va al ▁A si atic ▁Reg istration ▁Act , ▁and ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁A si atic ▁community ▁of ▁South ▁Africa ▁suffering ▁int ol er able ▁hum ili ation , ▁Gand hi ▁developed ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁sat y ag ra ha . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁book , ▁S aty ag ra ha ▁in ▁South ▁Africa , ▁Gand hi ▁out lines ▁how ▁he ▁developed ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁sat y ag ra ha ▁in ▁South ▁Africa . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁section , ▁he ▁provides ▁a ▁summary ▁of ▁the ▁nature ▁and ▁content ▁of ▁the ▁Trans va al ▁A si atic ▁Reg istration ▁Act , ▁which ▁he ▁later ▁renamed ▁the ▁" Black ▁Act ." ▁The ▁extract ▁also ▁provides ▁a ▁useful ▁description ▁by ▁Gand hi ▁of ▁why ▁the ▁" Black ▁Act " ▁was ▁resist ed ▁— ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁the ▁safety ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁community , ▁and ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁A si atic ▁community ▁of ▁South ▁Africa ▁suffering ▁an ▁int ol er able ▁hum ili ation . ▁ ▁The ▁Act ▁was ▁repe aled ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁government ▁shortly ▁after ▁en act ment ▁( after ▁some ▁lo bb ying ▁by ▁a ▁deleg ation ▁led ▁by ▁Mah at ma ▁Gand hi ), ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁re - en act ed ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁: Category : A part heid ▁laws ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁ ▁A part heid ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Gand hi , ▁M . ▁S aty ag ra ha ▁in ▁South ▁Africa , ▁N ava j