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EventRev. Michael Scott besiege the UN for justice regarding Herero people
… on behalf of the Herero. The Reverend was supported by an Indian delegation and the New York-based International League … 1946 he participated in a passive…
BiographyJames Steven Mzilikazi Khumalo
… passionate about folk music traditions as well as the history and culture of the Zulu nation , which explains his …
Message by Oliver Tambo on the 40th anniversary of the three doctors` pact, 09 March 1987
… revolutionary pact, signed on behalf of the ANC, the Natal Indian Congress and the Transvaal Indian Congress, was a step towards the achievement and … after…
The Freedom Charter
… Freedom Charter set out in black letters. Transvaal Indian Congress Logo in centre. Issued by the Transvaal Indian Congress. …
ArchiveAir India - immigrant labour
… of immigrants. Advertisement for Air India showing Indian woman dressed in sari. Contrast photograph of an Indian woman cleaner at Heathrow Airport in London…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1950-1959
… with the ANC Youth League. 25 March, The ANC and Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) hold a ‘Defend Free Speech’ convention … is attended by the representatives…
22. Natal sirdars regarded in India as pariah
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … was not influencing by false statements and pretences any…
Circular Letter To Organisations Concerning The Arrest Of J. N. Singh Under The Immigration Act, November 9, 1946
… Dear Sir/Madam, The Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Bill has become law. The already so … was the turn of the African, today it is the turn of…
Circular Letter To Trade Unions, Progressive Organisations, Democrats And Anti-Fascists by Yusuf Dadoo, June 10, 1946
… Dear Sir/Madam, The Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Bill has become law. The already so … was the turn of the African, today it is the turn of…
ArchiveCHAPTER THREE: The Emergence Of Grassroots Politics, 1979-1981 by Kumi Naidoo
This chapter comes from the book
EventHashim Amla retires from international cricket
… first of these was becoming the first South African of Indian descent to represent South Africa on the international … and a role-model off-field. End notes …
ArticleBiography of Mongane Wally Serote by Matthew Williams
… racism. While writing this collection, Serote studied the history of racism and oppression around the world. “I was … joy and peace [14] Serote described…
PlaceSt. Wendolins Ridge, Pinetown
… Klaarwater and St.Wendelin’s proclaimed, as an Area for Indian people. Land between the River and Pinetown, was … the East of St. Wendolins was proclaimed…
ArticleThe Freedom Charter by Norman Levy
… or the Freedom Charter was written. The South African Indian Congress described the Congress of the People “as of … the event would be the most significant…
72. The Defiance Campaign, 1952
… of the African National Congress and the South African Indian Congress resolved to embark upon a mass campaign for … of the African National Congress and the…
ArticleArts and Cultural Organisations
… South Africa History Online has embarked, with the support of the NIHSS, … forward to help us develop a more complex picture of the history of the groups and…
PlaceKingsmead Cricket Stadium, Durban
… Stadium is within walking distance from Durban’s famous Indian Ocean coastline and is the home ground of the 'Sunfoil … when England had to catch the boat…
ArticleAfrican Nationalism
… varying degrees by the teachings of Marcus Garvey, a West Indian who had moved to the United States during the First …
PlaceCircle of Kramat's, Cape Town
… of Faure, Caledon, Rawsonville and Bains Kloof. The history of the Mazaars starts with the Dutch invasion of … leaders were banished to the Cape. Citizens…
EventSmuts refuses call to postpone Anti
… During the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) Conference held in Cape Town, a … to postpone the legislation on the Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian…
BiographyIsaac Williams Wauchope
… for many students was their encounter with South African history in the form of racially biased textbooks. Several … of written works cover topics such as…
Into the Fifties: Defiance by Norman Levy
… organizations or nationalist movements such as the Indian and African National Congresses or those formed by … Africa”.12 They said this despite the fact…
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…
EventA Day of Prayer Called by the NIC
… A Day of Prayer, called by Natal Indian Congress (NIC) , was widely observed. Indian businesses were closed at 1pm, and many Indians took a … SAHO, General…
Biography of Eli Weinberg by Karen Folz
… anti-Semitism, and discrimination. The millennia-long history of “social isolation, curtailment of opportunities, … Photograph by Eli Weinberg. Permission:…
SAAAH Conferences
… Carman Dr William Fehr (1892-1968), collector of art as history Dr Karl Koperski …
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1950-1959
… the African National Congress (ANC) and the Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) jointly organised a 'Defend Free Speech … son, Makgatho, was born. The ANC and…
EventGeneral Louis Botha wins elections
… the White minority over Native (African), Asiatic (mostly Indian) and 'Coloured and other mixed races'. This Act … Act was passed on June 14 1913. The Act…
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 … June 1976 © Rand Daily Mail This feature…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
… Government Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, commenting on the Indian policy of the South African Government, said in New … The struggle in South Africa is, however,…