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Hunger stalks communities Families need food as more than two million lose their jobs POST REPORTERS FAMILIES across South Africa face an uncertain future as a growing number of people are losing their jobs. During April, May and June this year, 2.2 million people became unemployed. Officially, the unemployment rate is at 23%, although, using a broader measure, it is more than 42%. This was the biggest loss of jobs in a quarter since Statistics South Africa began recording the figures in 2008. However, the period coincided with the national lockdown which aimed to reduce the spread of coronavirus. Many businesses cut jobs or closed down during this period. Unemployment within the Indian community is growing. During the first quarter of this year, it was 18%. By the second quarter,…
LEAF GREETINGS POST REPORTER Twitter Additional reporting IANS FAMILY, superstars, statesmen and fans took to social media on Monday to convey birthday wishes to playback singer Lata Mangeshkar. She turned 91. Mangeshkar started her career at the age of 13 with the song Naachu ya gade, khelu saari, mani haus bhaari… for the Marathi film Kiti Hasaal (1942). She has sung in more than 1 000 Hindi films and recorded in more than 36 Indian and foreign languages. Mangeshkar has sung mainly in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Assamese. In 2001, she was awarded Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour, and she has so far been the recipient of three National Film Awards, besides numerous popular awards. Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted about his personal call to the singer. In a…
Plans afoot for city Ferris wheel THANDEKA MGQIBI THERE could be a new attraction at the upgraded Point Waterfront – a Ferris “Durban Eye” Wheel. The office of the Economic Development and Planning Cluster, together with the Real Estate Department, identified the Point precinct as a suitable location. The objective of the project is to facilitate a more than R450 million investment into the Point Waterfront. It is hoped this will enhance the offerings in the area and complement the recently opened promenade. This is according to a report presented at the executive committee meeting last Tuesday and chaired by eThekwini Municipality deputy mayor Belinda Scott, on behalf of the mayor. The report states this was a recommendation backed by exco. “The Executive Committee supported the request for authority in…
Tributes to Telugu doyenne Amra LATOYA NEWMAN FORMER radio presenter Amra Maistry has been remembered as a stalwart in the Telugu community, following her death at the weekend. Maistry, who taught Telugu, died on Saturday. She was 80. Her daughter, Anandini Raman, said: “My mom was ill for a short while with severe arthritis and renal problems. Her age had taken its toll on her in the last few months.” Commenting on the tributes after her mother’s death, Raman said: “My sister and I had no idea the impact our mom had made in our community. “She was passionate and totally committed to the promotion of the Telugu language and it is clear now how many lives she touched.” Maistry was born on October 10, 1939, to David and Thosiammah…
Music legend mourned SP Balasubramaniam’s legacy will live on LATOYA NEWMAN Twitter THE Indian film and music fraternity, and fans continue to share their condolences and memories of SP Balasubramaniam (SPB), who died on Friday. The singer was on life support at the MGM Healthcare hospital in Chennai, after more than a month-long battle with post Covid-19 complications, according to IANS reports. On August 5, in a Facebook post, SPB said he was suffering from a mild attack of the virus and he was being hospitalised to take a break. At the time, he hoped to be discharged in two days. The Economic Times reported that SP Balasubramaniam was laid to rest on Saturday, with full state honours, at his farmhouse in Chennai. “After the singer’s son SP Charan performed…
Ghazni’s last Hindu resident refuses to move POST REPORTER HE IS REPORTEDLY the last Hindu resident of Ghazni, a city in Afghanistan, but Raja Ram is making a stand by staying. In a report by Habibur Rahman Taseer on Gandhara.rferl.org (a website linked to Radio Free Afghanistan), Ram said despite fears for his safety following the recent departure of the city’s last 21 Hindu and Sikh families to India, he insisted on staying in his homeland. “We all love our homeland, but they had to flee after the attacks,” Ram told Radio Free Afghanistan. He was referring to an attack on a Sikh temple. Ram is staying behind to look after the Hindu temple in Ghazni. The Islamic State (IS) March 25 attack, that killed 25 people in Kabul, prompted…
