Suppression of Communism Act

Cards (3)

  • Suppression of Communism Act
    1950
  • Could ban ex-/communists from sitting in parliament, publishing, or attending public meetings - it treated all opposition to government as communism; turning South Africa into a police state
  • Led to many parliament members expulsion due to unintended communist ties, anyone guilty could get up to 10 years (butprosecutions were rare) still opposition impossible tothe government, apartheid, or white supremacy