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… Act was one of the most controversial pieces of Apartheid legislation. It prohibited adultery, attempted adultery or … political gatherings. The victims of this Act in the 1950s included Albert Luthuli , Moses Kotane , J.B. Marks , … not allowed to graze ?. Commenced: 1 January 1954. This legislation was repealed by section 45 of the Education and …

… ‘White’ areas subject to a permit system which Apartheid legislation subsequently extended into the now-infamous … the implementation of racially-motivated segregationist legislation. This included the separation of citizens into … ‘Bantu’, ‘Coloured’ and ‘Asian’ suburbs. Apartheid legislation lay down that such areas should be set apart by …

… of forcible removal of people as the result of racist legislation. It is incredibly difficult to calculate precise … is equally difficult to pinpoint a specific origin for the legislation, that segregated South Africa’s cities into … as the result of group areas proclamations. [xxx] In the 1950s, after the National Party came into power and …

… Nationalism and Working-Class and Popular Resistance 1900-1950s , and The Armed Struggle and Popular Resistance … histories, resources and further reading lists, legislation listings, timelines and galleries. …

… that Coloured politics took another direction in the 1950s. Before the introduction of Apartheid, there were … a major campaign like the SAIC and ANC in the 1940s and 1950s against the White government. Coloured organisations … legislations of the White government. It was only in the 1950s when Coloureds joined major campaigns (Defiance …

… 1945 and 1960. To read more about the people, politics, legislation and removals during this period please have a … is paid to those who fought against unjust apartheid legislation. The significance of this trail, states Mamdoo, …

… of the Group Areas Act and Selected Related Pieces Legislation Group Areas Act of 1950 Dixson Pushparagavan … and disabled communities. Project: The History of LGBT legislation Honor Lay Honor Lay’s interest in the cooperative … music, and the outdoors. Project: Sophiatown Timeline Legislation, Dissent, and Violence in Sophiatown under …

… to protest against the pass laws and other discriminatory legislation. The strike was held in Orlando West. The police … of housing, water, electrification, and new labour legislation), there is still significant progress to be made. …

… human rights and racism that was the bedrock of Apartheid legislation. Through songs and marches, Durban workers made … - the first time since the political “stay at home” of the 1950s – and to exercise the power of factory based mass …

… Adhikari, (Cape Town: UCT press, 2009) p.110 (‘Apartheid legislation created correlations between race, space’). ↵ …

… unionise, but once they did, they were able to influence legislation and gain benefits that helped them better their … efforts were the laws that governed the country. Apartheid legislation played a big role in hindering the workers … goals as a workforce. Another important piece of apartheid legislation was the Native Labour Regulation Act of 1911 …

… of the Group Areas Act The GAA was one of many pieces of legislation used to control the lives of Indians, Coloureds, … 1948 were less coherent and often provisional in nature. Legislation passed by the Apartheid government were done in a … to implement Apartheid (Horrell, 1978: xi). Many pieces of legislation passed under the pretence of segregation were in …

… Repression takes many forms, from the blunt controls of legislation to the more subtle controls of what has come to … the apartheid regime has empowered itself by means of legislation placed by it on the statute books of the South … stoppages, stayaways or educational boycotts. Since the 1950s, literally thousands of specific gatherings have been …

… Resistance to the pass laws intensified during the 1950s, and various protests took place. These included … aftermath of World War II and continued growing into the 1950s and 1960s. In response to this growth and increased … are reflected in the government's most elaborate piece of legislation intended to regulate the numbers of Africans …

… movement of slaves and Khoikhoi were promulgated. Thus, legislation played an important role in the shaping of Cape … society, including the urban areas, were passed in the 1950s. Among others, two pieces of legislation passed in 1950 … from the city became undisguised racism. By the 1940s and 1950s Cape Town was a segregated city. Segregation was …

