Legislation of Apartheid

1. Legislation of Apartheid

2. Apartheid, which means
"separateness" in
Afrikaans.
System imposed by the
white minority
government in South
Africa where the black
people were
discriminated.

3. REGULATION
Blacks could not hold positions in the government and could not vote except in some
isolated elections for segregated institutions.
Blacks could not enable business or professional practice exercise in specifically
designated areas for whites.
Public transport was completely segregated.
Black people were not allowed to enter areas allocated for whites, unless they had a
pass.
Whites also had to carry a pass to enter the zones assigned to blacks.
Public buildings such as courts or offices, possessed different entrances for blacks and
whites.
The areas assigned to blacks rarely had electricity or water.
Hospitals also were segregated: hospitals for whites had the quality of any developed
nation, while blacks were assigned to poorly equipped, understaffed and very few in
relation to the population they served.
In 1970 the education of a black child cost 10% of that for a target. Higher education for
blacks was prohibitive.
The minimum deposit for the payment of taxes was 360 rand for blacks and much higher
for whites, about 750 rand.

5. End of Apartheid

Apartheid: 1961 -
1994

6. End of Apartheid

Apartheid: 1961 -
1994