Critical Reflections on South Africa's 1913 Natives Land Act and its Legacies: Introduction

Abstract

......All it took was the stroke of a pen. The day after the 1913 Land Act was passed, thousands of black families were made landless in the country of their birth. More than a century later, South Africa is still dealing with its effects. . . . Those who argue that the past should be buried should look at the present situation to realise the damage that the Land Act did to this country’s landless majority. It is important to reflect on our sad history so as not to repeat the mistakes of the past.....