Apartheid in South Africa is further entrenched with the passing of the Suppression of Communism Act. of 1950 (SOCA) The act, broadly defined "communism" to include any opposition to government policy.
It allowed the regime to criminalize dissent, ban anti-apartheid groups (like the Communist Party of South Africa), silence activists through banning orders and house arrest, and suppress movements for equality under the guise of fighting a "red peril". This act, alongside other laws, solidified apartheid's control by making resistance itself illegal and silencing voices for justice.
