Apartheid Laws Timeline

  • Black Land Act No 27

    Black Land Act No 27
    This act regulated the distribution of land. Blacks were only allowed residency in government designated area. The black regulated land was only 7% of the land.
  • Native (Black) Urban Areas Act No 21:

    Native (Black) Urban Areas Act No 21:
    Every black area was given designated advisers. There job was to keep track of the population, the removal of individuals who weren't employed. The land was divided into rural and urban areas, with restricted migration between the two zones.
  • Industrial Conciliation Act No 11

    Industrial Conciliation Act No 11
    This law addresses job registration. Blacks were excluded from labor unions, thus eliminating a majority of the work rights. No black trade and labor unions were allowed to exist
  • Black (Native) Administration Act No 38

    Black (Native) Administration Act No 38
    The government had the right to make somebody leave their current home. The government could transfer, evict, and move people from any place in South Africa. Any black showing hostility to whites may be forcefully removed.
  • Immorality Act No 5

    Immorality Act No 5
    Whites and people of color may not engage in any sexual or romantic act with one another. It was originally enacted with it being prohibited between a black and white person, but revised to include people of color.
  • Representation of Blacks Act No 12

    Representation of Blacks Act No 12
    Only selected blacks were allowed to vote. However, they were then moved to their only separate roll, to that of whites. They could not run or hold office positions. They were removed from the common roll that was for whites.
  • Black Building Workers Act No 27

    Black Building Workers Act No 27
    Also known as the Bantu Building Workers Act. It legalized black rural education in construction sites. They could not be in any of the works that were currently held by whites. It continued to segregate them from whites in term of employment.
  • Population Registration Act No 30

    Population Registration Act No 30
    The government required the identity of the individuals. They could be a total of four races. They were white, colored, black, and other. The list was later expanded.
  • Reservation of Separate Amenities Act No 49

    Reservation of Separate Amenities Act No 49
    This legalized the racial segregation of public commodities: public premises, vehicles and services. Only public streets and roads were legalized. They had no "separate but equal", so no standard needed to be reached for the colored facilities. The top buildings were for whites.
  • Black Education Act No 47:

    Black Education Act No 47:
    This act legalized the racial segregation of education facilities in South Africa. The facilities taught very basic English and writing. They were taught about their culture and tribal conditions and encouraged to and taught rural jobs that would suit them for manual labor. Education was hard to acquire. These schools would receive no government funding.