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7.Madras merchants protest against an order to uncover and remove their boots in court
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Some 24 Indians calling themselves Madras…
31. Cape traders protest against the Hawkers’ Licences Act
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Act 35 of 1906, which dealt with hawkers'…
37. Deputation to Lord Selborne, 1905
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai A deputation of Indians went to see Lord…
55. S.A.I.C. deputation sees the Minister of the Interior, 1925
Members of the South African Indian Congress met the Minister of the Interior in Pretoria on 16 November 1925. They opposed the Areas Reservation and…
20. Johannesburg Parsees claim special status
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai A petition dated 17 September 1906 was sent to…
68. Passive resistance 1946-1947
The passive resistance campaign was launched on 13 June 1946 and finally suspended on 31 May 1948. The report of the Passive Resistance Council, reproduced…
1. The whole Coolies petition the Durban Corporation for better wages
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai 'The whole Coolies in this Barrack' wrote to the…
5. Muslims of Durban complain about the vexatious curfew law
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The Vagrant Law prevented Muslims in the borough…
76. The Indian people are an integral and permanent part of South Africa
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The South African Institute of Race Relations…
Introduction
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The first set of documents in Part II relates to…
66. G. M. Naicker: we will not collaborate
In 1946 the Government passed the Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Act (referred to as the 'Ghetto' Act in the next document). The Natal Indian…
72. The Defiance Campaign, 1952
A joint planning council of the African National Congress and the South African Indian Congress resolved to embark upon a mass campaign for the repeal of a…
ArchiveA Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai
It is common knowledge that Indians came to South Africa in two categories, namely as indentured Indians and as 'free' or 'passenger' Indians. The former came…
59. The South African Federation challenges Congress over the settlement
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai A convention was held in Johannesburg on 28-30…
54. South African Indian Congress: first annual report, 1924
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The South African Indian Congress was formed in…
63. Colonisation scheme: the colonial-born Indians respond - From the book "A Documentary History of Indian South Africans" edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai There had long been a feeling among some,…
19. Lawrence asks for exemption from discriminatory laws
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Vendenayagum Lawrence petitioned the Natal…
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 3 - Exploring the feasibility of negotiation
By 1985 the struggle for democracy in South Africa had intensified, and the country found itself on the brink of a potentially devastating civil war. The…
Chapter 7 - Defining the process
Codesa's first plenary session boosted the chances of a speedy resolution to South Africa's conflict and of substantive negotiation towards democracy. By now,…
Document 37 - The Bill of Rights
The original numbering, as it appears in the South African Constitution, has been retained here, hence it begins at Article 7. 7. RIGHTS 1. This Bill of…
Chapter 5 - Preparing to negotiate
It took nearly two years of formal talks to remove the obstacles in the path of multi-party negotiations. However, it was not until nearly ten months after…
Document 36 - The first hearing on certification: a summary of the judgment of the Constitutional Court
The COSATU Executive Committee met on Friday, 24 May 1996 in its second ordinary meeting of the year. Below are some of the decisions taken by the Executive…
Document 4 - ‘Our Annual Conference - An Inspiring Gathering’: report in the ‘South African Worker’
Dear Prime Minister, YOUR people more than any other section of the white community must surely know in the very core of their beings, if they were unaware…
The picture gallery of the negotiators
ArchiveThe Soul of a Nation
'Laws do not make a better society, people do ... it is crucial that the people of South Africa unite around a common respect for the Constitution' …
Chapter 6 - Defining the agenda
It had taken nearly two years of talks almost exclusively between the ANC and the NP to address the obstacles preventing multi-party negotiations. The path to…
Chapter 8 - Negotiating an end to the deadlock
The deadlock was not about principle, but about political power: the power to determine the final constitutional dispensation. It also served to fuel the…
Document 5 - Programme of the Communist Party of South Africa adopted at the seventh annual conference of the Party
Q: Until the early 1960s, the tradition of resistance to apartheid was one of nonviolence. And [then] this idea of the armed struggle was considered by Mandela…
Document 27 - Record of Understanding
Presented to the Portfolio Committee: Justice Annexures available on the COSATU website at www.cosatu.org.za 1. Executive Summary of Recommendations The…