected to able interests Africa; ~

be consul ted by the EXecutive wbenevlr tile ,:"t.' -;-lt1_~,~~~~ oontemplates taking a 'coniroYend.al. -'ep I' ever long-term plans an bei.Dg drImD 1lp~:' .

. -SECTIOll !!!!

" (1') . Affil1.ation Pees:

(a)

(b)

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Consti tuent centres shall pq an arfilla~CID of 500 per student enrolled at eacb centre .ucrt; ..

' lat~r than 30th April of esch 7 ear • . Any centre failing to pay 1 ts a:f~~CID· :reee pri.or to the commencement of a GOO "'ai~~"'a1l?'S~~R~~ be deprived' of its voti.ng r1gb~s :in tile ec.iDci.1 • .,. unless the centre concerned gives the .ecat1~. <

a satisfactory reBSOD. In tbe~ event ot a oentre be:iq gan'kd 1.. . nihil wi thalli bay1DI paid 1 t. to •• ill ten. ' . ~ - . . Sootior!< Six (l)(b) the heCli'tiYe -.u fix a.,.,. ".-by which the centre should P87 the :reee a~ . on the reasQns put fOrward. "

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Local Committees may, where necessary, apply for . ,;~ special lo~n~ or ~antB t'o COver specific pr.ojects::;:,"" ..... __ .,,"'. and/or adm1n1etratl. ve expenses where these eXist, .:' provided that the Executive shall UBe i ts ciis- ~ ,." cretion in making these grants; .,,~~;.~~~ •.. ~i~

'Associate membera' .,shall . pay an a:rf111atio~ 'fee," oi l".-:,;,~t~ R2.00 not later tb'an 30th A,pril of eaoh year. ~ ," ' .. ;." .... ,,<, ......

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r SASO ehall be a body corporatE: capable of managing .• its own asaets and l1abili ties; . .. , :,

~~ .. ' .... !rhe financial year of SASO ends on 30th J~,e~ ·'· :: , ~,

Books and/or ~ecords of SA SO shall be ~dited . nnnually before the annuai GOO session. " v:. '::

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organisation; , ... 1. "

.. _..J (b) ,ul payments , ehall be made by cheque ~ ' oase of Petty cash disbursements; .'. ,: /.....i:.-•

(o-) The Secretary-General and as III8Jlj Exequtive.· -:'~~._,~.:':'~~" .' as possible next to the .bead' pffice · shall',

sigIlatures registert3d with the 13anlq \~ ... :,_;· . :."".~.,,~Il",

(d) The signature of the Seorot~rY~Gi;n.~r8l::·'· one, other member · shall appear on, ea~'h ,. ,.r""In1I"

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(e) Tho Seoretary-General eball be : respon . custody of and shall keep ' a .' . aesets indicating their l-oo~tioll : .. "' ..• "-custodians.

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JllllENDlENTS: TO THE CONSTITUTION, , .,.-..... ---~ . , . '..

1. · · Ammendmenta ' to the Constitution shall -be eff .

2.

. ' least a two-thirds majority 'of voting membe:r.s ·.~t '. quorate GSC si tting. - ' . ,/'~::. " .

Notice of a motion to ammend the co~st~tUt10~ 'sent to the Pr~8ident one day before it 1s.' 4~'b and . the. P~sident shall bring " uoh n,otic.s ' .. tQ of theGSC on the same day. " "

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SECTION EIGHT ------- "

SUsPENSION i 1..

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Tbe President shall have the power to susppnd' .IJ.Di'" of tho Consti tut'iont if the need arises.

Tjl .. ;P~Did.nt ahnll. hAV@ llhQ powor 110 1U11pend ' 'p~~' . tho Oonsti tuti()h in ~~nsultatlon with at len,st. :t~o ".

_ members of the Exeoutive if the need arises. . . '£'", '. :~ . . :l~ :(:.:

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3. ~~sion o~ ar;;:y part o f t his Consti tution shall be rnt1.fied by a ~;hirds of q .. ora;e postal Yotes not later than two mon~ af";er such suapen.si.on.

msSOLOTION :

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9.

'the President, r£:Co.gn1Sl.Dg the need tor the dissolution o-r the orgenisa'tion shal..l. either: (a)

(0)

Convene an emergency or ext'ra-ordinaz:y GOO aeeting r which will vo~ on the l!atter, or

COOYene a -£~ representative En:cutive Council meeting, ~d the meJabers shall. return to their campuses and coaTey their decision to the President by postal 9'etes.

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", . : In "t~ €!Tent of :m.J a.ssets le:ft c..:l'ter ctissolutiQD the Bnc1rtiTo COIII!Ci.1 sbnli be ~·to ctistr1bute . .:;~ such aaae~ to nJJ;T black weUare OrganisatioD as it deems fit.

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'!hereupon. "UJe PrEsident shal.l issue a Press Stata.ent about the cti.asol.uti on..;

.lUau &hall. be interpreted as refiected in the SASO IIani -rearlo Policy.

Unless inconsistent wi. tb the context, words l.:.porting Jm.SCUline gender shall al..ao dec-etc 1'PIri rri De gender"

Unless inconsistent wi."UJ the context. ~ shal.l _an Students' Bepresen~ti.Te Council.

Unl.e6S incOllSi.stent wi. ttl tbe context, ~ sball IIe8I1 Genera1 Students t Cmmcil.

Ur..iess i..nc'lDS.is~; wi~h ~be (,: (,Di;erL kecutiTs shai1 !:leaD the Executive COCkri.-ttee 0 :" ~; 1&).

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Unless inconsistent with the COD e n , region shall refer . "~>~ to 8. province, 1I:i tb tbe EXcepti on o:f tbe Cape, .tl1cb !las ~ . ~ been devidE:d into Eastern 3lld Western Cape; eacb of which is regarded 8.S a proYince.

Un1e88 incODSisteDt wi tb Ute cOll~en. C8IlUv 8hall DU aD &tf111.'.d and aball alaa inolude braDab •••

In the event of any dispute arising as to the aeaning or interpretation o:f aDJ' section o:f sections, sub-sect'ion

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KUMAS! RESOLUTION:

"Whereas we the students of the Africa continent"

having realised the .. ~ricansl bitter expenencea .'o~ slavery, colonialism, imperisli_, neo-colODial1._ aD4 r £\oism and 9.11 their implications and l'f!1R1""cati. .. ;~

baving realised the need for a reawakening' o~ 1be ~ oontinent and the peoples therein;

having also realised the need for a UDluu Cd the Afrioan peoples;

- ---=--- ~ .. having realised that slavery, oolonial1sa. i.per1al1": ~ nea-colonial·ism and r.?cism have aborted the rea11eaUCIIl .• ~."~<'IT. of the aspiratioDs of the Arri~an peoples; ana ~ :

having alse realised the.. c.amnon plight o~ our bro1berli . in one other continents; ' . :', '':'-

NOW REsOLVE teL organ-ise ourselves, b7 this X'lJB!'id :.. Declaration, into the Pan-African Students' QrsaDi~ ' tion, berein after referred to as PASO. , '

' .. Approved and ad9pted by the 2ND Gene~~" S~d~t~" i"' C-oiiJW~~~~ of SASO at Alan ,Taylqr Residence -. UALver8i~ ~ B8~ Black Section, .Durban on 9th July, 1971.

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