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‘All lives matter, black and white’ Gandhi’s Durban-born grandson gives his perspective THANDEKA MGQIBI Supplied ARUN Manilal Gandhi, an Indian-American socio-political activist and Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson, does not agree with the slogan Black Lives Matter. The slogan is part of an international human rights movement that originated in the African-American community. It campaigns against the violence and systemic racism levelled at black people. Gandhi said while he understood why and where the term originated from, it perpetuated the divided society that people have created. “I believe that all lives matter. Therefore, we should all work towards creating that kind of respect for all life,” said Gandhi. Black Lives Matter is also an activist organisation in the US, which was started six years ago by Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal…
Gandhi film set for early release LATOYA NEWMAN Supplied A DOCUMENTARY inspired by the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi has been completed and may be released earlier than expected, partly in the wake of growing solidarity and support for George Floyd. Floyd was an African-American who died during police arrest in Minneapolis on May 25. Protests in response to both Floyd’s death, and more broadly to police violence against black Americans, spread across the US and internationally. Anant Singh’s Videovision Entertainment announced the completion of the documentary recently. A statement said: “Ahimsa-Gandhi: The Power of The Powerless was produced to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth, but that it also comes at a time when humanity needed reminding of Gandhi’s teachings of peace and non-violence, especially as support for…
The death that sparked the outrage THANDEKA MGQIBI GODOFREDO A VÁSQUEZ AP GEORGE Perry Floyd jr, known as George Floyd, is the man whose death sparked unrest across the US and internationally. According to wikipedia.com, Floyd, 46, was born on October 14, 1973 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and grew up in Houston, Texas. In 2014, he moved to the state of Minnesota, where he worked as a truck driver and provided security at a restaurant. He had five children. On May 25, Floyd was arrested by the police outside a shop in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on a charge of using a counterfeit $20 (R335) note. Footage showed a white officer, Derek Chauvin, kneeling on Floyd’s neck for several minutes, while he was handcuffed face-down on the street. Two other officers further…
Beaten and left for dead ‘My child was lying on the sofa covered in blood. Her eyes were swollen. I thought she was dead’ NADIA KHAN THE mother of a Pinetown woman who was beaten and left for dead is hopeful her daughter will recover soon. Last Tuesday, Danielle Levin Maistry, 20, was found with multiple injuries to the head, face and body after she was assaulted, allegedly by her boyfriend, at his home in Mariannridge. Maistry’s mother, Michelle, said her daughter was currently in hospital awaiting an MRI scan but was showing progress. “My child is a brave and strong girl. She is a fighter and will get through this. Due to the lockdown, I was not able to visit her in the hospital but we spoke over the…
Quarantined crew moved to new facility JANINE MOODLEY SAANTHA Naidu, the chief executive of Coastlands Hotels and Resorts, has confirmed that 160 crew from a Carnival cruise liner, who were quarantined in the hotel in Durban, have been moved. The group, all South Africans, arrived at the Coastlands Hotel, in Dr Pixley KaSeme Street, near the beachfront, last Wednesday night. They soon took to Facebook to complain that their rooms were too dirty to sleep in, making reference to dead cockroaches and torn mattresses. They also complained about broken doors and windows. During their 80 days on the cruise liner, the crew said they were tested twice a day and once when they entered the hotel. When AfriForum and the DA heard about their plight, both bodies rallied to offer…
Fresh look for Post Merchants ANDREW HARRISON Supplied THE Grade 2 Post Merchants will be run at Hollywoodbets Scottsville for the first time on Saturday. Because the coronavirus stopped racing for two months during the lock-down, the programme for the South African Champions Season has undergone major changes. The Post Merchants, traditionally run on a Friday night at Hollywoodbets Greyville as a precursor to the Grade 1 Mercury Sprint, has been rescheduled. Many trainers will use this opportunity to sharpen their charges for the Grade 1 Golden Horse Sprint to be run over the same course and distance on Saturday, July 4. For this reason the Post Merchants has always been an important race on the winter calendar. Last year the race was won by the Weiho Marwing-trained filly La…
