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… Yusuf Cachalia was born in Johannesburg on 15 January 1915. A leading figure in the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) … in the signing of the "Doctors' Pact" of 1947. Thereafter Cachalia was closely associated with joint efforts by the … Yusuf Cachalia …

… Azhar Cachalia was born in Edinburgh Scotland on 26th of June 1956. … in his political career by his father Ismail Mohamed Cachalia, who was a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly in 1994, and … Peter, J. (1999).| A Cachalia. Secretary for Safety and Security [Online]. …

… Amina Cachalia (née Asvat) was born on 28 June 1930, Vereeniging, … Ismail Asvat and Fatima Asvat. She was the ninth child in a family of eleven children. Her father was a companion of … This is when she first met her husband-to-be, Yusuf Cachalia , Secretary of the TIC, who was interviewing …

… Molvi Ismail Ahmed Cachalia was born in the then Transvaal Province (now … Gauteng) of South Africa on 5 December 1908. At the time Cachalia’s father, who was the chairman of the British Indian … within the Indian community in the Transvaal around a programme of militant mass action to oppose discrimination …

… Professor Firoz Cachalia holds a BA degree, a BA (Hons) degree, an LLB and a Higher Diploma in Company Law from Witwatersrand University. Cachalia is currently a Professor at the University of … of the Witwatersrand. (2012).  Biography: Firoz Cachalia  from University of Witwatersrand online, 1 June. …

… Ahmed Mohamed Cachalia  joined the Satyagraha struggle in the Transvaal. He was an extremely wealthy man and was used to a life of luxury and comfort, yet he was one of the strongest … the Satyagraha Campaign. He was not afraid to go to jail. Cachalia was imprisoned repeatedy during the struggle and was …

… restricted to Johannesburg by the apartheid government. A leading figure in the South African Indian Congress in the … leaders in the Defiance Campaign in Dec 52, receiving a 9 month suspended sentence. He has been continuously under … to 1973. In 1963 his second wife, Amina, was issued with a banning order, making it necessary for them to obtain …

… Ismail Asvat (Aswat) was born in Surat, India. He was a committed passive resister from Vereeniging, Transvaal (now … he was elected Acting Chairman of BIA when Ahmed Mahomed Cachalia went to prison. He served three terms of … labour. On 23 January 1909, Aswat followed Ahmed Mohamed Cachalia’s example by informing his creditors of his …

… town of Christiana on 12 June 1934 where his father ran a successful import-export business. The family was forced to … Walter Sisulu ,  Joe Slovo ,  Rusty Bernstein  and  Yusuf Cachalia  were banned under the Suppression of Communism Act. … with Mendi Msimang as its chief representative and  Molvi Cachalia  as the deputy chief representative. In 1971 Molvi …

… collected usually £5 9 approximately R10) from ‘ (Amina) Cachalia as and when the need arose.’ His banishment order …

… of EI Asvat, came under the tutelage of her father as a young girl. She accompanied him to political meetings and … the leaders of the group. Zainab’s sister, Amina (Asvat) Cachalia , and her school friends came after school to sing … the aunt of Abu-Baker Asvat and a sister-in-law of Yusuf Cachalia . …

… David Moiloa, a flamboyant, amusing orator often at the rear of events, had … still be living in peace.’ David Moiloa admitted to being a member of the ANC but said that he had resigned two years … journey to seek out and visit the banished, Joseph,  Amina Cachalia  and Joe Morolong did not get to see David Moiloa …

… Cape).He is the youngest of seven children. His father was a labourer, while his mother stayed at home to care for the … they arrived in Johannesburg. He then took them to Molvi Cachalia’s house. Saloojee and Cachalia were members of the Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC). …

… in the South African liberation movement for over half a century - in persuading the Indian community to link its … his views with his young contemporaries such as Molvi Cachalia . Evidence of Dadoo’s political education was … people as Thambi Naransamy Naidoo , P.S. Joshi, Molvi Cachalia, Nana Sita , G.H.I. Pahad , and J. Nanabhai. Dadoo …

… all in Gauteng (formerly the Transvaal). He then completed a two year Primary School Diploma at the then Transvaal … In the then Transvaal, they would visit Yusuf and Amina Cachalia , Dr. Ismail Cachalia, Amin Kajee, Peppy Rawat, Dr. Abdulhay Jassat , …

… Jassat, came from Takoli. His father was at various times a hawker and a shopkeeper.Dr Jassat matriculated from the Johannesburg … to continue with his studies. Advised and guided by  Molvi Cachalia , he did a two-year science degree before continuing …

… of Fine Art, Cape Town (UCT). Williamson was trained as a printmaker, but works predominantly in installation, … Her work extends from her previous occupation as a journalist, and is as such context-driven: 'I think that my … Luthuli ,  Helen Joseph ,  Albertina Sisulu , Amina Cachalia , Caroline Motsoaledi, Virginia Mngoma and  …

… was the second eldest of 10 children born to Tom Anderson, a miner of Danish descent, and Katherine Anderson, a descendant of a slave from the St Helena Islands. Her … the Benoni Students’ Movement, such as Azhar and Feroz Cachalia . On 21 October 1979, Mary passed away in Benoni. …

… Durban, to visit his relative Jacqueline Arenstein , a member of the Communist Party of South Africa , when he … Congress  (ANC's) armed wing in 1960. She was part of a Natal MK network that included the late Billy Nair and … with Julius First, who was brought to the border by Molvi Cachalia , the trio made their way safely across the border. …

… in the southeast of Transvaal where his father opened a shop. Timol was forced to go to school in Standerton, as … for Hajj. In Saudi Arabia, Timol met Dr Dadoo and Maulvi Cachalia , a stalwart of the liberation struggle who was in exile in India. Maulvi Cachalia had helped set up an ANC office in Delhi. In April …

… 1929, to Indian immigrant parents in Schweizer Reneke, a small town in Western Transvaal [now North West Province].  … he came under the influence of Dr. Yusuf Dadoo  and the Cachalia brothers, who were leaders of the freedom movement … 2 000 volunteers imprisoned in that campaign and served a month in a Durban jail along with other ardent resisters …

… May 1912. Sisulu was born out of wedlock. His father was a Mr. Dickenson, a white assistant magistrate. He was raised by his … known was the Congress Alliance. Walter Sisulu and Yusuf Cachalia were appointed joint secretaries and their first …

… in Alice in the Eastern Cape, where he met Mr MacDonald, a church minister from Scotland. MacDonald was planning to … him overseas, MacDonald convinced them that it would be a great opportunity for their son. Moroka then had the task … and Walter Sisulu served alongside Yusuf Dadoo and Yusuf Cachalia. The December conference in 1951 decided on a …

… Tsomo district in the Transkei on 21 October 1918. She was a nurse, a political activist and council to her husband former … of political activists. Albertina, Helen Joseph and Amina Cachalia Image source Fortunately, in July 1981, much to her …

… was the son of Nonqaphi Nosekeni and Henry Mgadla Mandela, a chief and chief councillor to the paramount chief of the Thembu and a member of the Madiba clan. Mandela’s original name was … National 'Volunteer-in-chief'. Together with Maulvi Cachalia of the Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC), Mandela …