TRC Final Report

Volume 1

Chapter 13

Subsection 25

1986 Black Communities Development Amendment Act No 74:

U Introduced freehold rights in urban black townships and extended the definition of ‘competent person’ such that TBVC citizens could acquire leasehold or ownership (Budlender 1989: 5). The 1984 Black Communities Development Act was amended to allow ‘South African’ citizens and certain other blacks to acquire freehold property rights in black townships (RRS 1986: 343). Commenced: 15 September 1986

Repealed by s 72 of the Abolition of Racially Based Land Measures Act No 108 of 1991

Both the above Acts introduced freedom of movement for South African citizens (i.e. excluding the TBVC states) (RRS 1986: 343). However, according to the South African Institute of Race Relations, ‘shifting the basis of discrimination from race to foreign nationality would fool nobody’ (RRS 1986: 343). According to the Black Sash, about

7.5 million TBVC citizens who did not have urban residence rights in South Africa remained aliens in ‘South Africa’ (i.e. South Africa excluding the TBVC states) (RRS 1986: 344).

1987 11 June: State of emergency declared Regulations governed security, media and black education. Initial period of detention extended from fourteen to thirty days.

1988 24 February: The State President amended the emergency regulations to allow the Minister of Law and Order to restrict the activities of organisations or people. Orders prohibiting organisations from performing any activities whatsoever could be gazetted (RRS 1987/88: 587).

1988 Black Communities Development Amendment Act No 42:

U Amended the 1984 Black Communities Amendment Act and made further provisions for the development areas and townships. Also regulated the rights of holders of mineral rights and mining titles where townships were established on the surface of the land in which these rights were held. Commenced: 15 April 1988

Repealed by s 72 of the Abolition of Racially Based Land Measures Act No 108 of 1991

1988 10 June: State of emergency reproclaimed

1988 Tertiary Education Act No 66:

E Repealed the 1959 Extension of University Education Act and others.

Commenced: 29 June 1988

IN FORCE: EDUCATION

1989 Desegregation of Residences: In June, the Minister of Constitutional Development and Planning announced that ‘the government had accepted ... that the right to desegregate residences at tertiary institutions should rest with the governing bodies’ (Budlender 1989: 24).

1989 10 June: State of emergency declared Security regulations broadened to prohibit certain acts, wearing of specific clothes etc. Blanket renewal of restrictions on ex-detainees. Education, prison and media regulations re-imposed.

1989 Disclosure of Foreign Funding Act No 26:

S Provides for the regulation of foreign donations by or for certain organisations and persons.

Commenced: 18 August 1989

Repealed by s 7 of the Abolition of Restrictions on Free Political Activity Act No 206 of 1993