Native Trust and Land Act

The Native Trust and Land Act was a South African law enacted in 1936 to regulate land ownership by Black people. It created the Bantu Areas Land Committee and later the Native Trust and Land Advisory Board, which controlled land allocated to Black communities and aimed to restrict their land rights outside designated areas. The Act limited Black land ownership and access to resources, reinforcing racial segregation, and had lasting impacts on land distribution and black communities' development in South Africa.