Commemorating the 1973 Durban strikes : 50 years on

Abstract

This Special Issue of Transformation commemorates the 50th Anniversary of the 1973 Durban Strikes. The papers are drawn from a conference held at the Durban University of Technology in January 2023. Initiated by Omar Badsha, the conference (as discussed in the piece by Bianca Tame) was organised by a small group of labour sociologists, historians and activists – Omar Badsha (South Africa History Online), Sithembiso Bhengu (Chris Hani Institute), Debby Bonnin (University of Pretoria), Musawenkosi Malabela (Chris Hani Institute), Monique Marks (Durban University of Technology), Noor Nieftagodien (University of Witwatersrand), Ari Sitas (University of Cape Town), Nicole Ulrich (University of Fort Hare) and the late Eddie Webster (University of Witwatersrand).