… Mass mobilization of the 1950s culminated in the Sharpeville massacre on 21 March 1960 … the apartheid government adopted extremely repressive legislation, creating a legal framework to deal effectively … dissent. After the mass based resistance campaign of the 1950s, beginning with the Defiance Campaign in 1952 and …

… was sentenced to 20 years. for the same offence under new legislation enacted that year; on appeal the sentence was … was sentenced to 20 years. for the same offence under new legislation enacted that year; on appeal the sentence was … became a member of the ANC national executive during the 1950s. President of the ANC Women’s League and the South …

… police raids and arrests – and new, more draconian legislation – they played their part in weakening the … he said.6 One can scarcely comprehend the struggles of the 1950s outside this context of democratic decline. The … since the beginning of the nineteenth century, but the 1950s race laws segmented the country’s dissection into …

… The 1967 Terrorism Act was one the most important pieces of legislation passed by the South African apartheid regime. … all-encompassing, and police-empowering piece of apartheid legislation , the Act was not entirely without precedent. The security laws of the 1950s and 1960s served as clear models for the Terrorism Act. …

… the Constitution of South Africa states that: (1) National legislation may provide a role for traditional leadership as … a system of customary law – a. national or provincial legislation may provide for the establishment of Houses of Traditional Leaders; and b. national legislation may establish a Council of Traditional Leaders. …

… was regulated according to each of the territories’ own legislation. As a result of these conflicting laws, the … (The Black Administration Act, 1927). Regarding the legislation’s broader significance, Sibanda argues that the … states. The structures established in 1927 and the 1950s lasted through to the 1980s. Facing the imminent …

… of gang violence and violent resistance to apartheid legislation; its increasingly vocal community of political … urban settlement in South Africa during the 1940s and 1950s. The Western Areas was also the centre of political … 1934, from 12 000 to 24 000, and again to 60 000 by the 1950s. The Western Areas developed gradually as a congested …

… by law. [9] This enabled the Union of South Africa to pass legislation that gave 93% of the country, with its rich … while forcing Africans into servitude. After this legislation was accepted, Africans were evicted from their … race. This then made the Act a precursor to further racist legislation that segregated black and white South Africans …

… Bertha Mashaba began to be heard. In fact, the 1940s and 1950s highlight the changing role of African women, and … of the apartheid regime and as the 1940s gave way to the 1950s the government began to implement a wide range of oppressive apartheid legislation , including attempts to control the mobility of …

… referred to as the "Ghetto Act". The aspect of the legislation defined areas where people of Indian origin … oppressive laws against Black people in South Africa. The 1950s decade was one of the periods of heightened activity in …

… African History Archive Themba's life was shaped by the legislation of segregation and apartheid in South Africa. His … Chapman, M., 1989. Storyteller and Journalist of the 1950s: The Text in Context. In: English in Africa. … in Michael Chapman’s Storyteller and Journalist of the 1950s: The Text in Context. Michael Chapman, “Storyteller and …

… 2003, p604). Yet despite the implementation of widespread legislation and progressive initiatives, this essay is going … there is an extensive divergence between women’s rights in legislation and the current reality they face. In order to bridge this gap between legislation and reality I will argue that the re-emergence of …

… novelty of apartheid was the pervasiveness of its racist legislation. Apartheid can be defined as the de jure version … and the right to live in certain areas controlled through legislation, but also the right to move freely throughout the … photographic propaganda with the enforcement of censorship legislation. Resistance photography has faced the dual …

… because of what they regarded as increasingly repressive legislation by the Union Government. The contribution of … the first full-length published work of this kind. In the 1950s and 1960s, it was followed by several other … political Drum . Most of the best-known writers of the 1950s, such as Can Temba, Matshikiza, Mphahlele and Sinxo, …

… the period, for instance FEDSAW and SACTU. During the 1950s a series of boycotts, demonstrations and marches to … organisations opposed to apartheid. Significantly, the 1950s was the last decade that the ANC operated openly in the … addressed to the Government to repeal all discriminating Legislation before or on 29 February 1952, and if this does …