The Act was to provide for the transfer of the adminiustration and control of native education from the several provincial administrations to the Government of the Union of South Africa, and for matters incidental thereto
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Bantu Education Act, Act No 47 of 1953
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South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Bantu Education Act, Act No 47 of 1953. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113204
South African History Online (2016) 'Bantu Education Act, Act No 47 of 1953', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113204 (Accessed: 21 July 2026).
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