The government appointed the Eiselen Commission whose terms of reference were to inquire into and to report on all aspects of native education. The recommendations of this commission formed the basis for the Bantu Education Act No.47 of 1953, which came into effect on 1 January 1954. The Commission recommended 'resorting to radical measures' for the 'effective reform of the Bantu school system'.
eventREF E-0011724Revised
19 January 1949
Commission on Native Education is appointed
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 2.
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