The government announced that prosecutions for offences under the Group Areas Act would cease immediately.
Read more about the Group Areas Act.
eventREF E-0012949Revised
19 February 1991
Government announces end to prosecutions under Group Areas Act
- Updated
- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01SAHO, "South African Government passes the Group Areas Act",From: SAHO,[onnline] Available at:www.sahistory.org.za [20 February 2013]
- 02About African History, "Apartheid Legislation in South Africa",From:About History,[online] Available at: africanhistory.about.com [Accessed on 20 February 2013]
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Government announces end to prosecutions under Group Areas Act . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012949
South African History Online (2011) 'Government announces end to prosecutions under Group Areas Act ', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012949 (Accessed: 6 November 2026).
South African History Online, Government announces end to prosecutions under Group Areas Act [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012949, (accessed 6 November 2026).
"Government announces end to prosecutions under Group Areas Act ." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012949. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.
South African History Online. "Government announces end to prosecutions under Group Areas Act ." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012949.
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