The 1913 Natives' Land Act allocated only 7% of South Africa's land to black citizens, forcing them into crowded reserves. It incorporated racial segregation into law for the first time since the Union of South Africa in 1910. The act led to thousands of unemployed black South Africans wandering without homes or work. It established the foundations for apartheid by separating areas of residence, work, and political power along racial lines.

1. Topic: South African War
Sub-topic: The Natives’ Land
Act 1913
GRADE 10

2. 1913

3. INTRODUCTION
 In today’s lesson we are going to look at the
main terms of the natives’ land act
 Look at the effects of the act
 Natives’ land act as a forerunner of
apartheid legislation

4. WHY THE NATIVES’ LAND ACT
OF 1913 WAS PASSED?
 The Natives Land Act of 1913 was passed to
allocate only about 7% of arable land to
Africans and leave the more fertile land for
whites. This law incorporated territorial
segregation into legislation for the first time
since Union in 1910.

5. WHY THE NATIVES’ LAND ACT OF
1913 WAS PASSED CONTINUE….
 Black people lost most of their land as a
result of the act and were forced to stay in
the reserves.

6. POVERTY

7. MAIN TERMS OF THE ACT
 Black people were to be confined to only
about 7-8 percent of the land
 Blacks were to live in white owned farms as
labour tenants, rent tenants and
sharecroppers

8. Effects of the act
 Thousands of blacks could not obtain
employment
 All unemployed blacks were thrown to farms,
often with their livestock
 Men, woman and children wondered about in
all weather conditions trying to find places to
stay

9. Effects of the act continue….
 Black people were living in the reserves under
poor conditions with soil erosion, malnutrition
and diseases increasing
 Black people were left without land but had to
work for white people.

12. Natives 'land act as a forerunner of
apartheid legislation
 Urban areas act of 1923 was introduced
 Black people were chased out of towns and cities and were
forced to live in the rural areas and townships.
 The act introduced curfews whereby black people were forced
to stay indoors at certain times.

13. Natives’ land act as a forerunner of
apartheid legislation continue……
 The urban area act also establish a pass
system whereby man and woman had to carry
passes.
 They needed these passes for travel, taxes and
curfews
 Imprisonment was applied in the absence of a
pass.

14. Natives’ land act as a forerunner of apartheid
legislation continue……
Segregation was intensified by civilized labour policy which made
sure that white workers got more skilled jobs and were paid more
than black workers
Whites were given the best of everything- jobs, areas of
residence, schools, colleges and land.
The basic idea was to separate whites, blacks and other people of
colour.

16. SUMMARY
In today’s lesson we have looked at:
The main terms of the Act
The Effects of the Act, and lastly
The Natives’ Land Act as the forerunner of the
Apartheid legislation