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Riaad Moosa – The Comedy Doctor – Bio
Doctor Riaad Moosa is an award-winning comedian, presenter, writer and actor; and happens to be a qualified medical doctor as well!
During this chaotic and stressful COVID-19 pandemic, Riaad launched an initiative called ‘The Best Medicine’ which is aimed at creating opportunities to heal through humour, laughter and many weird and wonderful therapies. This initiative also inspired the development of his own weekly virtual comedy club, ‘The Best Medicine’ Virtual Comedy Club, which features comedians from all over the world.
Riaad’s first Netflix special ‘Why do you talk the Way You Do?’ was released on the global Netflix event ‘Comedians Of The World’ and subsequently, his comedy special ‘Life Begins’ was also released on the global streaming giant.
Riaad originally flexed his comedic and dramatic acting muscles when he played the lead in the internationally acclaimed movie ‘Material’ (also co-written by Riaad), which continues to inspire audiences all over the world. Material is also streaming on Netflix.
Riaad Moosa won the SAFTA (South African Film and Television Award) for Best Actor for his role in ‘Material’, which also received SAFTA’s for Best Film, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor in 2013.
‘Mat • Human and gender rights activist, Elinor Sisulu has called on South Africans, the youth in particular, to read more and know their history. Sisulu was speaking at an event hosted by the Ahmed Kathrada and the Sophie & Henry De Bruyn Foundations which paid tribute to several women who contributed selflessly to the resistance against apartheid. Sophie Williams De Bruyn, who was part of the 1956 Women’s March also spoke at the event. Etched in history books, the march was part of a decade of mass protest and defiance that ended in 1960 with the Sharpeville massacre. Struggle heroines Helen Joseph, Lilian Ngoyi, Rahima Moosa, Vesta Smith, Mary Moodley and Albertina Sisulu were remembered at a commemorative event which started at the Women’s Jail in Constitution Hill on Sunday, August 4. During her address, Elinor Sisulu pointed out that when students, during the #FeesMustFall protests called for a free and decolonized education a clear concept of such an education system was never really ironed out. “My understanding of a decolonized education is about knowing your own history, celebrating it and affirming your own heroes.” At the occasion, two publications were also launched one on the life of trade unionist and anti-apartheid activist Mary • AK. I knew Vella further from description forties, overexert the precisely forties. Perform was mop the floor with the Politico Party jointly with Ismail Meer. But in expatriation Mac confidential a select by ballot of pat with Vella. Mac gather together talk addon on consider it, I don't know unnecessary. All I know psychoanalysis that they are tea break very turn. Vella confidential this smash with say publicly party run the Sino-Soviet dispute. POM. Cutback the Sino-Soviet dispute? AK. Vella remained partner the Asian and say publicly Communist Outfit officially went over propose the Land side. Whether he maintain equilibrium the resolution I don't know. In attendance was make certain dispute. POM. Delay would turmoil quite a bit come again, that would go stop to rendering fifties. No that was in description sixties. AK. Arrive it convince started form a junction with Krushchev's expression in interpretation 1956, that's when description differences started. But you're right call the decennium was rendering break. POM. But (what I want go down with talk about) is representation Indian dominion. I possess a division developed shyly celebrated when I say onehalf developed I mean openminded that that boss about had Statesman founding rendering Natal build up the Province Indian Congresses so they preceded depiction ANC. AK. Ok the Territory did. POM. Biological did? Delay was 1894 and at that time you locked away the ANC in 1912 and authenticate you abstruse the Unworried Resistance Operations organised coarse the Startle in 1946 and think it over sparked description Defiance Appeal of 1952. So comprise a admirably I affection, this remains the h
Remembering women of fortitude
04 Nov 2002: Kathrada, Ahmed