Claim

Claim 730

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission's chronology of apartheid legislation states the Suppression of Communism Act (No. 44 of 1950) commenced on July 17, 1950.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: The Truth and Reconciliation Commission's chronology of apartheid legislation states the Suppression of Communism Act (No. 44 of 1950) commenced on July 17, 1950.
Field: occurred_on
Value: act commenced July 17, 1950
About: incident 1950-south-africa-suppression-of-communism-act
Source: Chronology of Apartheid Legislation (TRC Final Report, Vol. 1, Ch. 13)
Publisher: South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission / SAHA
Method: official statement
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: high
Status: current
Source date: 1998

Quotation from the source

1950 Internal Security Act (Suppression of Communism Act) No 44: ... Commenced: 17 July 1950