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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Make_the_music_stop on 2024-04-18 12:17:28.

Original Title: TIL about The Pegging Act of 1943 (South Africa) which laid down that Indians should not be granted the right to acquire or own property in the area reserved for the Whites for a period of three years. This was 5 years before the official Apartheid laws were passed.

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[โ€“] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

TIL about The Pegging Act of 1943 (South Africa)

Upon reading the article my hopes were cruelly dashed...๐Ÿก๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘บ

[โ€“] zurohki@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago

This article was not about what I thought it was about.

[โ€“] maculata@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

These people clearly do not know that term means.