ANC Constitutional proposals are disclosed

After a three day meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the African National Congress (ANC), the meeting adopted a new strategic policy, which offered a number of proposals to the government. The ANC recognised that even after the adoption of a new constitution, there may still be a need for establishing a government of national unity in order to address the people's fears. The NEC's proposals promised job security, pension packages and a general amnesty based on disclosure. President F.W. de Klerk described the ANC's proposals as unrealistic and released his timetable for future constitutional reforms. According to De Klerk's proposals non-racial elections for an interim government would not be held until March 1994. He also set February 1993 as deadline for the resumption of the Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA) talks. The ANC rejected De Klerk's proposals as unacceptable and was critical of his nine months of administration preparation before elections could be held. The Democratic Party (DP), the Pan-Africanist Congress (PAC) and the South African Council of Churches supported the ANC's proposals and rejected De Klerk's timetable as a delaying tactic to the elections.