The Native Laws Commission , commonly known as the Fagan Commission , was appointed by the South African Government in 1946 to investigate changes to the system of segregation . Its members were: Henry Allan Fagan , A. S. Welsh, A. L. Barrett, E. E. von Maltitz, and S. J. Parsons. It has been described as "[a]rguably the most liberal official document produced in the segregation era."
6-542: The Sauer Commission (South Africa), was created in 1948 largely in response to the Fagan Commission . It was appointed by the Herenigde Nasionale Party and favoured even stricter segregation laws. The Sauer Commission was concerned with the 'problem' of controlling the influx of African people into urban areas. White workers, traders and merchants were concerned that this would represent
12-555: A threat to their jobs and businesses, particularly since African workers would work in semi-skilled positions for a lower wage than white workers. Businesses demanded racially segregated trading zones in order to protect their businesses from competition. Numerous groups influenced this policy of 'total Apartheid', including the South African Bureau for Racial Affairs (SABRA). Ultimately the Sauer commission did not enforce
18-740: The National Party created their own commission called the Sauer Commission . Its report suggested the exact opposite of the Fagan Commission, i.e. segregation should continue and be implemented across all social and economic areas of life. The rise of postwar apartheid can be attributed to the Sauer commission. This article about South African government is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to apartheid in South Africa
24-505: The Sauer commission were: Paul Sauer , G.B.A. Gerdener, E.G. Jansen , J.J. Serfontein and M.D.C. De Wet Nel. This article about South African government is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to apartheid in South Africa is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Fagan Commission The commission's main recommendation was that "influx control" of African people to urban areas should be relaxed. This in turn would increase
30-419: The flow of labour and prevent the problem of migrant labour living in distant rural areas. Another recommendation was the creation of a stabilised population of African workers within urban areas to create a reliable workforce for business as well as an increased consumer base for retailers. The report was published at a time when Jan Smuts ' popularity was low and his detractors had more support. In response,
36-420: The total segregation to the extent originally envisioned. Rather, it resulted in the immediate implementation of 'practical Apartheid', which allowed some African people to enter and work in urban areas, with the complete implementation of total Apartheid envisioned as a future goal. The recommendations made by the Sauer commission were still more restrictive than those made by the Fagan Commission. The members of
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