Early Segregation. Rickshas could either carry white passengers and their goods, or just goods. It was generally assumed that blacks could not afford the fare. Thus rickshas designated for white use were affixed with a sign “Europeans only”. DROA made these available to its membership. Only rickshas could not carry market produce.
Image record
amalisha-30.jpg
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- 24 Jul 2019

Franco Frescura collection
South African History Online. (2011, March 28). amalisha-30.jpg. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0053652
South African History Online (2011) 'amalisha-30.jpg', South African History Online, 28 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0053652 (Accessed: 6 September 2026).
South African History Online, amalisha-30.jpg [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0053652, (accessed 6 September 2026).
"amalisha-30.jpg." South African History Online, 28 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0053652. Accessed 6 Sept. 2026.
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