The Slave Trade

Slavery abolished in the Cape

On 1 December 1834, slavery came to an end in the Cape Colony. The move to abolish slavery in the Colony came a year aft

Ship list of Indian Indentured Labourers

Approximately 152,184 indentured Indians arrived under the scheme of indenture making a total of 384 trips. Th

Slave Lodge, Cape Colony

The slave lodge was built in 1679, to house the slaves that provided labour to the early Dutch colonists. The Slave Lodg

Clarkson, Eastern Cape

It was established by Bishop H P Halbeck in 1839 and named after Thomas Clarkson. Clarkson was a local hero. A red haire

A tribute to a great struggle stalwart Paul David by Siva Naidoo

Devadas Paul David was a member of the Natal Indian Congress, the United Democratic Front and the African National Congr

Biography: Robert Cedric Wilcox