The Native Land Act Case Study

1. What was the main purpose of the Natives Land Act (No: 27) passed on June 19, 1913?

 

2. How did the Natives Land Act define a “native”?

  

3. What was the most significant provision of the Act for Africans, and what impact did it have?

  

4. How did the Act address the ownership of land between natives and non-natives?

5. What provisions did the Act include regarding squatting and sharecropping?

  

6. Why was the Natives Land Act passed, according to Marleen Flemmer and Patricia Gratten Dickson?

  

7. What was the role of the Native Land Commission (NLC) established by the Act?

8. Discuss the long-term social and economic impacts of the Natives Land Act on the African population.

 

9. How did the Act attempt to address the issue of employment competition between poor white farm laborers and black laborers?

 

10. Analyze the clause in the Act establishing the Native Land Commission. What does this reveal about the government's approach to land allocation?