LIFE IN SA IN 1948

Race:

• Africans in 1951 = 8.5 Million

• Whites in 1951 = 1 Million

• Coloureds and Indians in 1951 = 1.1 Million

Land Ownership:

• land divided by race and class

• whites owned by 80% of land

Black Labourers:

• made up majority of farm workers

• whites maintained authority