In South Africa, the people have been engaged in a heroic and arduous struggle against a system of racial bigotry and oppression where, mindless violence perpetrated by the State has wreaked havoc on the innocent and the helpless, thus brutalising an entire people. Apartheid as a policy of institutionalised discrimination denied the fundamental human rights to the vast majority of the South African people. As a moral issue, it has outraged the conscience of the civilised world.
The Indian community in South Africa, though a minority, has played a pivotal role in the struggle for equality and justice for all the people of South Africa. Over the years, it has identified itself with the political mainstream and has enriched the social and political milieu.
This evidence of Molvi Cachalaia in 1960 Treason Trial informs the readers of his remarkable memory, astute political thinking and tenacity of purpose.
