Rahima Moosa House

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47 Rahima Moosa Avenue, Newclare
2013

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WomenÕs leader Rahima Moosa shared this home with her husband and fellowÐactivist Dr Ò IkeÓ H. M. Moosa. The couple played a significant role in organising the 1955 Congress of the People, and in collecting signatures for the Freedom Charter. Together with Lillian Ngoyi, Helen Joseph and Sophia Williams, Rahima Moosa led the epic march of 20,000 women to the Union Buildings in 1956, to protest against the extension of apartheid pass laws

Photo courtesy: Kabelo Mokoena (Sunday Times)

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A culmination of research gathered over many years, the Online Johannesburg Heritage Register is being launched on Nelson Mandela Day 18 July 2025.

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