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ArticleFanakalo: the language of mining culture
… acute difficulties of communication’. [28] When indentured Indian workers of the Natal sugar plantations arrived from … It is worth noting, however, that it…
44. Gandhi explains ‘satyagraha’
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … the community. A small prize was therefore announced in Indian…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1940-1949
… the Smuts government racial policies. The South African Indian Congress (SAIC) assists Dr. A.B Xuma to come into contact with the Indian delegation at the…
“White ladies [do not] push heavy skips”: Examining NUDW and CCAWUSA organising of occupational categories in the retail and distributive trade in the late 1960s and 1970s by Bridget Kenny
… of Distributive Workers (NUDW), which organised white, Indian and coloured workers (the latter two categories via … employers to hire black women into…
41. Statement of Indians to the Transvaal Constitution Committee, 1906
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … the document were: A. Ganie, president of the British Indian…
PlaceMamelodi
… reckless statements, give ourselves time to study the very history of Mamelodi, the origins of the many families that … of the Coloured people and…
ArchiveCHAPTER ONE: A Conceptual Overview by Kumi Naidoo
This chapter comes from the book
16. Advice to a son about coming to Natal
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and …
Labour Struggles in South Africa The Forgotten Pages 1903 - 1921 by Evangelos A. Mantzaris
… a book about forgotten pages of South Africa's rich worker history from 1903 to 1921. It includes socio-historical … The 1918 Cape Town Musicians' Strike…
Re-Emergence of Congress Activity 1980s
… the South African Council of Churches (SACC) and the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) . This period saw the multiplication of … UDF and National Forum broaden…
85. Charter for Change, 1981
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … on 10 and 11 October 1981. Among them were the Natal Indian…
ArticleSouth African Congress of Democrats (COD)
… South African Communist Party (SACP) , the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) , banned members of the Communist … (ANC) South African Communist Party (SACP…
56. The Cape Town Agreement is welcomed
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The South African Indian Congress had several…
BiographyPatrick Chamusso
… come under his care. From Robben Island to red carpet. History always depends on who writes it - one man’s terrorist …
Participants in CODESA (1,2, Working Groups and Administration)
… 1 and 2] Professor H.M. Coovadia [Transvaal and Natal Indian Congress, CODESA2] Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Michael … Routier [NP, CODESA 1] MR C Saloojee …
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1960 - 1969
… the 21st March. March 21, The bloodiest massacre in the history of South Africa takes place at Sharpeville, Transvaal … from outside. In consultation with…
EventThe ANC calls for a day of protest and observes this day as 'South Africa Freedom Day' for the first time
… (Transvaal), the Communist Party of South Africa, the Indian Congress and the African People Organisation organised … Committee decided that, for the first…
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 - 1946-Press Reports on the Campaign
… Fountain Sports Ground on Sunday afternoon when the Natal Indian Congress held its mass meeting to explain to the Indian people the implications of the…
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…
18. Narayanan searches for his wife and child
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and …
ArchiveClass, Consciousness and Organisation: Introduction by Kumi Naidoo
This chapter comes from the book
ArticlePass laws in South Africa 1800-1994
… put in place and specified that no Coloured, Black or Indian person could work or live on a mine except as the … from their homes and land. Photo from book…
ArticleWomen’s Role in the Negotiations by Nicole Dellaportas
… struggles women endured in South Africa faced throughout history caused women to become politically involved. The … under the leadership of the ANC and the…
Community histories of Polokwane
… Community histories on Sotho, Venda, Ndebele and Indian people in the Polokwane region will be added. Please …
Article1973 Durban Strikes – TUCSA – Harriet Bolton
… unions registered under the same legislation as White, Indian and Coloured unions, and the strikes provided another … In the 1980s, TUCSA unions, to which…
Passage to Natal - The Journey
… to Professor Surendra Bhana, in his book, Indentured Indian Emigrants to Natal 1860 1902 , between 1876 and 1902, … arriving in Natal. The first ship, The…
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 … defiers who began the campaign did so with…
Document 105 - John Gomas, “Cape Town: Liberation League Activities”, South African Worker, 17 April 1937
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew 2 000 … League of South Africa and supported by the S…
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 … record of that campaign, and fills a…