This is an edited extract from “Colour, Class and Community – The Natal Indian Congress, 1971-1994”, by Ashwin Desai and Goolam Vahed. **Desai is a professor of sociology at the University ...

I am writing in response to your article entitled: Does the Natal Indian Congress have a role in the future South Africa we want and deserve? Ela Gandhi is not being ‘used’ as you seem to ...

Following the revival of the Natal Indian Congress in 1971, we met Pravin Gordhan when he initiated an activist forum in Durban. Our collective memories are of a fierce, resilient, yet patient and ...

Manilal tried to sell his case to the Natal Indian Congress, founded by his father in 1894. But the Congress ignored their founder’s son, and, led by the Communists, spent their time denouncing ...

Activists feel revival of Natal Indian Congress formed by Mahatma Gandhi can help the 'marginalised' Indian community. DURBAN: Prominent South African activist Fatima Meer has said revival of the ...

Historically, the former Natal Indian Congress (NIC) was in the anti-apartheid struggle trenches with the ANC, to the extent that Nelson Mandela and leaders of his generation always drew ...

Johannesburg — ANC leaders in KwaZulu-Natal's predominantly Indian areas are to lobby the party to resurrect the Natal Indian Congress, which was disbanded in 1992. The initiative, aimed at ...

I knew Gordhan well. He was my leader in the anti-apartheid struggle Natal Indian Congress, in the 1980s. He was also a close comrade to a dear uncle of mine, who worked with him in the ...