The Black Local Authorities Act of 1982 provided for the establishment of a series of local government structures similar to those operating in the South...

target of the violence in townships were black local councillors, newly empowered by the Black Local Authorities Act. Also targeted were others viewed as...

of other races. The first Immorality Act, of 1927, prohibited sex outside of marriage between whites and blacks, until amended in 1950 to prohibit sex...

intertwined with the belief that it would benefit the black female population. The “municipal authorities argued that passes for women were necessary to combat...

Mbekweni was governed by a town council established under the Black Local Authorities Act, 1982. The northern area around Gouda and Saron, as well as an...

developed over time to prevent blacks from competing for certain categories of jobs monopolized by whites. At any rate, this act included various regulations...

council established under the Black Local Authorities Act, 1982. After the national elections of 1994 a process of local government transformation began...

Councils and in 1982 upgraded them to Town Councils, under the Black Local Authorities Act. The government vested limited powers on these councils but without...

Interdicts) Act, 1956 Urban Bantu Councils Act, 1961 Black Local Authorities Act, 1982 The pass laws were repealed by the Identification Act, 1986 and the...

council established under the Black Local Authorities Act, 1982. After the national elections of 1994 a process of local government transformation began...