H. Selby Msimang
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Henry Selby Msimang was a South African political leader and activist.
he qualified as a teacher at Healdtown in 1907. He became a court interpreter in 1908 and then worked as a postmaster in Krugersdorp. In 1913 became the secretary of the anti-Natives Land Act committee. He became court interpreter at Vrede in 1914 and promoted the employment of African clerks and dip inspectors in the Free State. He joined the African National Congress
at its inception (Millard 1996:12).
In 1919 he helped to establish the Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union in Bloemfontein, and edited a newspaper called
Messenger-Morumioa. He returned to Johannesburg
in 1922, and to Pietermaritzburg
in 1941, where he was secretary of the Natal ANC, and then joined the Liberal Party
in 1953 (Millard 1996:13). He was a founding member of the Liberal Party and a member of the National Committee (Vigne 1993:21). He was a lay preacher in the Methodist Church. He died in 1982 aged 95.
Publications:
Selby Msimang, H. H. Selby Msimang looks back. An address to the students of the University of Natal. Published as Topical talks number 25, by The South African Institute of Race Relations: Johannesburg. [Date of publication and copyright status unknown. Available at the Alan Paton Centre, University of KwaZulu-Natal, for study and research purposes.]
Biography
After attending primary school at EdendaleEdendale
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he qualified as a teacher at Healdtown in 1907. He became a court interpreter in 1908 and then worked as a postmaster in Krugersdorp. In 1913 became the secretary of the anti-Natives Land Act committee. He became court interpreter at Vrede in 1914 and promoted the employment of African clerks and dip inspectors in the Free State. He joined the African National Congress
African National Congress
The African National Congress is South Africa's governing Africanist political party, supported by its tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the South African Communist Party , since the establishment of non-racial democracy in April 1994. It defines itself as a...
at its inception (Millard 1996:12).
In 1919 he helped to establish the Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union in Bloemfontein, and edited a newspaper called
Messenger-Morumioa. He returned to Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
in 1922, and to Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg is the capital and second largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded in 1838, and is currently governed by the Msunduzi Local Municipality. Its "purist" Zulu name is umGungundlovu, and this is the name used for the district municipality...
in 1941, where he was secretary of the Natal ANC, and then joined the Liberal Party
South African Liberal Party
The Liberal Party of South Africa was a South African political party from 1953 to 1968.-Founding of the Party:The party was founded on 9 May 1953 at a meeting of the South African Liberal Association in Cape Town . Essentially it grew out of a belief that the United Party was unable to achieve any...
in 1953 (Millard 1996:13). He was a founding member of the Liberal Party and a member of the National Committee (Vigne 1993:21). He was a lay preacher in the Methodist Church. He died in 1982 aged 95.
Publications:
Selby Msimang, H. H. Selby Msimang looks back. An address to the students of the University of Natal. Published as Topical talks number 25, by The South African Institute of Race Relations: Johannesburg. [Date of publication and copyright status unknown. Available at the Alan Paton Centre, University of KwaZulu-Natal, for study and research purposes.]