This law incorporated territorial segregation into legislation for the first time since union in 1910. The history of white colonial land dispossession did not begin with the passing of the native land act in 19, it spans back to the expansion of. A cautionary essay on simple explanations of complex change. Under the black land act, which came into force 19 june 19, black south africans were no longer be able to own, or even rent, land outside of designated reserves. The natives land act, 19 was an act of the parliament of south africa that was aimed at regulating the acquisition of land. The law created reserves for blacks and prohibited the sale of territory in white areas to blacks. The natives land act of 19 forced millions of black south africans. This act had a profound effect on the african population across the country. The 1936 native land and trust act set in motion, especially in the then transvaal, a largescale stateled process of land acquisition from white owners and transfer to africans.
Sol plaatje, in his 1916 book, native life in south africa, before and. Introduction in todays lesson we are going to look at the main terms of the natives land act look at the effects of the act natives land act as a forerunner of apartheid legislation 4. In so far as the occupation by natives of land outside the scheduled native areas may be affected by this act the provisions thereof shall be construed as being in addition to and not in substitution for any law in force at the commencement thereof relating to such occupation. The natives land act of 19 was a key example of the segregationist and racist legislation that fixed discriminatory foundations in south african law. A young mans journey through africas aids epidemic.
In sideration of his being permitted to occupy land, renders or promises to render to any person a share of the produce thereof, or any. The occupation act for government land situated in the. Awakening on friday morning, june 20, 19, the south african native found himself, not actually a slave, but a pariah in the land of his birth. The pedi polity, the boers, and the british in the.
The native land act is passed south african history online. State itw book tho expressions lease and leasing are those expressions shall be construed as including or referring to an agreement or arrangement whereby a person. A day after the natives land act of 19 was enacted in south africa, solomon plaatje 1995. Natives land act have been exceptional, and the experience it has gained should, in my opinion, be. Article pdf available april 2014 with 2,141 reads how we measure reads a read is counted each time someone views a. List of laws on land dispossession and segregation south african. Pdf the natives land act of 19 engineered the poverty of black. The natives land act of 19 south african history online. The centenary provides the country with the opportunity to reflect on the negative effects that this legislation had, and continues to have on our people. Le natives land act, 19 ulterieurement appele bantu land act, 19 et black land act. During june 20, government marks the centenary of the promulgation of the 19 natives land act pdf that saw thousands of black families forcibly removed from their land by the apartheid government.
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