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… Indian South Africans Timeline: 1960-1969 1960 19 February, … his people for thirty pieces of silver.' 24 March, South African Prime Minister H F Verwoerd banned public meetings. … Indian South Africans timeline 1960-1969 …

… On 13 January 1949 an Indian store-keeper in central Durban assaulted an African youth. This incident resulted in a wave of violence, … of the Struggle for Liberation and the Role of Indian South Africans, 1924-1958 . Available at … F. (2000) Indian South Africans - The Struggle to be South African . Available at …

… ’ document as a way of giving new impetus to the struggle. 1960 Both the African National Congress (ANC) and the Pan Africanist … Communist Party (SACP) and ANC members meet underground in Durban. At the meeting they decide to launch Umkhonto we … African National Congress Timeline 1960-1969 …

… 1960 1 January, Minister of Bantu Education assumes control of University College of Fort Hare.African students are prohibited from attending formerly "open … includes some Black players within its structure. African, Indian, and Coloured officials in the anti-apartheid South …

… is characterised firstly by the introduction of indentured Indian labourers into Natal and of the "passenger" Indians … British Indian Council (CBIC – before 1917), and the South African Indian Congress (SAIC - 1919). During the Gandhi … conference of Indian organisations, opened by the Mayor of Durban, Walter Gilbert J.P, that is was formally decided to …

… By the time Harriet became General Secretary for the GWIU, Indian women started to enter the industry in significant numbers from 1960 while the number of Indian men employed in clothing factories, until then in the … Indian women workers, Durban’s clothing industry and the GWIU …

… South African Indian Council (SAIC) In 1961, Indians were officially recognised as a permanent part of the South African population and the Department of Indian Affairs was … Luthuli, Mrs Sisulu and Dr. Jassat at anti SAIC meeting, Durban, 1981. Source: Private Collection, Omar badsha …

… was followed by Dr. Yusuf Dadoo, Chairperson of the South African Indian Congress and Chairperson of the underground South … mass funerals were held for the victims. On 24 March 1960, in protest of the massacre, Regional Secretary General … Aftermath: Sharpeville Massacre 1960 …

… SOUTH AFRICAN INDIAN CONGRESS CONSTITUTION …

… Turning points in modern South African History since 1948& In 1948 South Africa held a … Africans as members of the White, African, Coloured, or Indian racial groups, and because racial identities were (and … "Tribal Reserves" carved out by the 1913 Land Act. Between 1960 and 1985, approximately 3.5 million Africans were …

… At the annual conference of the African National Congress (ANC) held in Durban on 16 December 1959, the President General of the ANC, Chief Albert Luthuli , announced that 1960 was going to be the "Year of the Pass." Through a series … Time Magazine, (1960), The Sharpeville Massacre, TIME magazine online, 4 …

… 1959-1960: Formation, Sharpeville and Banning For many years there was tension inside the African National Congress (ANC) between those with more … declared on 30 March after other marches in Cape Town and Durban . As a result of the Sharpeville Incident both the PAC …

… workers at the Coronation Brick and Tile factory, outside Durban, came out on strike. Immediately thereafter, workers … strike. By the end of March 1973, close on 100,000 mainly African workers, approximately half of the entire African … turning point in the long struggle of Black, Coloured and Indian workers to build non racial trade unions and to open …

… 2010 marks 150th anniversary of the arrival of the Indian indentured workers and the birth of this community in … the forbearers of the majority of present-day South African Indians. After completing their indenture, many … for which the purchaser had ten years to pay. Planned in 1960 the largest designated Indian area, Chatsworth, opened …

… sailed into the bay. West appointed a Commission to give African land holding legal status. Included were the … meeting was held in Durban to propose the introduction of Indian labour. 1852 13 August, The first steamship to sail … Municipality’s monopoly on the brewing of sorghum beer. 1960 December, Municipal by-law prohibiting the wearing of …

