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The "[[Pass book|pass book]]" (also known simply as a "'''pass'''" or a "'''dompas'''" [lit "stupid pass"] ) was issued to every African by the **??Population Registration?? offices and which had to be carried at all times and shown on demand. This was an identity document which contained a record of employment as well as stamped permission to be in the particular (“European” or “ white”) area, and was thus a key tool of the Group Areas Act. Problems with getting a pass, getting the necessary permission and stamps, and the often violent and unreasonable police action in terms of this provision formed the basis of a great deal of the anger of the resistance movement. Inevitably scenes involving pass violations occur in many works (e.g. it forms a central feature of plays such as Hamba Dompas, Siswe Bansi is Dead and Poppie Nongena). With the repeal of the Group Areas Act in 1991 **??, the dompas was replaced by a general identity document for all South Africans. **?? (See***)

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	The "[[Pass book\|pass book]]" (also known simply as a "'''pass'''" or a "'''dompas'''" [lit "stupid (person's) pass"] ) was issued to every non-European (African) by the *??Population Registration?? offices and which had to be carried at all times and shown on demand. This was an identity document which contained a record of employment as well as stamped permission to be in the particular (“European” or “ white”) area, and was thus a key tool of the [[Group Areas Act]]. Problems with getting a pass, getting the necessary permission and stamps, and the often violent and unreasonable police action in terms of this provision formed the basis of a great deal of the anger of the resistance movement. Inevitably scenes involving pass violations occur in many works (e.g. it forms a central feature of plays such as Hamba Dompas, Woza Albert, Asinamali, Siswe Bansi is Dead, Poppie Nongena, Sophiatown, ). With the repeal of the Group Areas Act in 1991 ??, the dompas was replaced by a general identity document for all South Africans. ?? (See***)		The "[[Pass book\|pass book]]" (also known simply as a "'''pass'''" or a "'''dompas'''" [lit "stupid (person's) pass"] ) was issued to every non-European (African) by the *??Population Registration?? offices and which had to be carried at all times and shown on demand. This was an identity document which contained a record of employment as well as stamped permission to be in the particular (“European” or “ white”) area, and was thus a key tool of the [[Group Areas Act]]. Problems with getting a pass, getting the necessary permission and stamps, and the often violent and unreasonable police action in terms of this provision formed the basis of a great deal of the anger of the resistance movement. Inevitably scenes involving pass violations occur in many works (e.g. it forms a central feature of plays such as Hamba Dompas, Woza Albert, Asinamali, Siswe Bansi is Dead, Poppie Nongena, Sophiatown, ). With the repeal of the Group Areas Act in 1991 ??, the dompas was replaced by a general identity document for all South Africans. ?? (See***)
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		+	== The "pass laws" ==
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		+	== The Population Registration Act of 1950 ==
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		+	One of a series of acts passed by the Nationalist Party government (1948-1990?) to regulate racial interaction and relationships in South Africa, and formed the basis of the political philosophy of separate development or what came to be known as “Apartheid” and stipulated that *.. Its primary tool was the pass system which stipulated that every African had to carry a “pass” (also known as the hated “dompas”) which was both an identity document and used as a passport to indicate whether the person had permission to be in the particular (“European” or “ white”) area. It was amended times, in 19, 19. Repealed in 19. (See Boonzaier and Sharp1988, Brits, 1995; *) .)
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−	The "[[Pass book\|pass book]]" (also known simply as a "'''pass'''" or a "'''dompas'''" [lit "stupid (person's) pass"] ) was issued to every African by the ??Population Registration?? offices and which had to be carried at all times and shown on demand. This was an identity document which contained a record of employment as well as stamped permission to be in the particular (“European” or “ white”) area, and was thus a key tool of the Group Areas Act. Problems with getting a pass, getting the necessary permission and stamps, and the often violent and unreasonable police action in terms of this provision formed the basis of a great deal of the anger of the resistance movement. Inevitably scenes involving pass violations occur in many works (e.g. it forms a central feature of plays such as Hamba Dompas, Siswe Bansi is Dead ~~and~~ Poppie Nongena). With the repeal of the Group Areas Act in 1991 ??, the dompas was replaced by a general identity document for all South Africans. ?? (See*)	+	The "[[Pass book\|pass book]]" (also known simply as a "'''pass'''" or a "'''dompas'''" [lit "stupid (person's) pass"] ) was issued to every non-European (African) by the *??Population Registration?? offices and which had to be carried at all times and shown on demand. This was an identity document which contained a record of employment as well as stamped permission to be in the particular (“European” or “ white”) area, and was thus a key tool of the [[Group Areas Act]]. Problems with getting a pass, getting the necessary permission and stamps, and the often violent and unreasonable police action in terms of this provision formed the basis of a great deal of the anger of the resistance movement. Inevitably scenes involving pass violations occur in many works (e.g. it forms a central feature of plays such as Hamba Dompas, Woza Albert, Asinamali, Siswe Bansi is Dead, Poppie Nongena, Sophiatown, ). With the repeal of the Group Areas Act in 1991 ??, the dompas was replaced by a general identity document for all South Africans. ?? (See***)

