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HIJACK TERROR, CHILD DIES Our eyes were not ready for what we saw: witness JANINE MOODLEY, CHARLENE SOMDUTH AND THANDEKA MGQIBI TWO weeks ago, Roy Sewburan lost his mother. This week, he almost lost his life. On Monday night, Sewburan, 61, a resident of Hillgrove in Newlands West, drove to Parlock to drop off documents pertaining to the natural death of his mother. While there, he was attacked by armed men. “I don’t recall how many men came at me. All I remember was that they wanted the car and any valuables I had on me. I told them I had no cash, neither did I have a cellphone. I was pushed to the ground and kicked repeatedly.” Sewburan suffered bruising to his back and his hands. He said while…
Nephew to dispose of man’s ashes – court JANINE MOODLEY THE nephew of Rakesh Nana, who died of Covid-19, is legally entitled to his uncle’s ashes following a Western Cape High Court ruling. Aman (son of Panna Nana, Rakesh’s sister) and his family took Nana’s wife to court to be allowed to perform his last rites and dispose of his ashes. Last Thursday, Judge Vincent Saldanha ruled that Aman be given his uncle’s ashes. Nana, 40, of Cape Town, died on June 24 after contracting Covid-19. His body lay in a morgue for a month while the court battle ensued. On July 1, the court ordered his body be cremated. A decision over who got the ashes and who paid the costs of the application were to be finalised at…
Families try to pick up pieces after fire Families lost homes and possessions NADIA KHAN SIBONELO NGCOBO African News Agency (ANA) FATIMA Shaiba wept as she tried to salvage what she could after a fire gutted her family’s home next to the historic Juma Musjid (Grey Street Mosque) on Monday. Shaiba, 38, her husband, Twarik Yassein, and their four children, aged 18, 9, 4 and 2, were one of seven families whose homes were gutted. On Tuesday morning, Shaiba said she and her three youngest children were shopping in town when the fire started. “My husband and our eldest son were at home when they heard everybody shouting that there was a fire,” said Shaiba. “They ran out of the flat and saw that our neighbour’s home was on fire.…
New date for start of Pitra Paksha POST REPORTER PITRA Paksha will start on September 2 and not September 3, the South African Hindu Maha Sabha says. Pratipada will start at 7.21am and Aparahna Kaal (the last watch of the day) will be from 1.04pm to 3.21pm. Furthermore, the first day of Pitra Shraadh is inclusive of Purnima (which is present until 7.21am on the day). The last day of Pitra Paksha is September 17 and the last water oblation should be given that morning. “Pitra Paksha is a period during which Hindus or followers of Sana-than Dharma observe a memorial and thanksgiving to the departed souls,” said Lokesh Ramnath Maharajh, the chairperson of the Sabha’s Priests Council. “It is a special time when Hindus acknowledge their indebtedness to their…
Seeking a way forward after loss of temple CHANELLE LUTCHMAN THE committee of the Muthu Mariam-man Kovil in Port Shepstone will meet this week to discuss the way forward, after its temple was demolished. Vernon Govender, the chairperson of the temple in Umbango, said he was seeking advice from the South African Hindu Maha Sabha and the KwaZulu-Natal Amafa and Research Institute, the provincial heritage resources authority in the province. Last week, the temple, which dates back to 1915, was allegedly demolished by a local businessman. It is alleged that the businessman plans to build a shopping centre on the site. Govender said: “A lot of people are still hurt. This temple was one of the oldest and it has a rich history. Families have been visiting it for generations.…
Interfaith marriage called a ‘love jihad’ AN INTERFAITH marriage in Kanpur, in Uttar Pradesh state in India, has caused a row with fringe religious outfits calling it a case of “love jihad”. This was despite the bride’s claims that she converted of her own will and married the groom of a different faith. The local Bajrang Dal unit is unwilling to accept that Shalini Yadav is an adult and free to make her own choices. On Sunday night, the Bajrang Dal workers created a ruckus outside the Kidwai Nagar and even got into an altercation with the police. Yadav, 21, a resident from Barra in Kanpur, had recorded a video after marrying Mohd Faisal. She subsequently posted it on Facebook. In the video, she is seen asking for protection because…
