Botha's reforms Flashcards
problem of economy
needed black workers
poor quality Bantu education
SA didn’t have enough skilled workers
1978 first non white students admitted to the University of Stellenbosch
Petty Apartheid disappearing
slowly disappearing- cinemas now open to all
1981, beaches in Cape Province stopped being segregated
Petty apartheid
transport, swimming pools and toilets remained segregated
1983 Pretoria closed 17 parks to blacks
New Constitution
1983 new constitution gave votes to coloureds and Indians
whites could veto decisions and wouldn’t hold debates with non-whites
trade unions
legalised 1979
Botha hoped the government would be able to control them
mixed marriages
1985 mixed marriages permitted
Group Areas Act still permitted non-whites from living in white areas- married couples couldn’t live together
opposition to new constitution
UDF, which brought together 600 different anti-apartheid organisations
1984 election 84% Indians and coloured didn’t vote
problems with Group Areas Act
due to economy it could no longer be enforced
by 1986 25% of Johannesburg were Indians or Coloureds
government and business
they were forced to bow to business needs and so Johannesburg Business district was opened to all races
abandoned pass laws
in 1986
didn’t make it easier for blacks to find jobs and they were still paid far less
Botha couldn’t
satisfy everybody, as he was caught between different racial groups
effects of reforms
non-whites were satisfied - wanted the abandonment of apartheid
violence in townships increased and many refused to pay rent
resistance from right wing
increased
Terreblanche and his supporters wanted more apartheid not less
election of 1981
NP lost support - next year conservative party was launched
