Post Wednesday, August 5, 2020

Family fight over Covid body Film icon praises nurses at hospital POST REPORTER KUNTAL CHAKRABARTY IANS IANS MOVIE icon Amitabh Bachchan was discharged from hospital after he retested negative for Covid-19 but his son, Abhishek, is still receiving medical care. On Sunday, the actor had announced across all his social media handles that he had tested Covid-19-negative and had been discharged. “When I addressed them as ‘angels in white’ I had never imagined I would be supine in their midst… Amitabh Bachchan Actor “I am back home in solitary quarantine. Grace of the Almighty, blessings of Ma Babuji, prayers and duas of near and dear and friends, fans EF (extended family)… and the excellent care and nursing at Nanavati (hospital) made it possible for me to see this day,” wrote…

Former waiter badly mauled by pit bulls CHARLENE SOMDUTH Supplied A RETIRED waiter is recovering after a piece of his ear was bitten off when two pit bulls attacked him. Ronnie Madurai, 63, of Clayfield, Phoenix, travelled by taxi to his daughter’s home in Unit 13 last Sunday. He was attacked by the dogs soon after getting out of the taxi. His daughter, Sashnee Madurai, said her father was walking towards her home when the dogs came out of a neighbour’s yard through an unlocked gate and charged towards him. “I was inside my home and I didn’t know what was going on. A neighbour, who brought my dad to my home after the attack, told me that the dogs jumped on him and he fell.” Madurai said the dogs…

Cremation delayed for more than a month JANINE MOODLEY THE body of a Hindu man from the Western Cape has been lying in a mortuary for more than a month as his family wrangled over who should perform his last rites. Rakesh Nana, of Worcester in the Western Cape, died on June 24 after contracting Covid-19. In terms of health regulations, the body should have been cremated or buried within three days. According to Hindu custom, the disposal of the body should happen as soon as possible after death. The matter is now before a judge in the Western Cape High Court in Cape Town and is set down for August 17. Nana was 40 years old. He was married to Praneshvari, but for the past two years the couple…

Murder rate rises in KwaZulu-Natal More South Africans murdered in KZN than in any other province JANINE MOODLEY AND THANDEKA MGQIBI MORE South Africans are being murdered in KwaZulu-Natal than any other province. According to the national and provincial crime statistics, the number of murders in the country increased by 303 to 21 325 and rape increased by 706 to 42 289. The statistics covered the period from April last year to March this year and were presented by Minister of Police Bheki Cele on Friday. In KZN, murder was up by 464 to 4859. It means that on average, just over 13 people were killed every day during the reporting period. The murder cases in Gauteng were up by 60 to 4555. There was one more case of murder…

Rape cases rise in 3 years POST REPORTER WHILE the rape statistics over a 10-year period show numbers are falling, there has been an increase in the past three years. In the last reporting period, 8 017 rapes were reported, up by 5% compared with the previous reporting period. From a national perspective, two KwaZulu-Natal police stations recorded the highest number – Inanda (297 cases) and uMlazi (293). Plessislaer (Pietermaritzburg), Empangeni and Osizweni are other KZN police stations that made the Top 30 list. According to the statistics for KZN, most rapes happened at private homes, either of the perpetrator, the victim or homes owned by family or friends of the perpetrator or victim. Public spaces like open fields, parks, parking areas or the beach were also areas where a…

Arguments are main cause of murders CHARLENE SOMDUTH THE leading cause of murder in KwaZulu-Natal is because of arguments and misunderstanding among strangers. According to the national crime statistics, the province recorded 4 859 murders from April 2019 to March 2020. Revenge and retaliation attacks account for 336 deaths, followed by mob justice and robberies. According to the statistics, nine people were murdered as a result of school bullying compared with a prison fight, which had a death toll of three. Murders are most likely to occur at the hands of an acquaintance, boyfriend or girlfriend, spouse or a close family member. Nationally, one of the Top 10 instruments used to commit a murder is your cellphone or laptop charger. The statistics revealed that 20 people were murdered using these…