The plight of workers at the Kwa-Zulu Shoe Company at Loskop in Natal has roused the anger of unions worldwide.
Manilal Gandhi was the second son of Mohandas (later Mahatma) and Kasturba Gandhi. Unlike his father who spent just over two decades in South Africa, Manilal spent close to five decades of a life (which spanned sixty-four years) in South Africa.