Langa Dompas Museum: The story of apartheid’s hated ‘pass’

The Langa Dompas Museum in Cape Town is steeped in the history of the township which celebrates its centenary this year. The buildings used to house the offices of the Bantu Affairs Administration which issued the dreaded ‘pass’ which Africans had to carry in ‘white’ areas under apartheid. It was a criminal offence not to have a valid pass. The … Continue reading Langa Dompas Museum: The story of apartheid’s hated ‘pass’