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The Internal Security Act, 1982 (Act No. 74 of 1982) was an act of the Parliament of South Africa that consolidated and replaced various earlier pieces of security legislation, including the Suppression of Communism Act, 1950, parts of the Riotous Assemblies Act, 1956, the Unlawful Organizations Act, 1960 and the Terrorism Act, 1967. [1]
The Suppression of Communism Act, 1950 (Act No. 44 of 1950), renamed the Internal Security Act in 1976, was legislation of the national government in apartheid South Africa which formally banned the Communist Party of South Africa and proscribed any party or group subscribing to communism, according to a uniquely broad definition of the term.
Banning was a repressive and extrajudicial measure [1] used by the South African apartheid regime (1948–1994) against its political opponents. [2] The legislative authority for banning orders was firstly the Suppression of Communism Act, 1950 , [ 3 ] which defined virtually all opposition to the ruling National Party as communism .
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Internal Security Act may refer to: Internal Security Act 1960, former Malaysian law; Internal Security Act (Singapore) McCarran Internal Security Act, a United States federal law; Suppression of Communism Act, 1950, a South African law, renamed the "Internal Security Act" in 1976; Internal Security Act, 1982, a South African law
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 29 January 2025. South African system of racial separation This article is about apartheid in South Africa. For apartheid as defined in international law, see Crime of apartheid. For other uses, see Apartheid (disambiguation). This article may be too long to read and navigate comfortably. Consider ...
There was a strong reaction both within and outside South Africa. Foreign countries imposed even more stringent sanctions, and the United Nations imposed an arms embargo. Young blacks inside South Africa committed themselves even more fervently to the struggle against apartheid, under the catchphrase "Liberation before education". Black ...
The Unlawful Organizations Act was repealed by section 73 of the Internal Security Act, 1982. However, the Internal Security Act contained similar provisions allowing the government to ban organizations. The bans on the ANC, the PAC and other anti-apartheid groups were lifted in 1990 at the start of the negotiations to end apartheid. The ...