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BiographyAmichand Rajbansi
… Amichand “Bengal Tiger” Rajbansi was born in Clairwood, Durban on 14 January 1942. At … [Ravan Press: Johannesburg] p250.|Rickard, C. (1988). “Rajbansi vs…
EventAmichand Rajbansi is fired from Parliament
… the government's only Indian Cabinet Minister, Amichand Rajbansi, with effect from 1 January 1989. He also removes … SAHO Amichand Rajbansi [online]…
EventBotha appoints Hendrikse and Rajbansi into his Cabinet
… Party, the Reverend H. J. Allan Hendrickse and Amichand Rajbansi of the National People's Party (NPP) are appointed … Chairmen of the Ministers' Councils,…
84. The South African Indian Council: A. Rajbansi’s opening speech, 1982
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by … community'. In his opening speech before the council A. Rajbansi, chairman of the…
EventRajbansi threatens not to co-operate with the James Commission
… Rickard, C. (1988). "Rajbansi vs the world: an inquiry into corruption turns into … Rajbansi threatens not to co-operate with the James Commission …
EventAmichand Rajbansi threatens non-cooperation with the James Commission
… National People's Party leader, Amichand Rajbansi, threatens that he would not co-operate with the … the Tricameral Parliament chamber, the House of…
President P.W. Botha suspends Amichand Rajbansi, leader of the House of Delegates, from the Cabinet and appoints a judicial com
… President P.W. Botha suspends Amichand Rajbansi, leader of the House of Delegates, from the Cabinet and appoints a judicial commission of inquiry to…
BiographyVejaynand ‘Vejay’ Indurjith Ramlakan
… of the Natal Health Worker’s Association, and also a founding member of the United Democratic Front (UDF). As … Parliament , H ouse of Delegates, leader…
South African President P.W. Botha fires the government’s only non-White Cabinet Minister, Amichand Rajbansi, with effect from
… the government’s only non-White Cabinet Minister, Amichand Rajbansi, with effect from …
ArticleHigh Farce in the House
… was presented; in another instance an NPP minister signed a bill favouring the Group Areas Act because he wanted to … remained locked until the bill was…
ArticleThe House in session
… related to their respective communities. Botha appointed Rajbansi and Hendrickse to the Cabinet in September 1984 as … 1,270 members, and 121 ministers-was…
In Conclusion: The Decline and Fall of the Tricameral Parliament
… was designed to co-opt Coloureds and Indians and to bring a renewed legitimacy to the Apartheid regime, developments in … 1990. Out of step with the…
Participants in CODESA (1,2, Working Groups and Administration)
… This list is by no means exhaustive. If you know of a name that has been left out, please email SAHO Niel Barnard … CODESA 2] MS Janine Quince [Gender…
ArchiveReject SAIC: Reject the puppet of Apartheid
… pen on white; cartoon hand cutting strings of puppet of Rajbansi, labelled SAIC; Text: Reject SAIC, Reject the puppet …
ArchiveCHAPTER FIVE: The Politics Of Collaboration: The Campaign for Participation In The Tricameral Parliament by Kumi Naidoo
This chapter comes from the book
THE POLITICS OF COLLABORATION: THE CAMPAIGN FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE TRICAMERAL PARLIAMENT
… Indians would “be selling [their] birthright for a mess of pottage”. The crucial feature of the elections, … When asked to restrict their choice to an Indian…
ArchiveThe Little Freedom Fighter with the Ponytail by Greg Ardé
… ponytail and caftan? Greg Arde spoke to Fatima Meer, once a shining light in the fight against apartheid, now a thorn … "rent-a-crowd" tactics, and Minority…
ArchiveCHAPTER EIGHT: Indian Resistance Politics In Transition, 1990-1996 by Kumi Naidoo
This chapter comes from the book
ArticleSouth African General Elections 2019 - List of Political Parties
… The IEC announced that a record 48 political parties have successfully registered to … politically” by late Minority Front leader Amichand Rajbansi. The DLC…
Introduction
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by … and decided that Indians were henceforth to be regarded as a permanent part of the…
ArticleAnti-South African Indian Council (SAIC) Campaign
… (SAIC) In 1961, Indians were officially recognised as a permanent part of the South African population and the Department of Indian Affairs was established…
ArchiveA Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai
… and as 'free' or 'passenger' Indians. The former came as a result of a triangular pact among three governments; and the latter, … or not to vote 84. The…
ArticleSouth Africa’s 2019 General Election - Post Analysis
… South Africans went to the polls on 8 May 2019 in a general election considered the most important since the … committee. The Minority Front, once the party…
Class, Consciousness and Organisation: Conclusion by Kumi Naidoo
This chapter comes from the book
ArticleList of uMkhonto weSizwe Operations
… July 1963. There were no deaths or injuries. 1976: Note: a study by Tom Lodge of the University of the Witwatersrand … repression: Chatsworth, Durban…
ArchiveCHAPTER SEVEN: Resistance Politics In Retreat: Cablism, The ANC Underground And Gandhi, 1985-1989 by Kumi Naidoo
This chapter comes from the book
ArchiveCHAPTER SIX: The Politics Of Non-Collaboration: The Campaign To Boycott The Tricameral Elections by Kumi Naidoo
This chapter comes from the book
The Politics of non-Collaboration: The Campaign to Boycott the Tricameral Elections
… even more instructive. Ebrahim Patel asserted that it was a mistake to see the elections as the litmus test of … stressed that the alternative could only be…
83. South African Indian Council elections, November 1981: To vote or not to vote
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by … Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Some 297 040 Indians out of a total of 350 000 eligible…
ArticleCape Town Timeline 1300-1997
… Photograph of a Khoisan lady. Source: unknown 1300-1599 c.1300-c.1500 The … of the Portuguese Royal House and merchants eager to find a sea-route to India…