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−	The "[[Pass book\|pass book]]" (also known simply as a "'''pass'''" or a "'''dompas'''" [lit "stupid pass"] ) was issued to every African by the ??Population Registration?? offices and which had to be carried at all times and shown on demand. This was an identity document which contained a record of employment as well as stamped permission to be in the particular (“European” or “ white”) area, and was thus a key tool of the Group Areas Act. Problems with getting a pass, getting the necessary permission and stamps, and the often violent and unreasonable police action in terms of this provision formed the basis of a great deal of the anger of the resistance movement. Inevitably scenes involving pass violations occur in many works (e.g. it forms a central feature of plays such as Hamba Dompas, Siswe Bansi is Dead and Poppie Nongena). With the repeal of the Group Areas Act in 1991 ??, the dompas was replaced by a general identity document for all South Africans. ?? (See*)	+	The "[[Pass book\|pass book]]" (also known simply as a "'''pass'''" or a "'''dompas'''" [lit "stupid (person's) pass"] ) was issued to every African by the ??Population Registration?? offices and which had to be carried at all times and shown on demand. This was an identity document which contained a record of employment as well as stamped permission to be in the particular (“European” or “ white”) area, and was thus a key tool of the Group Areas Act. Problems with getting a pass, getting the necessary permission and stamps, and the often violent and unreasonable police action in terms of this provision formed the basis of a great deal of the anger of the resistance movement. Inevitably scenes involving pass violations occur in many works (e.g. it forms a central feature of plays such as Hamba Dompas, Siswe Bansi is Dead and Poppie Nongena). With the repeal of the Group Areas Act in 1991 ??, the dompas was replaced by a general identity document for all South Africans. ?? (See*)

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	The "[[Pass book\|pass book]]" (also known simply as a "'''pass'''" or a "'''dompas'''" [lit "stupid pass"] ) was issued to every African by the ??Population Registration?? offices and which had to be carried at all times and shown on demand. This was an identity document which contained a record of employment as well as stamped permission to be in the particular (“European” or “ white”) area, and was thus a key tool of the Group Areas Act. Problems with getting a pass, getting the necessary permission and stamps, and the often violent and unreasonable police action in terms of this provision formed the basis of a great deal of the anger of the resistance movement. Inevitably scenes involving pass violations occur in many works (e.g. it forms a central feature of plays such as Hamba Dompas, Siswe Bansi is Dead and Poppie Nongena). With the repeal of the Group Areas Act in 1991 ??, the dompas was replaced by a general identity document for all South Africans. ?? (See*)		The "[[Pass book\|pass book]]" (also known simply as a "'''pass'''" or a "'''dompas'''" [lit "stupid pass"] ) was issued to every African by the ??Population Registration?? offices and which had to be carried at all times and shown on demand. This was an identity document which contained a record of employment as well as stamped permission to be in the particular (“European” or “ white”) area, and was thus a key tool of the Group Areas Act. Problems with getting a pass, getting the necessary permission and stamps, and the often violent and unreasonable police action in terms of this provision formed the basis of a great deal of the anger of the resistance movement. Inevitably scenes involving pass violations occur in many works (e.g. it forms a central feature of plays such as Hamba Dompas, Siswe Bansi is Dead and Poppie Nongena). With the repeal of the Group Areas Act in 1991 ??, the dompas was replaced by a general identity document for all South Africans. ?? (See*)
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