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… disqualifying many applicants. The Natal Indian Congress (NIC) protests at this discrimination but to no avail. The DCC … co-operation and goodwill’. The NIA convenes a mass meeting of Indians on this day to confirm the terms of the … for a further period of three years, until 31 March 1946. In Natal, the position in Durban is to be pegged so …

… 1946 Passive Resistance Campaign Introduction ↵ An acute … through representatives of the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) and other organisations. The Committee noted the NIC’s … co-operation and goodwill’. The NIA convened a mass meeting on 11 February 1940 to confirm the terms of the …

… The Struggle for Power: The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946 7. Events leading up to Passive Resistance In February … on 13 June, and the total dominance of the radicals in the NIC and the SAIC . Meeting in Cape Town on 24 March, the SAIC executive decided … The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946 …

… describing the lives of black miners in 1914. On 12 August 1946 African mine workers of the Witwatersrand went on strike … was R70 per year while white workers received R848. In 1946, the year of the great strike the wages were: Africans … the Union were arrested in December 1944, when they held a meeting at the Durban Deep Compound on the Witwatersrand. A …

… Introduction The strike by some 76,000 black miners in 1946 was one of the most significant examples of industrial … one miner was killed and 40 injured when police broke up a meeting at Modderfontein East. At the New Kleinfontein mine … support for the strike, and the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) donated £100 to AMWU. Meanwhile the Gold Producers’ …

… The Struggle for Power: The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946 4. War Issue In February 1933, the two main white … as well as India 's with that of Britain. At a committee meeting of the NIA, the moderates proposed to offer the … concerted manner, leading to the eventual take-over of the NIC . At the mass meeting held on 9 June, Rama Rau, supported …

…   A Distant clap of thunder: Fortieth Anniversary of the 1946 Mine Strike A Salute by the South African Communist … class battles there is no chapter more inspiring than the 1946 Mine Strike which Toussaint has so graphically and … very little about it, save that the initiative came from a meeting of the Transvaal African National Congress Executive …

… 1946 22 June, The Government of India requested that the … 29 African and Asian members requested anurgent meeting of the Security Council to consider "the situation … of African people. 1972 4 February, The Security Council, meeting in Addis Ababa, adopted resolution 311 (1972) …

… on the agenda of the United Nations for the first time in 1946 by India regarding the treatment of people of Indian … African question was also on the agenda annually as from 1946. Initially the South African government responded to … under the League of Nations. In April 1945, at the first meeting of the UNO, Smuts hoped to get the go ahead for the …

… Dr. Dadoo was elected to the parties’ leadership in 1946. By the mid-60s the activities of the TIC had declined … Indian Congress) which it helped form along with the NIC and CBIC. 1940s: Yusuf Dadoo one of the leaders of the … under pressure from progressives within the TIC, a mass meeting was called where Dadoo called for a programme of …

… campaign and the formation of the Natal Indian Congress (NIC - 1894), the Transvaal British Indian Association (TBIA - … of the Indians in South Africa. He added that they were meeting, to discuss what action to take on national issues, … (NIC) in 1945 and the Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) in 1946 respectively. The NIC and the TIC jointly led a passive …

… Indian South Africans Timeline: 1940-1949 1940 January, A meeting is held between the Nationalist Bloc, Transvaal … A.I. Kajee group declares that the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) is still in existence and that the procedures followed … strikes and then begging for donations to support workers. 1946 8-12 February, Monty Naicker attends the SAIC conference …

… 1955. He quoted from Dr Naicker’s speeches between 1946 and 1954 to argue that cumulatively they ‘vilified’ … Congress of the People (COP), Dr Naicker addressed a joint meeting of the ANC, Natal Indian Congress (NIC) and Congress of Democrats (COD) at the Gandhi Library in …

… 7, Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) radicals hold a mass meeting to protest against the Indian Penetration Commission … drives Dadoo to Durban to attend a Natal Indian Congress (NIC) meeting in celebration of India's Independence Day June … organised separately in their own political formations. 1946 January 21, The NIC decides to launch a nation-wide …

… in the 1940s, notably the strike of African mineworkers in 1946. As we shall see, women workers of all races, now a … resistance in the 1940s Indian Passive Resistance. A mass meeting in Johannesburg. 1946-1948. © The University of … Pather of Durban. Dr GM Naicker , President of the NIC and MD Naidoo, Secretary of the NIC, were the leaders of …

