The diary of Maria Tholo - Introducing by Carol Hermer
… who qualified under Section 10 (1) of the Urban Bantu Laws to be permanent residents of Cape Town, and the migrant … of legal presence in Cape Town. The document, known as a pass, contained details of employment, family, etc. and the … permission to be in the Cape. Failure to produce a pass when requested was a punishable offence. Failure to show …