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Reflecting on the lessons of the Lenz70 campaign
Journey Dr Ismail Vadi|Published 2 minutes ago 6min The launch of the Lenz70 Campaign. Image: Supplied THE Lenz70 campaign ended last weekend closing a year-long set of activities marking 70 years of the existence of Lenasia.
Re-fashioning an identity: celebrating the 165th anniversary of Indian South Africans
Who are we? Dr Ismail Vadi|Published 11 minutes ago 7min After 30 years of living in a constitutional democracy, Indian South Africans have not fully grappled with questions of their identity in a rapidly changing society, says the writer. Image: Meta AI WHEN I taught history in school under the apartheid system, I always put my classes through a simple test relating to their conceptualisation of their identity.
Atlantis Swimming Club: Lenasia's pride
A beacon of hope for black swimmers Dr Ismail Vadi|Published 18 minutes ago 5min Yusuf “Joe” Cassim – Chairman of Atlantis Swimming Club with a young swimmer. Image: Julie Cassim UNLIKE soccer and cricket, swimming is not a popular, mass-based sporting code in Lenasia. Nonetheless, historically it has been an important component in the community in the struggle for non-racial sports under the banner of the South African Council on Sport (Sacos).
Lenz70 - Lenasia’s literary talent
Highlights from the Lenz70 Writers’ Book Fair Dr Ismail Vadi|Published 16 minutes ago 5min Back from left: Aslam Khota, Ismail Mahomed, Rashid Seedat, Haroon Mahomed, Natasha Morgan, Nasreen Karodia, Dr Sameera Nanabhay, Zarina Mia, Zaakirah Vadi, Atiyya Kalbekar and Angie Diale. Seated from left: Danielle Dass, Yusuf Garda, Dr Ismail Vadi, Fakir Hassen, Mahmood Moosa, Zeinul Abedien Cajee and Goolam Suleman Khan.
Ismail Mahomed: Liberating the Law
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Lenasia 70 history: where shall we bury our beloved?
In Lenasia as elsewhere in South Africa, while the sacred dominated the burial of deceased persons within families, it was overshadowed by the racial policies of successive white governments, says Dr Ismail Vadi Dr Ismail Vadi|Published 18 minutes ago 6min Lenasia turns 70 Image: Supplied BURIALS and cremations are private affairs where family members and friends of the deceased gather to intern a beloved person.
Lenasia 70 history: where shall we bury our beloved?
In Lenasia as elsewhere in South Africa, while the sacred dominated the burial of deceased persons within families, it was overshadowed by the racial policies of successive white governments, says Dr Ismail Vadi Dr Ismail Vadi|Published 3 hours ago Lenasia turns 70 Image: Supplied BURIALS and cremations are private affairs where family members and friends of the deceased gather to intern a beloved person.
Religion is the bedrock of Lenasia Original
Temple officials Published 7m ago | Published 7m ago WHEN people were forcibly relocated to the bare veld that Lenasia was in the mid-1950s, they had left behind well established places of worship in areas such as Vrededorp, Fordsburg, Newlands, Kliptown and central Johannesburg. There was not a single mosque, church or temple in Lenasia. There were no shops or sports fields. All that existed was the Lenasia High School and the Lenz Railway Station.
Religion is the bedrock of Lenasia
From this sense of nothingness, religiously-minded residents across the different faiths started the arduous process of building places of worship in Lenasia Dr Ismail Vadi|Published 2 weeks ago Temple officials Image: Supplied WHEN people were forcibly relocated to the bare veld that Lenasia was in the mid-1950s, they had left behind well established places of worship in areas such as Vrededorp, Fordsburg, Newlands, Kliptown and central Johannesburg.
Celebrating 70 years of Lenasia: a journey through history and community
GLOBE POST, Lenasia, Lenasia South, Tolstoy Farm 6 min read Lenasia will celebrate 70 years of its existence with a series of colourful sporting, cultural and socio-political events during the year. The Lenasia Secondary School, which was opened in February 1955, will also be celebrating its 70th platinum anniversary, starting with an open day for its alumni on 1February.
TRIBUTE: Dr Rashid ‘Ram’ Saloojee — A humble servant of Lenasia and the people of South Africa
The late activist Rashid 'Ram' Saloojee. (Photo: Supplied) Dr Rashid ‘Ram’ Saloojee (87) passed away on 2 December 2020 at his home in Westcliff, Johannesburg, and was buried that evening at Westpark Cemetery. Dr Ram Saloojee’s death marks a great loss to the community of Lenasia, where he lived and worked as a doctor for the better part of his life, and to the broader liberation movement in South Africa.
South Africa: ES Reddy Was a Giant in the Global Anti-Apartheid Movement
Enuga Sreenivasulu Reddy, 96, died on 1 November 2020 at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Known to comrades and friends as 'ES' Reddy, his death marks a great loss to the international solidarity movement that mobilised against apartheid. ES Reddy was a diplomat, scholar, historian, librarian, archivist, activist, campaigner, internationalist, peacenik, husband, father and gentleman - all in one.
