The Act was to provide for the gradual development of self-governing Bantu national units and for direct consultation between the Government of the Union and the said national units in regard to matters affecting the interests of such national units; to amend the Native Administration Act, 1927, the Native Trust and Land Act, 1936 and the Bantu Authorities Act, 1951 and to repeal the representation of Natives Act, 1936; and to provide for other incidental matters.
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Promotion of Bantu Self-governing Act, Act No 46 of 1959
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- June 1995
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- 27 Aug 2019
South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Promotion of Bantu Self-governing Act, Act No 46 of 1959 . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113215
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