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EventNelson Mandela is appointed the Secretary of the National Action Council
… Council during the All Africa Conference attended by 1 400 delegates from 145 institutions. The conference was … to oppose oppression and win freedom. * We…
EventThe apartheid government establishes a Department for Coloured Affairs’ (CAD)
… its head. "Coloured" South Africans, along the black and Indian population, waged a long battle to have their …
EventCongress of the People starts in Kliptown
… convention was co-sponsored by the ANC, the South African Indian Congress (SAIC), the Coloured People's Organisation …
EventWorld Food Program warns the UN that a record 38 million people are at risk of starvation in Africa
… the world are greatly affected as well, for example, the Indian subcontinent, which alone contains half of the world's …
EventThe Cape Agulhas lighthouse begins operating
… the lighthouse, but construction eventually began on 1 April 1847. On 8 January 1848, the foundation stone was … built from limestone. The lighthouse began…
16. Advice to a son about coming to Natal
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal …
Labour Struggles in South Africa The Forgotten Pages 1903 - 1921 by Evangelos A. Mantzaris
… sociology, family and old age. Introduction Chapter 1 - The Promise of the Impossible Revolution: The Cape Town … The 1918 Cape Town Musicians' Strike…
PlaceNatures Valley, Garden Route
… Coastline, was occupied by Old Stone Age or Paleolithic, 1 Million Years ago. Paleolithic man lived in the Area in … Valley is flanked by an escarpment on…
EventRocklands Community Hall declared a heritage site
On 20 August 2019, the 36th anniversary of the founding of the United Democratic Front (UDF), the Rocklands Community Hall, located in Mitchell’s Plain,Cape…
EventWWI: battalion consisting of 'Cape Coloured men', called the Cape Corps, is established
… War One, and fewer than 4 000 were black, coloured or Indian. The most well-known battle that was fought entirely …
PlaceoThongathi, previously Tongaat
… FURTHER READING) Tongaat is considered home to the oldest Indian community in South Africa, established with the … changed from the anglicised version to,…
PlaceFietas Museum, Johannesburg
… was once the city’s "Malay location" and home to a large Indian community. In the first half of the 20th century … was once the city’s "Malay location" and…
EventSlavery abolished in the Cape
… On 1 December 1834, slavery came to an end in the Cape Colony. … the Bill was passed in August 1833 it came into effect on 1 August 1834. On that date…
Chapter 7
… learned that not only we, but the Coloured people and the Indian people in South Africa have travelled the same wrong … that applied to us in 1935 is now…
SAHO Milestones
… Ghetto by Omar Badsha was launched in Addis Ababa. 1 June - Publication: With Our Own Hands - Fighting Poverty … Settlement, a farm from which the longest…
PlaceGouritsmond
… Gouritsrivier , winding through the Valley and meeting the Indian Ocean . Thus, it serves as a popular spot for- … warmer Months. Created where the Gourits…
PlaceTsitsikamma National Park, Eastern Cape
… Cape. The Tsitsikamma’s spectacular scenery includes the Indian Ocean breakers, pounding rocky shores beneath 180 m … fish at tidal pools or in the rivers…
Statement of the African National Congress and the South African Tamil Federation National Working Committee, 14 November 2014
… policies of universities and medical schools concerning Indian learners in general, and Tamils in particular; Black …
EventDr. Hendrik Verwoerd announces his plan to grant Transkei independence
… of UmzimkhuIu in the north and Kei in the south, the Indian Ocean in the east and the Drakensberg mountain range …
EventJonas de la Guerre leaves the Cape in an expedition to the north
… area was situated in Zimbabwe, from the Zambezi to the Indian Ocean, and was rumoured to be rich in gold. However, …
EventWWI: battalion consisting of ‘Cape Coloured men’, called the Cape Corps, is established
… War One, and fewer than 4 000 were black, coloured or Indian. The most well-known battle that was fought entirely …
18. Narayanan searches for his wife and child
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal …
51. The ‘Satyagraha’ campaign ends
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The Indian Relief Act of 1914 and the Smuts…
PlaceKwaMashu
… Council and the Port Natal Administration Board and, on 1 April 1977, was transferred to the authority of the newly … in places such as Umkhumbane ( Cato…
The Gandhi You May not Know by Rajmohan Gandhi
… note demanding information ahead of time on the following. 1) The village population, including how many women, men, … Â By 1906, Gandhi, now 37, was editing…
ArticleSouth African Coloured People Organisation (SACPO)
… African People Organisation (APO) and South African Indian Congress (SAIC) as national organisations to represent Coloured and Indian people. Since FRAC was…
ArticleWomen’s Role in the Negotiations by Nicole Dellaportas
… under the leadership of the ANC and the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) . ’ (Role of Women, 1980) A number of … recruited 800 volunteers in Worcester …
ArticleStrong and Unnoticed: The Women of the UDF by Reid Arnold
… community-based organizations to oppose the South African Indian Conference and the apartheid government’s plan for a … to give a house of parliament to the…
PlaceMkumeni Location, Flagstaff
… to the North, and Port St Johns Local Municipality and the Indian Ocean to the South. Ingquza Hill is one of the five … to the north, and Port St Johns Local…
PlaceBallito, Dolphin Coast- KZN
… to the East by golden Beaches and the warm waters of the Indian Ocean . The waters off Ballito's Beach are the … to the East by golden Beaches and the warm…