TRIBUTE: ES Reddy was a giant in the global anti-apartheid movement
From left, Assistant Secretary-General Enuga S Reddy, Centre Against Apartheid, Committee Chairman Ernest B Maycock (Barbados) and Committee Secretary Salih Araim, on 20 January 1983. (UN Photo: Yutaka Nagata / www.unmultimedia.org/photo/) Enuga Sreenivasulu Reddy, 96, died on 1 November 2020 at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Known to comrades and friends as ‘ES’ Reddy, his death marks a great loss to the international solidarity movement that mobilised against apartheid.
OP-ED: Time to rethink commuter rail strategy
Prasa is facing a perfect storm, which is a good time for the entity and the government to rethink its rail strategy as well as the Metrorail operating model.
ISMAIL VADI: Keep the activism fire burning by living the legacy of Kathrada
ISMAIL VADI: Keep the activism fire burning by living the legacy of Kathrada OPINION On 28 March 2020, we commemorated the third year of the passing on of ANC veteran, Ahmed Kathrada. What lessons can we draw from his inspirational life? Kathy’s life was one of humble, self-effacing and life-long activism, not conceited and egotistical leadership.
South Africa: SA Faith Communities and Covid-19 - Between Religious Belief and Political Idiocy
Politicians, religious leaders and prominent figures in civil society must not play with fire in a situation of mass social unease. On 19 March 2020, one (Qarie) Ahmed Saeed posted an ill-considered Facebook advert saying that his religious school based at his residence in Lenasia would be arranging the Muslim congregational Friday prayer with "no restrictions". For Muslims globally, the Friday prayer - as the five daily prayers - is sacrosanct.
Maverick Citizen: OP-ED: SA faith communities and Covid-19: Between religious belief and political idiocy
We all must reconsider holding other large social gatherings such as parties, funerals and weddings. If these measures do not result in containing the spread of the coronavirus, a total lockdown will be implemented, says the writer. (Photo: Unsplash / Edwin Andrade) Politicians, religious leaders and prominent figures in civil society must not play with fire in a situation of mass social unease.
South Africa: State Capturers Must Be Held Accountable
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation and an array of civil society organisations have emphatically endorsed the call of the revered Archbishop of Cape Town. On the eve of the State of the Nation Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa next week, these organisations will host a rally in Cape Town demanding that government and the prosecuting authority act more swiftly and energetically against corrupt politicians, public servants and businesspersons implicated in State Capture.
OPINIONISTA: State capturers must be held accountable
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation and an array of civil society organisations have emphatically endorsed the call of the revered Archbishop of Cape Town. On the eve of the State of the Nation Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa next week, these organisations will host a rally in Cape Town demanding that government and the prosecuting authority act more swiftly and energetically against corrupt politicians, public servants and businesspersons implicated in State Capture.
Ben Turok - a revolutionary Thought Leader until the end
Dr Ismail Vadi is a Member of the Board of the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation. On Sunday 2 February the ANC will celebrate 30 years since its unbanning as a liberation movement by former president FW de Klerk. The event will be marked by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Johannesburg City Hall, where he also will pay tribute to the late Professor Ben Turok, one of the most outspoken revolutionaries of our time.
South Africa: Celebrating the Lives of Bram Fischer, Klaas De Jonge and David Webster... and the Spirit of Non-Racialism
analysis By Ismail Vadi Over the next few days, the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation will be hosting three signature events celebrating the lives of Bram Fischer, Klaas de Jonge and Dr David Webster. In particular, the foundation will celebrate its contribution to a non-racial, non-sexist society, principles which are too easily forgotten by some in the ruling party today.
OP-ED: Celebrating the lives of Bram Fischer, Klaas de Jonge and David Webster… and the spirit of non-racialism
An archive image of Bram Fischer. (Photo by Gallo Images / Media24 Archive) Over the next few days, the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation will be hosting three signature events celebrating the lives of Bram Fischer, Klaas de Jonge and Dr David Webster. In particular, the foundation will celebrate its contribution to a non-racial, non-sexist society, principles which are too easily forgotten by some in the ruling party today.
Sanitary pads, white bread flour to be added to VAT free items
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni says government proposes that come April 2019, three items, including sanitary pads, will be added to the zero-rated list. Earlier this year, government increased value-added tax (VAT) from 14% to 15%. An independent panel of experts to review the list of 19 zero-rated food products was set up to consider how best government could mitigate the impact of the VAT increase on poor and indigent households.
R500m to recruit health professionals, buy beds and linen
Government will reprioritise funds to make R350 million available to recruit new health professionals, says Finance Minister Tito Mboweni. The Minister tabled the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement in the National Assembly on Tuesday. “Access to health care services is enshrined in our Constitution and in our Bill of Rights.
Why will India's prime minister not get the rapturous welcome he receives elsewhere?
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Transport is key to changing lives
Johannesburg - There is an old Chinese saying: “When you want to make the lives of the community better, build a road.” Building of roads and public transport infrastructure therefore goes beyond asphalt and bitumen. Safe, integrated transport touches lives, empowers people and connects families and communities. It also provides greater links with socio-economic opportunities and facilitates the seamless movement of people, goods and services.
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