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Also known as the natives' law, these laws severely restricted the movements of Black South African and other racial groups by confining them to designated areas. Initially applied to African men, attempts to enforce pass laws on women in the 1910s and 1950s sparked significant protests. Pass laws remained a key aspect of the country's ...
Municipalities quickly made use of the Act to pass by-laws that reserved certain areas for whites only. On 20 June 1990, the South African Parliament voted to repeal the Act, [4] and on 15 October 1990, it was finally repealed by the Discriminatory Legislation regarding Public Amenities Repeal Act .
Mayibuye Uprising. The Mayibuye Uprising was a sequence of protests and demonstrations, led by the African National Congress, South African Indian Congress and the African People's Organisation that took place around No.2 Location Galeshewe, in Kimberley, on 7–8 November 1952. [1] The uprising was not an isolated event, but part of the ...
5 June 1998. Status: In force. The Prevention of Illegal Eviction from and Unlawful Occupation of Land Act (PIE) [1] is an act of the Parliament of South Africa which came into effect on 5 June, 1998, and which sets out to prevent arbitrary evictions . In terms of the Constitution of South Africa, "No one may be evicted from their home, or have ...
Law enforcement in South Africa is primarily the responsibility of the South African Police Service (SAPS), South Africa's national police force. SAPS is responsible for investigating crime and security throughout the country. The "national police force is crucial for the safety of South Africa's citizens" [citation needed] and was established ...
The Constitution of 1961 (formally the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1961) was the fundamental law of South Africa for two decades. Under the terms of the constitution South Africa left the Commonwealth and became a republic . Legally, the Union of South Africa, which had existed since 1910, came to an end and was re-established as ...
Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act, 2003 (Act 56 of 2003) Local Government: Municipal Property Rates Act, 2004 (Act 6 of 2004) Name changes. The South African Geographical Names Council is a statutory body that deals specifically with changing names of places in South Africa, including municipalities. Mismanagement, inefficiency ...
The Interpretation Act defines it as "any law, proclamation, ordinance, Act of Parliament or other enactment having the force of law." The Constitution of South Africa, which has the force of supreme law, and as such sets the standards and requirements for the construction and construal of statutes, also provides a definition of statute law ...