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Chapter 7 - Gumede keeps the bright fire burning, 1928-29
… of racial violence marked by attacks of the White anti-ICU leagues on the local premises of the ICU.565 Gumede resented the repressive action of the Natal ……
Opening remarks by President Jacob Zuma to the 3rd Nobel Laureate Symposium on global sustainability - transforming the world in an era of global change, Inkosi Albert Luthuli ICC, African Pavilion, Durban, 06 December 2011
Excellencies Heads of State and Government, Prof Johan Rockström, Chair of the 3rd Nobel Laureate Symposium on Global Sustainability, Ministers, Ambassadors…
Dr Willem Henry Jacobus Punt, founder of the ‘Stigting Simon van der Stel’ (Simon van der Stel Foundation) and well-known SA cu
BiographyReggie Vandeyar
Reggie Vandeyar was born into a poor family on 15 July 1931 in Newclare. His father was originally from India, who had come to South Africa to seek fortune. …
BiographyZanele Muholi
This biography was written by Artthrob in collaboration with SAHO. Zanele Muholi is a photographer and visual activist based in Johannesburg. Muholi’s work…
EventJournalist and political activist Selby Msimang dies
… Kadalie to form the national Industrial Commercial Union (ICU). Due to differences between the two, Msimang resigned as …
Document 45 - Ray Alexander, “Trade Unionism in South Africa”, Discussion, 1, 6, 1952
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 45 - Ray Alexander, "Trade Unionism in South…
Document 10 - Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union of Africa, Flyer announcing Third Annual Conference, 17 January 1923
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 10 - Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union…
ArticleCouncil of Non-European trade unions (CNETU)
… the African-based Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU). However, these unions remained lethargic until the … was led by Gana Makabeni. Makabeni was…
Document 64 - Letter from the Workers’ Party of South Africa to the International Secretariat of the International Communist League (B-L), 1 July 1936
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 64 - Letter from the Workers' Party of South…
BiographyDawood Seedat
Dawood Seedat (1916-1976) was the grandson of a Ladysmith, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) trader M.E. Seedat, who had nine children, one of whom, Ahmed, moved to…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1866-1909
… leader of the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) is born in Malawi. 1898 The South African Native …
BiographyAbdul Khalek Mohamed Docrat
Docrat was born in the village of Kathor, India on 15 September 1915. His grandfather was a pioneering businessman who traded in Burma and South Africa. Upon…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1910s
… the passes. The Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) - a general union formed. A protest is held in the OFS … of the Industrial and Commercial…
ArticleSouth African Communist Party Timeline 1870-1996
… leader of the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) is born in Malawi. Edwin Thabo Mofutsanyana long … Kadalie forms the Industrial and Commercial…
Johnny Gomas Voice of the working class: A political Biography by Doreen Musson
… Abbotsdale to Kimberley Chapter Two - The year with the ICU: 1921 - 1926 Chapter Three - The Black Republic Question …
Chapter 8- Gumede walks the ANC and SACP tightrope, 1930–46‘
… Transvaal ANC, the Ballinger and Kadalie sections of the ICU and the SA Federation of Non-European Trade Unions … closer to the adoption of his fighting…
ArticleGarveyism: Early 1900s philosophy
… activists of the 1920s - including members of the ICU, the Communist Party and the African National Congress …
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1910 - 1919
… founder of the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU), addresses. …
BiographyGraeme Williams
Williams completed his Bachelor of Science majoring in Geology and Statistics at the University of Cape Town. For him photography was a pass time activity…
Document 11 - Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union of Africa, Annual Conference Agenda, St Phillips School, Chapel Street. District 6, Cape Town, 18 January 1923
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 11 - Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union…
PlaceWitbank, Mpumalanga
… nCPAP units), with an additional 2-3 beds for paediatric ICU care as part of a separate General ICU. The Paediatric wards consist of a 14 bed Short stay/High…
Nelson Mandela Timeline 1920-1929
… A protest march, organised jointly by the CPSA, ANC and ICU, is held in Cape Town and across the Rand in protest …
PlaceSomalia
… amongst Somalis. The growth of the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) presented a major challenge to the TFG. Beginning as a loose grouping of Sharia Courts, the ICU…
Document 32 - League of African Rights, Petition, 1929
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 32 - League of African Rights, Petition, 1929 A…
Document 22 - Letter from Douglas Wolton to E. R. Roux, 8 May 1928
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 22 - Letter from Douglas Wolton to E. R…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Notes
… 57-46. The Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union (ICU) had its heyday in the 1910s, when it attracted upwards of 100,000 members. ANC competition with the…
ArticleTimeline of Land Dispossession and Segregation in South Africa 1900-1947
… 1919 The Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union (ICU) is established in Cape Town. Amongst some of the issues … for tenant farming becomes a major rallying…
Document 91 - John Gomas, “The Native Representation Bill is Passed: What Must be Done Now?” Umsebenzi, 25 April 1936
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 91 - John Gomas, "The Native Representation…
Control: 1910 - 1948
… mines led to a series of strikes. In the rural areas the ICU organised sharecroppers and tenant farmers all over the … the boycotts of Bantu education. After…