Government announces end to prosecutions under Group Areas Act

Date: 19 Feb 1991
Updated: 30 Sep 2019

The government announced that prosecutions for offences under the Group Areas Act would cease immediately. Read more about the Group Areas Act.

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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]

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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

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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.