Racial Acts of Parliament
Total: 316 | Operative: 141
Racial Acts of Parliament
Total: 313 | Operative: 132
Two race laws added. After receiving and verifying information from Mr Jonathan Wright, the Arms and Ammunition Act (28 of 1937) and the Arms and Ammunition Act (75 of 1969) were included in the Index. Total race laws therefore revised from 314 to 316, and pre-democratic era race laws revised from 197 to 199. The…
One race law added and one race law removed. The Public Procurement Act (28 of 2024) was adopted, and in the process the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (5 of 2000) was repealed. Total race laws therefore revised from 313 to 314, and democratic era race laws revised from 116 to 117, however the operative…
Counting error corrected. Number of racial Acts of Parliament operative as of 25 November 2022 is 141 rather than 132. Clarification added about the repeal of the Licences Act (44 of 1962). Click here to read the updated Index of Race Law.
In part utilising the Index of Race Law, the civil rights group AfriForum has published a new report authored by attorney Johan van der Merwe, ‘Racialised legislation in South Africa’, which provides an overview of the race law landscape in South Africa. Read the report here.
Martin van Staden, Deputy Head of Policy Research at the Institute of Race Relations and editor of Race Law, appeared on Chai FM to discuss the idea behind, and initial findings, of the Index of Race Law. Listen to the interview here:
Reconciliation Month: Institute of Race Relations launches ‘Index of Race Law’
