| Abbreviation | Description |
| ACAG | Anti-Censorship Action Group |
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| ADAC | |
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| AFRA | Association for Rural Advancement |
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| ANC | African National Congress |
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| ANS | Alternative National Service |
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| ARAG | Abortion Rights Action Group |
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| AWB | Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging |
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| AWEPPA | Association of Western European Parliamentarians for Action against Apartheid |
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| B/W | Black and White |
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| BAWU | |
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| BCM | Black Consciousness Movement |
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| BOSS | |
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| BPC | |
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| CCB | Civil Cooperation Bureau |
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| CDC | Centre for Disease Control and Prevention |
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| CDRA | |
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| CDS | Centre for Development Studies |
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| CEDAW | Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women |
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| cm | Centimetres |
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| CO | |
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| CODESA | Convention for a Democratic in South Africa |
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| col. | Colour |
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| CORDE | Cooperation for Research, Development and Education |
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| CORE | Cooperative for Research and Education |
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| COSATU | Congress of South African Trade Unions |
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| COSG | Conscientious Objectors Support Group |
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| CPSA | |
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| CRC | Community Resource Centres |
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| CREID | Christian Research, Education and Information for Democracy |
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| CSVR | Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation |
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| CVET | Community Video Education Trust |
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| CWO | Clermont Women's Organisation |
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| DAG | Development Action Group |
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| DEBI | Democracy Education Broadcast Initiative |
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| DP | Democratic Party |
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| DPSC | Detainees Parent Support Committee |
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| DTT | Detention Treatment Team |
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| DWEP | |
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| ECAAR | Economists Allied for Arms Reduction |
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| ECC | End Conscription Campaign |
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| EDASA | Education for an Aware South Africa |
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| ERIS | Education Resource Informaton Service |
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| ESG | Emergency Services Group |
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| FCA | Free the Children Alliance |
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| FEDSAW | Federation of South African Women |
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| FFF | Five Freedoms Forum |
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| FOIP | Freedom of Information |
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| FXI | Freedom of Expression Institute |
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| GAP | Gender Advocacy Programme |
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| GPO | |
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| HAP | Human Awareness Programme |
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| HRC | Human Rights Commission |
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| HSRC | Human Sciences Research Council |
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| IBA | Independent Broadcasting Authority |
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| ICRC | International Committee of the Red Cross |
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| IDAF | International Defence and Aid Fund |
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| IDASA | Institute for democracy in South Africa |
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| IEC | Independent Electoral Commission |
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| IFEE | Independent Forum for Electoral Education |
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| IFP | Inkatha Freedom Party |
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| IJR | Institute of Justice and Reconciliation |
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| ill | Illustrations |
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| IRED-ESA | |
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| ISPVA | |
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| JODAC | Johannesburg Democratic Action Committee |
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| JWC | |
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| KNEON | |
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| KWOC | Keyword out of context |
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| LEAP | Legal Education Action Project |
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| LHR | Lawyers for Human Rights |
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| LRC | Legal Resource Centre |
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| MCSA | |
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| MDM | Mass Democratic Movement |
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| Mins. | Minutes |
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| MIRG | Mowbray Inter-Race Group |
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| mm | Millimetre |
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| MP | Member of Parliament |
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| MPD | |
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| MPNP | Multi-Party Negotiating Process |
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| MS | Manuscript |
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| MSS | |
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| n.d. | No date |
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| NACA | |
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| NACOSA | |
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| NAMDA | National Medical and Dental Association |
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| NAPAC | National Performing Arts Council |
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| NCAR | National Committee Against Removals |
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| NCBPA | National Community-based Paralegal Association |
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| NCW | |
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| NCWSA | National Council of Women of South Africa |
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| NEDLAC | National Economic Development and Labour Council |
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| NEON | National Elections Observer Network |
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| NGO | Non-Governmental Organisation |
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| NGOWGR | NGO Working Group on Reparations |
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| NHK | |
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| NICRO | National Institute for Crime Prevention and Rehabilitation of Offenders |
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| NIM | Network of Independent Monitors |
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| NNSDP | |
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| NOW | Natal Organisation of Women |
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| NSP | |
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| NTS | |
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| NUSAS | National Union of South African Students |
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| OASSSA | Organisation for Appropriate Social Services in South Africa |
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| OD | Organisational Development |
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| ODAC | Open Democracy Advice Centre |
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| p | Pages |
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| PAC | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania |
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| PACSA | Pietermaritzburg Agency for Christian Social Awareness |
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| PADMRO | |
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| PEBCO | Port Elizabeth Black Civic Organisation |
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| PFP | Progressive Federal Party |
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| PNAB | |
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| PPP | |
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| PUPA | Pupils United for Peace and Awareness |
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| RAPS | Regional Aids Planning Subgroup of KwaZulu Natal Aids Advisory Group |
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| RAT | Rural Advice Training |
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| RDP | Reconstruction and Development Programme |
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| REAP | Rape Education Action Project |
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| ROM | |
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| s.n. | Unknown |
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| SA | South Africa |
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| SAACI | South African Association for Conflict Intervention |
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| SAAWU | South African Allied Workers Union |
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| SABC | South African Broadcasting Corporation |
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| SABRA | |
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| SACBC | |
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| SACC | South Africa Council of Churches |
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| SACCAWU | |
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| SACHED | |
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| SACOD | South African Congress of Democrats |
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| SACP | South African Communist Party |
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| SACTU | South African Council of Trade Unions |
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| SADF | South African Defence Force |
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| SADF | South African Defence Force |
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| SADPSA | Society for the Abolition of the Death Penalty in South Africa |
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| SADWA | South African Domestic Workers Association |
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| SAFDEM | Southern African Resource Bank for Democracy and Human Rights |
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| SAHA | South African History Archive |
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| SAIRR | South African Institute of Race Relations |
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| SALC | South African Law Commission |
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| SALDRU | |
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| SANDF | South African National Defence Force |
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| SANGOCO | South African Non-Governmental Organisations Coalition Association |
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| SAPA | South African Press Association |
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| SAPSE | |
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| SASET | South African Students' Education Trust |
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| SASO | |
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| SCAR | Southern Cape Against Removals |
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| sd. | Sound |
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| SPP | Surplus Peoples Project |
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| SPRO-CAS | |
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| TASA | Teachers Association of South Africa |
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| TEC | Transitional Executive Council |
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| TECON | |
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| TEP | Theology Exchange Programme |
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| TGWU | Transport and General Workers Union |
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| TIC | |
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| TRAC | Transvaal Rural Action Committee |
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| TRC | Truth and Reconciliation Commission |
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| TS | Typescript |
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| TURAO | TRAC Urban Removals Advice Office |
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| UCT | University of Cape Town |
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| UDF | United Democratic Front |
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| UDM | United Democratic Movement |
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| UK | United Kingdom |
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| UMAC | Urban Monitoring and Awareness Committee |
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| UNCHR | United Nations Commission for Human Rights |
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| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation |
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| UNISA | University of South Africa |
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| UWC | University of the Western Cape |
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| UWO | United Women's Organisation |
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| WCF | ?Workers' Consultative Forum |
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| WCRP | |
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| WDCL | Women's Defence of the Constitution League |
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