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Premier meets the MJC over mortuary backlog

By Wardah Wilkinson The Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) second Deputy President and Chairperson Shaykh Riad Fataar met yesterday with the Premier of the Western Cape Helen Zille to discuss the backlog at forensic pathology services for Muslim autopsies. The premier contacted the MJC, following concerns expressed over the mortuary issue which has affected many Muslim families, says Shaykh Riad Fataar. “The population has increased by 30% but there have been […]

25 January 2018

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Families get court orders for autopsies amid Gauteng mortuary crisis

Desperate families have turned to courts to secure autopsies for their loved ones so their bodies can be released for burial, amid a “go slow” strike by Gauteng forensic services members. “I know of three court orders brought by Muslim families who are religiously required to bury within 24 hours of death,” Democratic Alliance’s provincial health spokesperson and MPL Jack Bloom said on Sunday. He said families had hoped the […]

19 June 2017

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Premier meets the MJC over mortuary backlog

Families get court orders for autopsies amid Gauteng mortuary crisis

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