Apartheid repressive laws

Question 1

Suppression of Communist Act 1950

Answer 1

-Banned SACP and created a ‘list’ of state enemies
-Anyone on the list was banned from certain territories ,running for political office, could have their assets ‘liquidated’ or from attending political meetings. Many on the list left S.A. In the future many were assassinated by the state police

Question 2

Public safety act 1953

Answer 2

This act allowed for the declaration of a state of emergency where all citizen’s rights were suspended

Question 3

Criminal Law Act 1953

Answer 3

Being in the proximity of a protest meant you were guilty by association

Question 4

Official Secrets Act 1956

Answer 4

Censored books, films, and other imported materials that criticised apartheid and people who supported it

Question 5

Native Act 1956

Answer 5

This ‘banished’ Natives to remote rural areas if they became involved in political groups