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The Internal Security Act is passed

Date
2 Jul 1982
Updated
30 Sep 2019
The Internal Security Act is passed

The Internal Security Act gave massive powers to the authorities to investigate any organization or publication. This prompted opposition parties to oppose this provision of the Internal Security Act. Sections 19(1) and 20 dealt with the banning of people, including confinement to a particular district, prohibition from attending any kind of meeting and prevention from being quoted. It also provided for house arrest.

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  1. 01O’Malley, P. ‘1982’, from Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, [online], available at www.nelsonmandela.org.za
  2. 02Schoeman, E. and Kalley, A. (1999) ‘Southern African Political History: A Chronology of Key Political Events’, (Greenwood Press) p. 499
  3. 03South African History Online, ‘The Internal Security Act becomes operative’, [online], available at www.sahistory.org.za (Accessed: 24 June 2013)
  4. 04Chronology of Apartheid Legislations from Stanford Education, Volume 1 Chapter 13 

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2013, June 28). The Internal Security Act is passed. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0095985

South African History Online (2013) 'The Internal Security Act is passed', South African History Online, 28 June. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0095985 (Accessed: 3 August 2026).

South African History Online, The Internal Security Act is passed [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0095985, (accessed 3 August 2026).

"The Internal Security Act is passed." South African History Online, 28 June 2013, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0095985. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "The Internal Security Act is passed." South African History Online. June 28, 2013. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0095985.

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