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The Native Land Act of 1913 was a law passed by the South African government that prohibited black people from owning land or property in areas designated for white ownership, and led to over 1 million black South Africans being forcibly removed from their homes. The goal of the act was to allocate most of the country's land to white farmers and miners, and relocate black South Africans to certain areas. This resulted in black South Africans losing their property and livelihoods, and being forced to work on white-owned farms and mines under poor conditions. The land act laid the foundation for apartheid policies that further stripped rights from black citizens and enforced racial segregation.

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THE NATIVE LAND ACT OF 1913
WHAT IS THE LAND ACT OF 1913 According to sahistory.org.za the land act of 1913 was an act that was implemented by the government to prohibit black people from buying or renting land in areas designated as white areas. The government took measures to forcefully remove natives from areas that were set for white people.
Land act of 1913 Why was the land act implemented? According to Chabang 2019, the land act was implemented to divide legally white and black areas. To provide more land for white people to use for farming and also use black people for labour in mines and farms .
THE REMOVAL OF NATIVES IN THEIR LAND According to sahistory.org.za , about 1 129 000 natives were forcefully removed from their homes. 130 000 people removed from urban informal settlements as a direct consequence of this act.
IMPACTS OF THE LAND ACT According to Ntuli 2018, natives hand no land but had to work for white people. Natives were leaving under poor conditions malnutrition and diseases were increasing. At the expense of the natives, white owners of farms and mines benefitted profitably and the economic grew. Natives were only given land that was not fertile. White farmers got funding from the government and natives were prohibited from getting funding.
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPACTS OF THE LAND ACT. Loss of property, natives lost their land Natives could no longer farm so that they can feed their families. Natives were obliges to work in white owned farms and mines ,and huge amount of taxes were expected from the natives. Migrant workers had to leave their families behind.
IMAGES SHOWING HOW PEOPLE LIVED AFTER THE LAND ACT WAS IMPLEMENTED
NATIVE LAND ACT LEADING TO APARTHEID. Urban areas act of 1923 was introduced Black people were chased out of towns and cities, they were forcefully moved to townships. The act introduced curfews, that prohibited black people to be outside. There places also that were only designated for white people,if you were found , you were either arrested or killed.
CONCLUSION The legacy of socio-economic injustice which was inherited from the Natives Land Act of 1913 continues to haunt the majority of black South Africans. The land dispossession of the indigenous people of South Africa under this Act caused poverty which is still prevalent in our country today. Many South Africans, especially black South Africans, are trapped in a cycle of poverty that emerged as a result of our history of colonialism and apartheid. The interrogation of the unsettling discourse on land in South Africa as well as the continuous poverty cycle is fundamental for offering empowering possibilities for the poor. As such, the role played by the South African churches to support and/or oppose the Natives Land Act of 1913 cannot be ignored. The main question engaged with in the present text is: if the issue of poverty, as foregrounded in the discourse of land and within the ecclesial discussion, is engaged with from a historico-ecclesiastical2 perspective, could the discourse provide a valuable contribution towards poverty alleviation in South Africa?
REFERENCE /SfisoSteaphanChabang/land-act-of-1913?qid=e47ee2c5-3939-431b-8b83- 2d0b1037b5ee&v=&b=&from_search=2 /KhomotjoMaribana/native-land-act-of-1913?qid=9bcc99b7-6b69-4674-9182- 27d762719dbd&v=&b=&from_search=1 /PeliweNombolo/the-1913-nativesland-act?qid=85e9eeda-1c1f-478d-8472- a4dffab104c2&v=&b=&from_search=1 /jpblancomoya/miriam-franzelin?qid=68eaf3f5-2fcc-4ff6-b5dd- 6f64f33e96e3&v=&b=&from_search=6 /jpblancomoya/miriam-franzelin?qid=68eaf3f5-2fcc-4ff6-b5dd- 6f64f33e96e3&v=&b=&from_search=6 https://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/native-land-act-passed https://www.gov.za/1913-natives-land-act-centenary http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1017-04992013000200020

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The native land act of 1913

  • 2. WHAT IS THE LAND ACT OF 1913 According to sahistory.org.za the land act of 1913 was an act that was implemented by the government to prohibit black people from buying or renting land in areas designated as white areas. The government took measures to forcefully remove natives from areas that were set for white people.
  • 3. Land act of 1913 Why was the land act implemented? According to Chabang 2019, the land act was implemented to divide legally white and black areas. To provide more land for white people to use for farming and also use black people for labour in mines and farms .
  • 4. THE REMOVAL OF NATIVES IN THEIR LAND According to sahistory.org.za , about 1 129 000 natives were forcefully removed from their homes. 130 000 people removed from urban informal settlements as a direct consequence of this act.
  • 5. IMPACTS OF THE LAND ACT According to Ntuli 2018, natives hand no land but had to work for white people. Natives were leaving under poor conditions malnutrition and diseases were increasing. At the expense of the natives, white owners of farms and mines benefitted profitably and the economic grew. Natives were only given land that was not fertile. White farmers got funding from the government and natives were prohibited from getting funding.
  • 6. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPACTS OF THE LAND ACT. Loss of property, natives lost their land Natives could no longer farm so that they can feed their families. Natives were obliges to work in white owned farms and mines ,and huge amount of taxes were expected from the natives. Migrant workers had to leave their families behind.
  • 7. IMAGES SHOWING HOW PEOPLE LIVED AFTER THE LAND ACT WAS IMPLEMENTED
  • 8. NATIVE LAND ACT LEADING TO APARTHEID. Urban areas act of 1923 was introduced Black people were chased out of towns and cities, they were forcefully moved to townships. The act introduced curfews, that prohibited black people to be outside. There places also that were only designated for white people,if you were found , you were either arrested or killed.
  • 9. CONCLUSION The legacy of socio-economic injustice which was inherited from the Natives Land Act of 1913 continues to haunt the majority of black South Africans. The land dispossession of the indigenous people of South Africa under this Act caused poverty which is still prevalent in our country today. Many South Africans, especially black South Africans, are trapped in a cycle of poverty that emerged as a result of our history of colonialism and apartheid. The interrogation of the unsettling discourse on land in South Africa as well as the continuous poverty cycle is fundamental for offering empowering possibilities for the poor. As such, the role played by the South African churches to support and/or oppose the Natives Land Act of 1913 cannot be ignored. The main question engaged with in the present text is: if the issue of poverty, as foregrounded in the discourse of land and within the ecclesial discussion, is engaged with from a historico-ecclesiastical2 perspective, could the discourse provide a valuable contribution towards poverty alleviation in South Africa?
  • 10. REFERENCE /SfisoSteaphanChabang/land-act-of-1913?qid=e47ee2c5-3939-431b-8b83- 2d0b1037b5ee&v=&b=&from_search=2 /KhomotjoMaribana/native-land-act-of-1913?qid=9bcc99b7-6b69-4674-9182- 27d762719dbd&v=&b=&from_search=1 /PeliweNombolo/the-1913-nativesland-act?qid=85e9eeda-1c1f-478d-8472- a4dffab104c2&v=&b=&from_search=1 /jpblancomoya/miriam-franzelin?qid=68eaf3f5-2fcc-4ff6-b5dd- 6f64f33e96e3&v=&b=&from_search=6 /jpblancomoya/miriam-franzelin?qid=68eaf3f5-2fcc-4ff6-b5dd- 6f64f33e96e3&v=&b=&from_search=6 https://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/native-land-act-passed https://www.gov.za/1913-natives-land-act-centenary http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1017-04992013000200020