It was on April 27, 1950 that the-then Apartheid Government of South Africa (SA), under Premier Daniel Malan, passed the 'Group Areas Act/Population Registration Act' to segregate the races, creating special areas for 'Whites,' 'Blacks,' 'Asians' and 'Coloureds!'
Was it pure coincidence - or sheer machinations in terms of statistical probability of success or failure - that the Government saw it fit to make a U-turn in its governance system 54 years later? On April 27, 1994, South Africa conducted 'democratic' elections in which 'Blacks' voted for a new Govt.!
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