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… of the Wragg Commission being appointed to investigate Indian immigration laws, yet six years later he became one of … the planters rejected his proposal in the Assembly.  Anti-Indian feelings became stronger with every passing year, … to pay it. The Government of India was alarmed at this legislation and the two governments hotly debated this …

… to settle permanently in the colony. The indentured Indian labourers were also entitled to a gift of crown land … of Indian Immigrants 1876 The Free State Republic passes legislation allowing Indians to enter the Republic with the … Africa Act, 1909 (Sections 26, 35, 44, 147 and 151) leaves anti-Indian and other discriminatory legislation against …

… Introduction The concept of segregation Discriminatory legislation up to 1924 Political Legislation Economic … and social fabric and experience of black, Coloured, Indian and white people in South Africa. The South African … Image source From 1924 to 1948 an enormous amount of anti-Indian legislation was passed in South Africa focused on …

… in Bloemfontein in September, it decided to propose an anti-pass campaign for ratification by the organisation's … conference to give the executive a mandate to launch an anti-pass campaign. The response as PAC leaders had … The PAC opposed every piece of the government's apartheid legislation, Sobukwe often told his audiences, but when a …

… The Anti-Coloured Affairs Department (Anti-CAD) Movement …

… (Wells 1993:3). It also set the tone for later anti-pass action by militant African women. The second … of the pass laws' (Wells 1993:9). The 1913 Bloemfontein anti-pass campaign The women involved in this incident were … (BWL) One of the direct consequences of the Bloemfontein anti-pass campaign was the formation of early women's …

… entrenched its stranglehold over the Black (African, Indian and Coloured) population with an ever increasing … formations stood in opposition to Apartheid. As a result, anti-Apartheid organisations were formed in nearly every … This feature deals with the history of the international anti-Apartheid movement. …

… same group of people. In December 1959 the ANC planned an anti-pass campaign for 31 March the following year, and the … to organise a similar campaign before this date. The anti-pass campaign turned out to be very important for the … The Anti-Pass Campaigns 1960 …

… measures to weaken and topple apartheid, it was the anti-apartheid movements in the United Kingdom (UK), Holland … throughout the world. By the late 1980s the UK’s Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM) had unleashed a wide range of … National Congress (ANC) and Vella Pillay South African Indian Congress (SAIC) added their voices to the appeal. In …

… South African Indian Council (SAIC) In 1961, Indians were officially … and the movement of Indians between provinces. Anti-apartheid organisations such as the South African Indian … much in the 15 years I have spent on the Council.’ The Anti-SAIC Campaign Opposition to the SAIC had been growing …

… held in Brussels in 1927, where ANC members met many anti-colonial fighters from all across the world.  Delegates, … from Britain. He would later become a leading public anti-apartheid activist in the UK. 1949 Vella Pillay moves … student movements and through his work with the Transvaal Indian Congress he was introduced to members of the South …

… The Truth (Anti-Segregation Council) …

… On 13 January 1949 an Indian store-keeper in central Durban assaulted an African … incident resulted in a wave of violence, starting at the Indian market and soon spread throughout the suburbs of … two factories. That same evening all members of the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) executive committee were summoned to …

… Anti-Segregation Council's reply to Congress Election …

… South African anti-apartheid activist Meer dies at 81 …

… Armed Struggle, the anti-apartheid struggle accelerates 1984-1990 …

… September and October 1913, the Orange Free State women’s Anti-pass Campaign began spreading to other parts of the … The 1913 Women’s anti-pass campaign in the Orange Free State …

… of the African National Congress (ANC). The USSR and Anti–Apartheid 1950-1985 The State of Soviet Knowledge of … and were followed by Ruth First, who was a guest of the Anti-Fascist Committee of Soviet Women. However, there is no … that more formal relations began to be established between anti-apartheid movements and the USSR’s official agencies. …

… ANC, Nelson Mandela, at a concert organised by the Irish Anti-apartheid Movement …

… a broader movement, #TotalShutdown, which aims to change legislation concerning violence against women in order to … “The Dark and Heavy Shadow”: Gender Based Violence and Anti-Gender-Based-Violence Campaigns in South Africa …

… Resuscitation Committee (CRC) to resuscitate the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) that had become defunct after a split … segregation of Indians . It also recommends that existing legislation on Indians in the Transvaal be retained, but that … land in a specified area along the coast. 5 March, Anti-Indian Legislation: The Durban Land Alienation Ordinance …

… 1910 Anti- Indian Legislation: The Public Servants Superannuating Act and … Act. This furthers discrimination against Indians. Anti-Indian Legislation: The Immigrants Regulation Act of the …

… THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDIAN POLITICAL MOVEMENTS IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1924-1946 by … The Intelligentsia 3. The South African Communist Party 4. Legislation Abbreviations (BACK TO TOP) BIOGRAPHIES 1. Indian … ELECTION MANIFESTOES Open Letter to the Indian Community (Anti-Segregation Council) Leaflet of the Congress Election …

… 9 July, The Executive of the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) meets in Durban and appoints S.R. … elected president of the African National Congress May, Anti-Indian Legislation: The Transvaal Asiatic Land Tenure (Amendment) …

… trading rights for Indians 1911 13 March, Colonial Born Indian Association formed due to the Immigration Bill’s … in more negotiations with Smuts and Fischer. June, “June, Anti-Indian Legislation: Immigrants Regulation Act (No 22 of 1913)” …

… The TIC (Transvaal Indian congress) was first called the TBIA (Transvaal British … 1903 by Mahatma Gandhi to protest against the anti-Indian legislation in the area. The organization depended on … Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) …

… and his companions are imprisoned for their opposition to legislation that prevents Indians from entering the … into the Transvaal.  September 12, The Transvaal British Indian Association, under the Chairmanship of Ahmed Mohamed … resentment against Indians led to the formation of the Anti-Asiatic League.  The Chairman is LJ Philips, an attorney …

… of forcible removal of people as the result of racist legislation. It is incredibly difficult to calculate precise … them. See South African History Online’s Timeline of Anti-Indian legislation for a closer look at this series of …

… on Indians in the Transvaal.  The South African Indian Congress meets at an emergency conference in … Indian Congress members called for the rejection of the legislation and came up against the Transvaal Indian Congress … radical positions in their dealing with the government and anti - discriminatory legislation. They failed to persuade …

… a meeting that was to be held by the federation and other anti-apartheid organisations in Durban in protest of Meer's … banned in 1977, including the women's organisations. The Indian Council revamped as the SAIC: Reaction The National … the political position of Coloureds and Indians. In 1978 legislation provided for a revised body of 40 elected and …