Vella Pillay was a prominent South African international economist and a key figure in the British Anti-Apartheid Movement. He played a significant role in coordinating the overseas activities of the South African Communist Party during its ban in South Africa. An influential writer, he contributed to Anti-Apartheid News, focusing on economic issues under apartheid. Pillay was educated at the University of the Witwatersrand and earned graduate degrees from the London School of Economics. He returned to South Africa in 1992 to contribute to macroeconomic policy planning for the African National Congress before the 1994 elections.
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Time Zone - Africa/Johannesburg (2:0 E)
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Meaning of the name - Vella
veil, veiled
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Vella Pillay belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Johannesburg
Place of Death: Highgate
Educated At: University of the Witwatersrand | University of London | London School of Economics and Political Science
Occupation: economist
Children: Anand Pillay
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on October 8, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for October 8, 2025 |
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| Sun | 14 Libra 6 | 15 Libra 23 | 27 Capricorn 3 |
| Moon | 18 Virgo 36 | 2 Taurus 49 | 15 Gemini 43 |
| Mercury | 28 Virgo 48 | 2 Scorpio 35 | 15 Capricorn 31 |
| Venus | 21 Libra 32 | 23 Virgo 13 | 28 Aquarius 35 |
| Mars | 23 Virgo 47 | 10 Scorpio 57 | 29 Scorpio 7 |
| Jupiter | 19 Scorpio 38 | 23 Cancer 19 | 11 Sagittarius 20 |
| Saturn | 22 Libra 31 | 27 Pisces 6 | 2 Scorpio 26 |
| Uranus | 14 Pisces 28 | 1 Gemini 3 | 14 Pisces 53 |
| Neptune | 19 Leo 48 | 0 Aries 20 | 19 Leo 35 |
| Pluto | 12 Cancer 22 | 1 Aquarius 22 | 10 Cancer 59 |
| Rahu | 9 Virgo 29 | 16 Pisces 38 | 4 Virgo 5 |
| Ketu | 9 Pisces 29 | 16 Virgo 38 | 4 Pisces 5 |
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