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Fear Factor India Worry as stars land in SA CHANELLE LUTCHMAN chanelle.lutchman@inl.co.za Instagram WITH Covid-19 cases in South Africa on the rise, health experts are pleading with South Africans to be more responsible. However, a group of Indian celebrities arrived in Cape Town late last week, apparently oblivious to the dangers. Pictures and videos posted on their social media accounts hours after they arrived show them sight-seeing, shopping and dancing, often without masks and little to no social distancing. Among the places they visited were Bo Kaap and the V&A Waterfront. India is in the grip of a Covid-19 wave that has killed tens of thousands and infected many more, while experts have warned that South Africa is weeks away from a third wave. Even before the Indian stars arrived,…
VICTIM OF COVID-19 DJ Devan to live on through his music JANINE MOODLEY janine.moodley@inl.co.za DJ DEVAN Singh, best known for his 80s and 90s mixes, lost his life to Covid-19 last Thursday. Singh, 52, of Phoenix, was in hospital for a week before he died. “My dad was generally a fit person and his passing has come as a shock to all of our family and friends,” said Ashton Singh, his eldest son. Ashton said his dad would be remembered for his passion for music and his love for the entertainment industry. He said Singh began deejaying from the age of 16. “He went on to become not just a DJ, but a successful MC, event co-ordinator, nightclub, restaurant and record shop owner. He was a true entrepreneur who pursued…
SIGNS OF THIRD WAVE IN SA Call for increased vigilance, not panic JANINE MOODLEY janine.moodley@inl.co.za THE rise in new Covid-19 infections in the country could be a warning sign of a third wave, says virology experts. For four consecutive days, from Wednesday to Saturday, the country recorded an average of 2 000 cases a day. In total, South Africa has nearly 1.6 million positive cases and a death rate of nearly 55 000. Associate Professor Wendy Burgers, from UCT’s Institute for Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, noted that cases had steadily increased over the past month and positive test results were going up across the country. “The epidemiologists tell us the warning signs are clear, that this might be the start of the third wave. However, we can still take…
EID MUBARAK EID-ul-Fitr will be celebrated on Thursday or Friday, depending on the sighting of the moon. Pictured are Westville siblings Liya, 14, and Aman Aziz, 8. The editor and staff of the POST wish all our Muslim readers and advertisers Eid Mubarak. Moulana Ebrahim Bham, the secretary-general for the Jamiatul Ulama South Africa, urged all congregants, families, friends and colleagues to observe Covid-19 protocols while celebrating. ‘These will help us in averting a fresh spike in Covid-19 infections,’ he said. | NQOBILE MBONAMBI African News Agency (ANA)…
‘PRIVATE DISPUTE BETWEEN LEGAL PARTIES’ Understanding the tension in East Jerusalem SHIMON HaTzadik is a neighbourhood in East Jerusalem that was established around the ancient 2 000-year-old tomb of the famous rabbinical sage, Shimon HaTzadik. • In 1875 a group of Sephardic and Ashkenazi Jews bought the tomb and 4.5 acres of the surrounding land which was empty at the time. • The majority of the area was inhabited by a community of Yemenite Jews for over a century until 1948. • During the War of Independence in 1948, Jordan occupied the area and either killed or forcibly removed Jews from their homes. New Arab occupants were moved into the area and the neighbourhood has become known as Sheikh Jarrah after a 13th-century tomb. • During the Six-Day War of…
‘INHUMANE’ SA condemns violence in Israel CHARLENE SOMDUTH charlene.somduth@inl.co.za SOUTH African organisations have joined the voices of condemnation against the Israeli army’s attack on Palestinian worshippers praying at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on Friday. They have also voiced concern over the Israeli government’s planned evictions of Palestinians from the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of the city. Hundreds of worshippers had gathered at the mosque for prayer during the final week of Ramadaan when Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset. The fast is expected to conclude on Thursday or Friday with the celebration of Eid. The Afro-Palestine Newswire Service reported that after the prayer some worshippers began chanting in support of residents from Sheikh Jarrah. It reported that Israeli police responded by using sound grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets to violently…
