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The first Group Areas Act, the Group Areas Act, 1950 was promulgated on 7 July 1950, and it was implemented over a period of several years. It was amended by Parliament in 1952, 1955 (twice), 1956 and 1957. Later in 1957, it was repealed and re-enacted in consolidated form as the Group Areas Act, 1957, which
The Group Areas Act, 1950 (re-enacted in 1957 and 1966) divided urban areas into "group areas" in which ownership and residence was restricted to certain population groups. The Group Areas Development Act, 1955 formed part of the machinery for the implementation of the Group Areas Act.
The second pillar of grand apartheid was the Group Areas Act of 1950. [60] Until then, most settlements had people of different races living side by side. This Act put an end to diverse areas and determined where one lived according to race. Each race was allotted its own area, which was used in later years as a basis of forced removal. [61]
Klipfontein Organic Products Corporation Act, 1950: 41: Group Areas Act, 1950: 42: Silicosis Amendment Act, 1950: 43: Rents Act, 1950: 44: Suppression of Communism Act, 1950 (before 1976) Internal Security Act, 1950 (after 1976) 45: Railways and Harbours Appropriation Act, 1950: 46: Natal Native High Court Amendment Act, 1950: 47
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The passing of the Act contributed significantly to the period of institutionalised racial segregation and discrimination in South Africa known as Apartheid, which lasted from 1948 to 1991. One of the most famous uses of the Group Areas Act was the destruction of Sophiatown, a suburb of Johannesburg, which began on 9 February 1955.
The birth rate in America has long been on a decline, with the fertility rate reaching historic lows in 2023. More women between ages 25 to 44 aren’t having children, for a number of reasons.
March. 18 – The University of the Free State is established.; April. 27 – The Group Areas Act is passed, formally segregating the races.; May. 1 – 18 blacks are killed by police and more than 30 are injured on the Witwatersrand in a massive stay-away from work, called for by the African National Congress.