Report of the Commission of Enquiry into Riots in Durban

1949 Anti Indian Pogrom in Durban

On Thursday evening, 13 January 1949, violence erupted in the Indian business area in Durban. On the first day there was

Natal Indian Congress (NIC)

The NIC (Natal Indian Congress) was the first of the Indian Congresses to be formed. It was established in 1894 by Mahat

South African Indian Congress (SAIC)

The period 1860-1923 is characterised firstly by the introduction of indentured Indian labourers into Natal and of the "

The Durban Riots: Press Clippings of Haji Ahmed Suleman Ballim

The 1949 Durban Riots - A Community in Conflict by S. L. Kirk

This study will attempt to add to this debate with an examination of the 1949 Riots in Durban. The primary object will b

Lessons of Durban Riots by T. G. Ramamurthi

The Durban riots were not an expression of permanent antagonism  between Indians and native Africans but an explosi

I Remember - Reminiscences of the Struggle for Liberation and the Role of Indian South Africans, 1924-1958 by I C Meer

The year 1949 was only 13 days old when on Thursday, January 13, at 5.30 p.m. an incident occurred in Victoria Street, D