Opinion - July 2020 marked the 70th anniversary of the proclamation of the Group Areas Act, and Durban was the pioneering city to plan for group areas zoning. In 1958, Durban was zoned a 'white' city.

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As the country celebrated its Freedom Day on Tuesday, there was another anniversary to be marked: 60 years of The Group Areas Act, a crucial piece in the truly monstrous puzzle that was apartheid.

The Group Areas Act was amended almost annually and was re-enacted in the Consolidation Acts of 1957 and 1966. With the Act in place, the state could establish and proclaim any neighbourhood as a ...

July 2020 marked the 70th anniversary of the proclamation of the Group Areas Act, and Durban was the pioneering city to plan for group areas zoning. In 1958, Durban was zoned a ‘white’ city.