The Act was to declare the Communist Party of South Africa to be an unlawful organization; to make provision for declaring other organizations promoting communistic activities to be unlawful and for prohibiting certain periodical or other publications; to prohibit certain communistic activities; and to make provision for other incidental matters
archiveREF R-0113196Revised
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Suppression of Communism Act, Act No 44 of 1950
- Origin date
- July 1990
- Updated
- 27 Aug 2019
South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Suppression of Communism Act, Act No 44 of 1950 . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113196
South African History Online (2016) 'Suppression of Communism Act, Act No 44 of 1950 ', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113196 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).
South African History Online, Suppression of Communism Act, Act No 44 of 1950 [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113196, (accessed 22 July 2026).
"Suppression of Communism Act, Act No 44 of 1950 ." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113196. Accessed 22 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Suppression of Communism Act, Act No 44 of 1950 ." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113196.
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