… history to mention is that of Inanda just outside Durban. Inanda was home to three key figures in South African and World history. It was home to – Dr. John … – Mohandas (Mahatma) Karamchand , founder of the Natal Indian Congress and father of India’s independence, set up …

… Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1960 - 1969 1960 March 16, The Boycott Movement, in London, … and economic boycott of South Africa. March 19, The Pan-African Congress (PAC) announces, that it will embark on a … from outside.  In consultation with the South African Indian Congress (SAIC), it decides that Dadoo be sent …

… Sweden and other countries and put pressure on the South African government to dismantle apartheid. With the … an impact that spun into the following decade, the 1970s. 1960 Both the African National Congress (ANC) and the Pan … about a quarter of the delegates are African, Coloured or Indian. The Black students put forward a motion to cancel …

… 1960 21 March , In a peaceful anti pass march led by the PAC … of between 30 000 and 50 000 Africans from surrounding African townships march into the centre of Cape Town led by … we Sizwe (MK) at a meeting between the organisations in Durban. There was a strict undertaking that life would not be …

… of land in the area immediately surrounding the bay of Durban. Initially settlement about the bay was haphazard, but … from the Cape, who, in 1839 proclaimed it, as well as Durban, the Republic of Natalia. This did not entirely meet … access point for trade goods destined for the southern African interior, although this was curtailed for many years …

… The NIC (Natal Indian Congress) was the first of the Indian Congresses to be … under the umbrella organization, the SAIC (South African Indian Congress). However, in the 1930s-1940s the NIC … Indian Passive Resistance Campaign (see SAIC history) in Durban. As a result of Naicker?s leadership the organization …

… to freedom - The 160th anniversary of the arrival of Indian workers in South Africa  The feature on Indian South … build a comprehensive social and political history of this African community. Origins: South Africans of Indian origin … Africa is concentrated in Kwa-Zulu Natal's largest city, Durban, which has the most substantial Indian population in …

… People involved with the South African Indian Congress …

… On 30 March 1960, Philip Kgosana led a Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) … event has been seen by some as a turning point in South African history. Kgosana agreed to disperse the protestors in … banned under the Unlawful Organisations Act of 8 April 1960. Both organisations were deemed a serious threat to the …

… Following the 1973, Durban strikes, TUCSA seemed unwilling to hold to book … employers. TUCSA had long paid lip service to the ideal of African unions registered under the same legislation as White, Indian and Coloured unions, and the strikes provided another …

… apartheid. The aftermath of the Sharpeville Massacre , in 1960, signalled the beginning of a far more brutal and … of political rights by the apartheid regime also saw the African National Congress (ANC) and the Pan Africanist … groups. Other liberation organisations, such as the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) and the Transvaal Indian Congress …

… Estate a hospital was converted into a schoolroom for Indian children on the estate. 1865 A report ?Native Schools … Ralph Stott established a day school for Indians in Durban.    1868 31 March, In the 1868 Native Affairs Report ? … schools were primary schools. January 1928, The South African Indian Congress (S.A.I.C) passed a resolution …

… apartheid. The aftermath of the Sharpeville Massacre , in 1960, signalled the beginning of a far more brutal and … of political rights by the apartheid regime also saw the African National Congress (ANC) and the Pan Africanist … groups. Other liberation organisations, such as the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) and the Transvaal Indian Congress …

… Indian South Africans Timeline: 1950-1959 1950 A.K.M. Docrat … Campaign and detained under the State of Emergency in 1960 . He was first banned in 1962. From 1978 to 1990 he was … Chief Luthuli . Sisulu was anxious to emphasise Indo-African unity and was ‘dismayed by the attitudes he …

… For many years there was tension within the African National Congress (ANC) between those with different … they were planning an anti-pass campaign on the 31 March 1960, the PAC decided to spearhead their efforts by planning … 30 March after other marches took place in Cape Town and Durban. As a result of the Sharpeville Incident both the PAC …