Suppression of Communism Act, No. 44 of 1950 approved in Parliament
… and yearly from 1962 to 1968. Between 1948 and 1991, the apartheid government banned more than 1,600 men and women. … intended to silence their opposition to the government's apartheid policies and stop their political activity. In … Cape Town: NASOU, v. 3, p. 369 Timeline of South African Legislation [online], available at: sahistory.org.za …