Fietas, site of forced removal in Johannesburg, is renamed Pageview

Date: 23 Feb 1943
Updated: 30 Sep 2019

Fietas, a western suburb of Johannesburg, was officially re-named Pageview in honour of Mr. J.J. Page, the Mayor of Johannesburg at the time. Up until this point, the area was popularly known as Fietas. It was one of the oldest communities in Johannesburg, and one of the first 'locations' (multi-racial areas) established under the government of Paul Kruger in 1893. Fietas was an integrated community, not unlike District Six and Sophiatown, and was also destroyed by forced removals - as a result of the Group Areas Act. The majority of the inhabitants moved to Lenasia and Soweto between 1956 and 1977, and the area was declared 'White". This led to fierce resistance that continued into the 1980s. Related SAHO feature on Fietas, Pageview.

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01SAHO unpublished archive and information received from the 'Fietas Festival Programme' organizers

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Fietas, site of forced removal in Johannesburg, is renamed Pageview. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011644

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South African History Online. "Fietas, site of forced removal in Johannesburg, is renamed Pageview." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011644.