Claim 175

The act defined communism and its aims broadly enough to include any opposition to the government.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: The act defined communism and its aims broadly enough to include any opposition to the government.
Field: stated_justification
Value: Broad definition of communism
About: incident 1950-south-africa-suppression-of-communism-act
Source: Suppression of Communism Act
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current

Quotation from the source

defined communism and its aims broadly to include any opposition to the government