the role of churches in townships of south africa

The Dutch Reformed Church owned Friemersheim, who sold the land to the state in the 1960's.The Roman Catholic Church received permission from the state to do missionary work at Pella and.Genadendal was initially allocated to the 'Morawiese Broederkerk' who later transferred the land to the state, to be held in trust for the community.The land of mission stations also had differing histories, e.g.: Due to land allocation policy (Eksteenskuil).Started by missionaries (Genadendal) or.Individual tenure rights (Oppermansgronde) or.'Tickets of Occupation' or 'Certificates of Reservation' issued by the British Colonial Authority upon request by the Nama population and missionaries in Namakwaland to protect tenure rights of inhabitants against 'Trekboere' or.In all probability, the Rural Areas were not the result of deliberate government actions to create 'Coloured Reserves', but they rather came into being due to different historical reasons e.g.:

These areas each had its own diverse history and character, ranging from the 400 000 ha Mier Rural Area to the 55ha PniÃ«l Rural Area near Stellenbosch. The Rural Areas, proclaimed in terms of The Rural Areas Act (House of Representatives), 1987 (Act No 9 of 1987) were spread over most of South Africa.

The role of churches in townships of south africa