The Union government passed the Native (Urban Areas) Consolidation Act, extending municipal powers to control African residence and movement. African men could be removed from cities under categories such as “idle” or “surplus” to local labour demand. The law treated urban presence as conditional on white employers’ needs and reinforced a system built on migrant labour and family separation. ANC opposition operated within a broader urban and worker resistance.
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How did the 1945 Native Urban Areas Consolidation Act affect Africans?
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The Act extended influx control and made urban residence conditional.
The 1945 Urban Areas Act strengthened influx control.
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It increased state and municipal control over African movement and residence.