Photographs of The Pass Office Plaque (The Heritage Portal)
On 2 June 1900, two days after taking over Johannesburg, the British, who had been welcomed by local African people as liberators, re-imposed the pass laws of the Z.A.R., effectively threatening any unemployed or self-employed black man with expulsion. This racial legislation secured the workforce needed by the army and the mines.
Plaque Location:
Gauteng
Johannesburg
Newtown
Plaque Address:
Corner President and Miriam Makeba Street, Newtown
Plaque Category:
Segregation
South African War
Plaque Organisation:
Simon van der Stel Foundation