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Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer
… Laws Campaign, organised jointly by the South African Indian Congress and African National Congress; it placed the …
EventThe Defiance Campaign against apartheid laws begins
… of the African National Congress (ANC), the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) and the Coloured People’s Congress, …
ArticleGarveyism: Early 1900s philosophy
… varying degrees by the teachings of Marcus Garvey, a West Indian who had moved to the United States during the First …
ArticleAftermath: Sharpeville Massacre 1960
… by Dr. Yusuf Dadoo, Chairperson of the South African Indian Congress and Chairperson of the underground South …
Background to the Freedom Charter 1955
… under the leadership of the ANC and the South African Indian Congress (SAIC). After the successes of 6 April the … few days of June, 146 volunteers were…
ArticleThe Early Cape Slave Trade
… The vast majority of Cape slaves came from Madagascar, the Indian subcontinent and South-East Asia. The earliest slaves … and household slaves came from…
PlaceZambezi River, Zambia and Zimbabwe
… river in Africa and the largest flowing into the Indian Ocean from Africa. For about 500km / 310mi it serves … ends its journey through Mozambique and out…
ArchiveWhy The EFF Is A Fascist Political Party by Gareth van Onselen, 26 March 2018
… an abridged version of his list and apply it to the EFF. 1. The cult of tradition Eco writes: "One has only to look at … whose contempt for white South…
Notes from Books
… married or kept as concubines Asian women, including Indian women. Hendrick Brouwer, Governor-General, wrote to … are good households here where the men…
Freedom movement in South Africa: Its International impact by E.S Reddy
… FREEDOM MOVEMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA: ITS INTERNATIONAL IMPACT [1] All national movements for freedom and justice spread … Africans from the Mediterranean Sea in…
Black Reaction to Apartheid, 1948-1973 - Address to the Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association by O. R. Tambo, Syracuse, New York, United States of America, 1973
… campaigns by the Africans, and passive resistance by the Indian people. There were resignations by members of the … time, the African National Congress and…
EventThe Black People’s Convention (BPC) holds its first National Congress
… in December 1972, attended by approximately 200 African, Indian, and Coloured delegates and observers. The Congress … in December 1972, attended by…
PlaceFalse Bay
… is about 41 km wide and is falsely often assigned to the Indian Ocean. However, here also the Atlantic, which is …
EventThe Anglican Bishop of Johannesburg, Bishop Ambrose Reeves, resigns
… of Mauritius and also Archbishop of the Province of the Indian Ocean), who also played a leading part in opposing the …
EventThe ANC celebrates its centenary anniversary in Bloemfontein
… like the African People's Organisation (APO) and the Natal Indian Congress, exclusivity along the lines of colour were a …
PlaceElephant House, Ridge Road, Durban
… Berea Ridge overlooking what is now Jameson Park and the Indian Ocean, and is the oldest home in Durban. The Elephant …
Introduction
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal …
ArchiveRoseinnes Daniel Phahle by Allison Drew
… and others who had left the NEUM and formed the Transvaal Indian and Coloured Teachers Association held regular … Johannesburg. This had been set up by the…
Forming the Federation
… The women from the ANC, the Congress of Democrats, the Indian Congress (which has now been revived) and the Coloured … to waste time with that. I think it…
ArticleYouth and the National Liberation Struggle
… was only 24 years old when he helped found the Natal Indian Congress and became its first secretary. Likewise, Sol … People’s Organisation (APO) and the…
ArticleThe turbulent 1950s - Women as defiant activists
… the African National Congress (ANC) and South African Indian Congress (SAIC) initiated a cooperative initiative … recruited 800 volunteers in Worcester…
ArticleDr Alfred Bitini Xuma Timeline 1893-1998
… in medicine at Northwestern’s commencement ceremony. 1 July: In order to be awarded his MD degree, Xuma begins a … as the ‘Doctors Pact’, with Dr Naicker…
ArchiveDavid Goldblatt on Ranjith Kally's 'Memory Against Forgetting', by Ranjith Kally with Kalim Rajab, 30 January 2015
… golfing champion. He won the Natal Open but, being Indian, he was not allowed to enjoy the facilities of the … Luthuli Others not there are photographs…
ArticleSouth African Coloured Peoples Organisation (SACPO)
… African People Organisation (APO) and South African Indian Congress (SAIC) as national organisations to represent Coloured and Indian people. Since FRAC was…
PlaceAmatikulu, a Nature Reserve in Kwa-Zulu Natal
… both the Amatikulu and Nyoni River estuaries along the Indian Ocean , as well as some wonderful Coastal Lowland …
Document 2 - Letter from the Cape Labour Party to James Ramsay, 12 August 1908
… criminals in the compound, & the convenience of the Indian coolies, seem to be nearer the heart of the English …
EventSlavery is abolished at 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…
EventReported arrest of London bomb mastermind, Rashid Aswat
… Thursday that the man, a British national of Pakistani or Indian descent, made about 20 calls from a South African …
EventEarly jewellery, a set of shell beads estimated to be 75 000 years old, is discovered in South Africa
… old was discovered in the Blombos cave, overlooking the Indian Ocean, near Stilbaai. The discovery is believed to be …
Bush Radio mourns, Professor William T. McClain (1923-2011)
… the University of London. Initially he was going to study Indian or Middle Eastern law, but was drawn to African law. …