Johannesburg, South Africa
The Central Pass Office was an infamous checkpoint of the influx control system under apartheid. The "Dompas" which controlled the movement of African people was issued here. Denied a place in the city, many were ordered to leave Johannesburg. This building opened in 1954 as the Non-European Affairs
Department and was greatly enlarged in the 1960s. Converted into a women's hostel in 1994, it was renamed Usindiso Women's shelter.
Listen to the audio guide for plaque № 12386 Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen off