SAHO global search

… Subbiah Moodley is probably the most anonymous of the early uMkhonto … lived to a ripe age and was able to vote in South Africa’s first democratic elections in 1994. She passed away in the … Being ground down in poverty was an abiding memory of Moodley’s childhood. From Umgeni, the family moved to Wills …

… Poomoney Moodley was born in Mooi River , Natal on 28 June 1926 to Ramsamy Dharamalingam Moodley and Kanniamah Moodley; who themselves were children … duties were considered to be less taxing. [iii] Poomoney’s passion for fighting injustice was first ignited in the …

… Mary Moodley, or Aunty Mary as she was known, was born on 14 March … She became politically aware as result of her father’s protection over his wife and children from the racism that … At the age of 35, Mary met and married William Alexander Moodley and they relocated from Modderbee to Benoni. They had …

… Strinivasa "Strini" Moodley was born on 29 October 1946 in Durban, Natal (now … He was the eldest child of Joyce Margaret and Narainsamy Moodley, a teacher and later Director of the Durban Indian … not active in student politics, he felt that the College's affiliation to the National Union of South African Students …

… Vernon Moodley …

… Strinivasa Rajoo Moodley …

… Moodley Strinivasa Rajoo …

… Sumboornam Moodley (nee Pillay) …

… Vernon Moodley …

… Strinivasa Rajoo Moodley …

… Moodley Strinivasa Rajoo …

… Sumboornam Moodley (nee Pillay) …

… Sumboornam (Sam) Pillay, who later became known as Sam Moodley, was born in 1948*. She grew up in the multi-cultural … religion. Later, this religious background would influence Moodley to join the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) as she … projects, establishing literacy programmes, women’s programmes, and health clinics. The Special Branch kept a …

… Ashlatha Moodley (nèe Rambally) was born in Pietermaritzburg, Natal … Durban-Westville campus. She also joined the Black People’s Convention (BPC) and the Black Consciousness Movement … Transvaal Province (now Gauteng) which began in 1975, Moodley travelled to Pretoria and assisted with providing …

… family was steeped in anti-apartheid politics, and Variava’s brothers Haroon and Yusuf also became heavily involved in … education commission at the conference. Here he met Strini Moodley and other like-minded activists. Papers were … as the Theatre Council of Natal (TECON), run by Strini Moodley and Saths Cooper; and MDALI in Magaliesburg, run by …

… father was a factory worker. All of Lutchmee’s siblings went to school, though the youngest, she was never … got her political influence from her older sister, Poomony Moodley , an active member of the South African Communist …

… South African Communist Party (SACP) was his doctor. Timol’s father and Dadoo were close friends.  Whilst still at high … (Kanti) Naik, a science teacher at his school and Indres Moodley,  working for a pharmaceutical company in … at Salisbury Island in Durban. Timol was delighted when Moodley moved to Durban, as Moodley could set up a new cell …

… Billy Nair , a friend of political activist Poomoney Moodley , when Elsie would visit her. At the time, Billy Nair … ‘hard, but when we were affected, you don’t feel that it’s hard, as long as you know it was a struggle that meant good … and friends became scared and stayed away from her.  Elsie’s attitude was, ‘you don’t blame them because you may get …

… on campus, he was elected as the chairperson of SASO’s Turfloop branch. Together with his comrades, he helped … aimed at celebrating the ascension to power of Mozambique’s liberation movement after the collapse of Portuguese … were Sathasivan ‘Saths’ Cooper , Strinivasa ‘Strini’ Moodley , Aubrey Mokoape, Mosiuoa Lekota , Nkwenkwe Nkomo, …

… a leader and served the union very well'. In the mid-1950's SACWU became a member of the  South African Congress of … by the reformist elements and became one of SACTU's most dynamic leaders. Hashe was elected to represent SACTU … against her. In 1963, along with  Frances Baard  and  Mary Moodley , she was banned under the Suppression of Communism …

… Chatsworth and helped form the Croftdene Resident’s Association (CRA), a powerful organisation that took up … in the forefront of numerous campaigns of the community’s struggles in Chatsworth. Padayachie was a member of the ANC … by his wife Sally and daughters Vindea Naidoo and Trevana Moodley. …

… along ethnicity. Politics gained the upper hand in Cooper's life as he soon found himself liasing with other students … frequently with  Steve Biko , Harry Nengwekhulu, Strini Moodley and  Barney Pityana , and it was through their … ethnic perspectives. At the launch of the  Black People's Convention  (BPC) in 1972 Cooper was elected as secretary. …

… that gender equality was a factor present in Mpumlwana’s life from a young age. However, it was only at university ( … Programmes (BCP) to work at its offices in King William’s Town, Transkei (now Eastern Cape Province) as a researcher. … in March 1977 for five years, the BCP recruited Asha Moodley to become the new editor of the publication. Prior to …

… Movement (BCM) such as Saths Cooper and Strini Moodley . In 1982, she obtained a Master of Law and in 1988 a … tribunal.  Judge Pillay played a critical role in the ICTR's groundbreaking jurisprudence on rape as genocide, as well … of freedom of speech and hate propaganda. Judge Pillay’s tenure at the ICTR is best remembered for her role in the …

… Durban Theatre Association with people like the late Slim Moodley, Muthal Naidoo and Prem Singh. They produced the … selected three plays to stage, one of which was Govender’s play, Beyond Calvary , based on a couple from two different … play that he wrote at that time was called His Brother’s Keeper , based on the life of singer Eddie Gratino.  …

… He is one of seven children. He attended the St. Paul’s Catholic school in Mumbai, India, for five years. The … with the Jagas, they made it a point of visiting Dr. Jaga’s friends.  Some of them, such as Ismail and Fatima Meer , … Farouk Meer, Judge Thumba Pillay, Judge Hassen Mall, N.G. Moodley, Dr. Hoosen Seedat ( Dawood Seedat’s brother), George …

… her parents educated her at home. “I saw my neighbour's children were all going to school. I was a little child and … only catered for White students. They held after hours‘s sessions for Black students at Sastri College, which began … with  Rick Turner , Barney Pityana ,  Steve Biko ,  Strini Moodley ,  Saths Cooper  and others actually helped me to …

… little knowledge of other vital fields of knowledge. Essak’s training in the Progressive Forum and Unity Movement soon … at the various high schools where he taught. Essak’s activities came to the attention of the authorities and he … held meetings on a regular basis, on Sundays, at the Sonny Moodley Gymnasium in Prince Edward Street in Durban. People …

… against the Apartheid state. Thus it was that Biko’s Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) came to prominence and … by the BCM. Biko approached Saths Cooper and Strini Moodley to join the second steering committee, which met … remaining nine on trial: Saths Cooper, Muntu Myeza, Strini Moodley, Patrick ‘Terror’ Lekota, Nchaupe Mokoape, Pandelani …