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eventREF E-0012222Revised

11 February 1975

Van Wyk de Vries Commission submits its report to Parliament

Van Wyk de Vries Commission submits its report to Parliament

Updated
30 Sep 2019
Van Wyk de Vries Commission submits its report to Parliament

A second report by the Commission of Inquiry, under chairmanship of Justice Van Wyk de Vries, appointed in 1968 to investigate the activities of South Africa's White universities and the University of South Africa (UNISA), was submitted to Parliament. The report, completed in 1972, recommended that the Minister of Education should be empowered to declare any inter-university or student organisation engaged in political activities, undesirable. The National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) was the main target of the commission.

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  1. 01Nelson Mandela foundation,"1974",From: Nelson Mandela foundation,[Online],Available at: www.nelsonmandela.org,[Accessed on: 28 January 2014]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Van Wyk de Vries Commission submits its report to Parliament. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012222

South African History Online (2011) 'Van Wyk de Vries Commission submits its report to Parliament', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012222 (Accessed: 7 October 2026).

South African History Online, Van Wyk de Vries Commission submits its report to Parliament [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012222, (accessed 7 October 2026).

"Van Wyk de Vries Commission submits its report to Parliament." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012222. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

South African History Online. "Van Wyk de Vries Commission submits its report to Parliament." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012222.

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