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26/07/1983
The latest national and international news stories from the BBC's flagship news programme. Includes a report on an abandoned baby which causes problems for South African bureaucracy.
Last on
Tue 26 Jul 1983
21:00
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South African Baby - Black or White?
Duration: 02:29
Did You Know?
The Population Registration Act of 1950 introduced compulsory classification of South Africans into three basic racial groups: Black, White and Coloured. This act underpinned 'separate development' for different racial groups. How people were classified determined where they lived, what work they could do and many other important factors affecting their lives.
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Broadcast
- Tue 26 Jul 1983 21:00
Apartheid in South Africa Collection
Clips from this programme are online as part of the Apartheid in South Africa Collection.
