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EventRioting and destruction in Cato Manor and Durban continues
… met with violent resistance. Cato Manor was home to both Indian and Black people, mostly informal dwellers. Indian people had first begun living there…
Memorandum To The United Nations Special Committee Against Apartheid, June 1968
… I. The South African Indian Congress has on many occasions broughtto the attention … and its Member States thecondition of the people of Indian origin in…
150th Anniversary; Anxieties of Commemoration - Towards a National Dialogue by Omar Badsha and Jon Soske
… of events commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the first Indian indentured laborers in Natal will take place across … raised similar questions: to what…
Bibliographical note and further reading
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal … any aspect of the history of indentured Indians, the…
ArticleTimeline of Land Dispossession and Segregation in South Africa 1900-1947
… The British colonial government imposes an annual rent of 1 pond on every male adult who was considered to be … areas in Durban. Whites were not allowed to…
ArticleWomen’s Workplace Oppression in 1970s South Africa by Cait Chapman
… in 1970s South Africa Abstract: Black, Coloured and Indian women faced harsh oppressions in the workplace during … shops were closing and the once lively…
ArticleCouncil policies and practice
… abolishing laws that made life for Black, Coloured and Indian people difficult, but at the same time tightening …
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Special Focus: Wrangling between political groups - 1947
… that Mr. Kajee had betrayed the interests of the Indian community when he suggested the withdrawal of economic … here, and under these circumstances, the…
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 … representatives of the Union and Imperial Governments, the Indian…
8. Pillay and others petition the Viceroy of India
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal … from Mauritius and other colonies’. The Protector of…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Deputations
… and the people of India on behalf of the South African Indian Congress. Carrying the Brown Man's Burden Delegation's … are suspect M.D. Naidoo, Joint…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Racism against Indians
… the fascist action of the Benoni Town Council in evicting Indian and coloured residents from the Benoni town. Mr. … against the fascist action of the Benoni…
Introduction
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Indian traders arrived in the wake of indentured…
Introduction
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Indian traders arrived in the wake of indentured…
ArticleThe Grey Street Mosque, 1880-1930
… Natal from 1860 when the first indentured workers arrived.1 They were followed from the mid-1870s by entrepreneurs from … as homogeneous groupings.6 This…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Royal Visit - 1947
… outlined the attitude of the Congress. He said that the Indian community had no personal grievance against His … was set alight. Dr K. Goonam, Vice-president…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - 1947-Press Reports on the Campaign
… Dr G.M. Naicker and Dr Y.M. Dadoo, the South African Indian leaders, arrived here yesterday and will leave Delhi … were conducting a nation-wide boycott…
ArticleCurries Fountain events timeline
… racing. 1940 Chief Scout Sir Baden Powell was welcomed by Indian scouts and guides at Curries Fountain. 1947 Queen …
32. An unjust and uncalled-for Immigration Bill, 1894
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal … In 1894 the Natal Legislative Assembly introduced the…
PlaceChatsworth, Suburb of Durban
… The origin of Chatsworth Chatsworth is a historically Indian township located in Durban some 14km south-west of the … Initially, it consisted mainly of poor,…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Preface
… September 1946 "I would not shed a single tear if all the [Indian] Satyagrahis in South Africa are wiped out. Thereby … India Congress Committee, Bombay, 7…
South Africa's freedom struggle by E.S. Reddy
… movement for over half a century - in persuading the Indian community to link its destiny with that of the African … international solidarity with it. He led…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - 1948 - Press Reports on the Campaign
… in the peace. Dr Naicker, the President of the Natal Indian Congress, declared that this was only the first batch. … officials and members of the Passive…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Special Focus: Wrangling between political groups - 1946
… Guard "Despite what the young leaders may say, the old men Indian community who have borne the brunt of the resistance … said Mr. A. Christopher when he…
EventAnti-SAIC political rally ends in Lenasia
… institutions, a mass meeting was called in Lenasia, an Indian suburb south of Johannesburg. The purpose of the meeting was to mobilse the Indian community to…
ArticleForced Removals in South Africa
… them. See South African History Online’s Timeline of Anti-Indian legislation for a closer look at this series of … of pegging laws which limited the freedom…
64. Congress addresses the Union Parliament, 1946
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal … D. Barmania, one of the secretaries of the South…
PlaceHindu Tamil Institute Building, Durban
… it was initially known as the Hindu Tamil Government Aided Indian School, founded on February 27, 1914 and originally … The Building had a rich History and…
Call For Renewed Struggle Against Ghetto Act: Joint Statement By Dr G. M. Naicker And Dr Y. M. Dadoo, December 1947
… Passive Resistance Council of the Natal and Transvaal Indian Congresses, having given careful consideration to the present political situation affecting the…
Search for a United Front against racism
… in Non-European Front — M.D. Naidoo The salvation of the Indian people in this country lay in a united front of … however much the outside world might help…