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1959 Promotion of Bantu Self-Government Act

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1959 Promotion of Bantu Self-Government Act

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Classified black people into eight ethnic groups

Each group had a Commissioner-General tasked to develop a homeland for each

Allowed these homelands to govern themselves independently, (nominally), without white intervention

Cornerstone of “grand apartheid”

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It allowed the government to establish a Board of Censors that could rule on the restriction or banning of any media publication, book, film or other material, whether produced in South Africa or imported.

Marit

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This "made the unauthorised reporting of conditions in prisons illegal"
Angela

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See all the wonderful things Tianshi SUN has made

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In 1953 the law was passed after the Defiance Campaign in 1952 which was instigated by the ANC and South African Indian Congress. The law state that "Any person who in any way whatsoever advises, encourages, incites, commands, aids or procures any other person ... or uses language calculated to cause any other person to commit an offence by way of protest against the law... shall be guilty of an offence" . It intended to prevent anti-segregation parties from organizing any defiant campaigns.

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1959 - The Extension of University Education Act

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1959 - The Extension of University Education Act

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introduced to extend apartheid to the territories of education. It brought to an end the practice of allowing a small number of universities, most notably the universities of Cape Town and Witwatersrand, To register students of all races on their academic courses.  all universities will now be required to admit students from just a single racial group or in the case of African universities a single tribe.

Chloe

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Gave the apartheid government  powers to ban or restrict organizations, publications, people and public gatherings, and to detain people without trial.
The last remaining section was repealed in 2005.

Jade

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Natives Resettlement Act, Act No 19 of 1954This Act granted powers to the government to remove Africans from any area within and next to the magisterial district of Johannesburg. In essence this Act aimed to effect the removal of Africans from Sophiatown to Soweto, southwest of Johannesburg.

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Natives Resettlement Act, Act No 19 of 1954This Act granted powers to the government to remove Africans from any area within and next to the magisterial district of Johannesburg. In essence this Act aimed to effect the removal of Africans from Sophiatown to Soweto, southwest of Johannesburg.

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Xavier

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Imported publications might be prohibited by the customs authorities ... where they were considered to be 'indecent or obscene or on any ground whatsoever objectionable' .

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The Separate Repinresentation of Voters Act, Act 46 of 1951  

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The Separate Repinresentation of Voters Act, Act 46 of 1951  

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Established by the apartheid government in order to enforce racial segregation. It was also a deliberate process to remove non-white people from the voters roll.

Shreya

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1960 Unlawful Organisations Act No 24 or 34

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1960 Unlawful Organisations Act No 24 or 34

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Introduced the ability to ban the ANC and PAC

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Forbade any form of military recruitment or act of terrorism. Terrorism in Apartheid was loosely defined as any attempt at endangering law. Those found guilty could be held in detention until Commissioner of Police was 'satisfied'.

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1951- Suppression of Communism Amendment Act

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1951- Suppression of Communism Amendment Act

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Banned communism within South Africa but defined it so broadly it could encompass any governmental opposition and therefore opposition of apartheid.

Alice

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1955 Criminal Procedure and Evidence Amendement Act

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1955 Criminal Procedure and Evidence Amendement Act

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This made whipping compulsory punishment for theft of or from motor vehicles and receiving stolen property.

Isaac

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The Criminal Law Amendment Act 1953 (No. 8)

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The Criminal Law Amendment Act 1953 (No. 8)

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Was passed in response to the Defiance Campaign of 1952, it allowed the courts to impose severe penalties to those found guilty of committing acts of civil disobedience by breaking apartheid laws. Together with the Public Safety Act of that same year, they sought to end anti-apartheid protesting. It included the clause: “Any person who in any way whatsoever advises, encourages, incites, commands, aids or procures any other person … or uses language calculated to cause any other person to commit an offence by way of protest against the law … shall be guilty of an offence” (quoted by Lapping 1986: 169)

Mae

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Extension of the Immorality Act of 1927, which makes it an offence for a white person to have intercourse with a black person, or to solicit these kind of acts. The maximum penalty of this crime was seven years imprisonment.

Matt

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1963 - Publications & Entertainments Act No. 26

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1963 - Publications & Entertainments Act No. 26

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Established the Publications Control Board that was effectively used to control and censor media. It decided to what extent various mediums of publication (objects, films, public entertainments - excluding newspapers) were compatible 'with certain standards of indecency and obscenity'. However, it was abolished and superseded by the Directorate of Publications in the mid- 1970s.

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1973 - Gatherings & Demonstrations Act No. 52

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1973 - Gatherings & Demonstrations Act No. 52

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Prohibited demonstrations and open-air gatherings of any number of persons within the precincts of Parliment.
Alex

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1953 Native Labour Settlement of Disputes Act no 48

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1953 Native Labour Settlement of Disputes Act no 48

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Introduced a formal system of racially segregated trade unions, and made strikes by Africans "illegal in all circumstance". Trade unions were not banned, but they also weren't legally recognised. The act took away working rights for Africans.
Sarah

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This act built upon the Separate Representation of Voters Acts of 1951 and 1956. However, it was this act that officially removed people classified as coloured from the common electoral roles. This greatly limited any political power that they had.

Samantha

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1951- Native Building Workers ACT No 27 

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1951- Native Building Workers ACT No 27 

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Denied Africans from performing skilled labour on buildings in urban areas. The only exception from this being in segregated townships. This Act worked with the Native Building Workers Act 1951 in regards to housing location, black employment and tax.
Kate

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Allowed the South African government to capitalise on financial, commercial and industrial entrepreneurs operating in Bantustan (black) segregated areas.

Scott

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Established a Board of Censors that ruled on the suspension or banning of media such as books, television, and other material. Under this Act, Black Beauty was banned solely for the title.
Eleanor

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Extension of University Education Act, Act 45 of 1959

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Extension of University Education Act, Act 45 of 1959

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Put an end to black students attending white universities (mainly the universities of Cape Town and Witwatersrand). Created separate tertiary institutions for whites, Coloured, blacks, and Asians.

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