… Court order, to hold the long overdue conference of the NIC. 1945 - The NIC held its general meeting at Curries Fountain, Durban . The existing officials … the achievement of a non-racial democracy in South Africa. 1946 - The United Party Government passed the Indian Land …

… (NIA) was formed when the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) and the Colonial Born and Settlers Indian Association … amalgamated. [1] Opposition to the participation by the NIC in the Colonisation Commission appointed by the Union … Branches throughout Natal. At a fully representative meeting of the Committee convened at Durban on 30 April 1939, …

… employees were among the lowest paid workers in Durban. A 1946 survey of the 6,140 residents of the Magazine Barracks … they took matters into their own hands. Following a mass meeting, over 500 'weary, footsore, and hungry' workers … induced an instant response and the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) criticised government apathy at a mass meeting. An …

… as the Alexandra bus boycotts and the miners’ strike in 1946. Conversely, there was an increase in the harassment of … Joe Slovo becomes an active member of the CPSA. January, A meeting is held between the Nationalist Bloc, Transvaal … class.] 4 February,  The depleted Natal Indian Congress (NIC) under the leadership of A.I. Kajee group declares that …

… March 1, The Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) calls a meeting to protest against latest anti-Indian measures … meeting of representatives of the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) and the Colonial Born and Settlers Indian Association … Africa" are presented at the ANC's annual conference. 1946 India severs trade relationships with the Union of South …

… of Johannesburg and the Nigel Bazaar. NB. January, A meeting is held between the Nationalist Bloc, Transvaal … A.I. Kajee group declares that the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) is still in existence and that the procedures followed … Congress. Dr. Naicker succeeds A.I. Kajee as President. 1946 Albert Luthuli becomes the Natal representative on the …

… same evening all members of the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) executive committee were summoned to meet at the NIC offices at Lakhani Chambers, in Saville Street. The NIC … to the policies of apartheid and segregation. The meeting of the National Joint Council on 6 February 1949 was …

… Congress ("Three Doctors' Pact"), 9 March 1947 This Joint Meeting between the representatives of the African National … active steps in proceeding with the campaign. ANC, TIC and NIC call for Full Franchise Johannesburg, Sunday: At a joint … to important Government posts concerning our race." NIC Plans Non-European Conference The Natal Indian Congress …

… democracy by Sechaba .' 25 June, Mewa Ramgobin initiates a meeting at the Bolton Hall, Durban to revive the Natal Indian Congress (NIC). An executive was elected under the chairmanship of … July 1976 was declined. 2 October, despite opposition, the NIC was revived, and within a month the new committee …

… the example of Patrice Lumumba of the Congo who, he told a meeting of the Queensburgh Indian Ratepayers Association 'was … meeting at the YMCA convened by the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) and the South African Congress of Trade Unions (Sactu) … the offensive, and so when the Committee reconvened, the NIC was determined to reinforce its commitment to opposing …

… 1906 11 September, A mass meeting of Indians took place at the Empire Theatre  in … 19 October, At a meeting of the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) in Durban, NIC secretaries, M. C. Anglia and Dada Osman, severely …

… and Settlers Indian Association (CBSIA) is formed at a meeting in Durban and has at its aim to fight the infamous £3 … 19 October, at a meeting of the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) in Durban, NIC secretaries, M. C. Anglia and Dada Osman, severely …

… by the Nats. The newly revived Natal Indian Congress (NIC) and the South African Indian Congress objected to this … 1971 to oppose the Nats’ plans to co-opt Indians. The NIC considered participation in the elections for the … Mrs Luthuli, Mrs Sisulu and Dr. Jassat at anti SAIC meeting, Durban, 1981. Source: Private Collection, Omar …

… at Queen's statue and pays tribute to her at memorial meeting. March 25, Wires High Commissioner objecting to … of Indian Opinion. April 24, Natal Indian Congress (NIC) meeting decides to form Ambulance Corps. September 1, … voluntarily. March 5, Attempted assault on Gandhi at a NIC meeting in Durban. March 6, Gandhi meets Pathans in …

… Committee (CRC) to resuscitate the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) that had become defunct after a split with Mohandas … licensing officers. 6 March, The Natal Indian Congress (NIC) is resuscitated and reorganised at a meeting in Durban. Ismail Gora is elected President. 20 June, …