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VANESSA vs FAHIM NADIA KHAN DOCTOR NGCOBO African News Agency (ANA) LEON LESTRADE African News Agency (ANA) • The man punched me • He beat me • He kicked me • No charges • Trial by social media • Sensationalism AUTHOR and former journalist Vanessa Tedder named radio jock Fahim Jamadar as her alleged abuser during a recent online discussion on gender-based violence (GBV) and the law. In her memoir, Beaten but not Broken, published two years ago, the former journalist wrote about an abusive relationship that lasted five years. She said that her alleged abuser was a popular radio DJ at Lotus FM. The radio station is owned by the SABC, where Tedder (née Govender) worked at the time. However, in the book, Tedder did not name her alleged…
105-year-old temple bulldozed to the ground CHANELLE LUTCHMAN Supplied A DAMAGED brass prayer lamp, a clay lamp and a broken murthi of Hanuman were all that remained after a 105-year-old temple was demolished in Umbango, Port Shepstone, on Monday. Devotees watched as the Muthu Mariamman Kovil, which dates back to 1915, was demolished by a local businessman. It is believed that a shopping centre will be built on the site. Vanessa Pillay, whose grandparents built the temple, said: “They broke our temple. That’s our family legacy.” She said her grandparents, Yankama and Munusamy Reddy, originally built the temple in Albersville, in Port Shepstone, and that many devotees arrived daily to pray. “It was the Amman (Mother goddess) temple and they believed it was powerful.” In 1952, Pillay’s grandfather died. She…
The trauma of Inanda’s 1985 violence relived 35 years on, the scars remain for the survivors. Janine Moodley spoke to four residents who reflected on how their lives had changed No inquiry has ever been launched into what sparked the riotsJANINE MOODLEY • Basdeo Ramkelawan, 75, a former resident and victim of the Inanda Riots, said he loved Inanda. “I had the best home and I had to give it up. It was my pride and joy. I never thought I would see the day when I had to leave.” Ramkelawan lived on an eight-hectare plot of land in lower Inanda that had fruit orchards next to a river. The mangos, litchis, bananas, jackfruit, naartjies and madonis that were harvested were delivered and sold in the Durban market. Five houses…
Olympiad challenge looms NADIA KHAN TWO Grade 11 pupils, Alok More and Jaedon Naidu, are among 11 finalists to compete in the Applications Computer Olympiad final on Saturday. The annual competition is part of the South African Computer Olympiad and is sponsored by the Institute of IT Professionals in South Africa. Alok, at Glenwood High School, and Jaedon, at Eden College, both 16, are information technology fundis. Faran Steenkamp, a Grade 12 pupil at Thomas More College in Durban, will also represent KwaZulu-Natal. The Applications Computer Olympiad is one of three competitions sponsored by the institute. The others are a talent search and a programming olympiad. Michael Cameron, the manager of the South African Computer Olympiad, said the aim was to identify, encourage and reward computer aptitude. “It is also…
Testing time for matric pupils Release of exam timetable sparks fears and concerns NADIA KHAN AND THANDEKA MGQIBI THERE were mixed reactions from pupils and teacher unions after the Grade 12 exam timetable was released last Wednesday. More than 1 million matric pupils are expected to write the 2020 National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams. Elijah Mhlanga, the head of communications for the Department of Basic Education, said because of the closure of schools on March 18, Angie Motshekga, the Minister of Basic Education, decided to combine the exams for May/June and the final year. The exams will start on November 5 with English (first additional language) and will end on December 15 with visual arts and agricultural management. “The late commencement of the Grade 12 examinations will allow schools and…
Indian musical legend Pandit Jasraj, 90, dies POST REPORTER PANDIT Jasraj, a doyen of Indian classical music, died yesterday in the US. He was 90. According to reports, his career spanned more than 80 years and led to numerous major awards. Ndtv.com reported that Jasraj, who belonged to the Mewati Gharana (musical lineage), was in the US when the Covid-19 lockdown was enforced in India. The family’s statement read: “With profound grief we inform that Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj ji breathed his last this morning due to a cardiac arrest at his home in New Jersey. May Lord Krishna welcome him lovingly through the doors of heaven, where Pandit ji will now sing Om Namo Bhagwate Vasudevaya exclusively just for his beloved Lord. We pray that his soul rests in…
