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Muslim Cemetery Board chair says news claiming “all Muslim cemeteries are flooded” is fake

By Kouthar Sambo Following a voicenote doing the rounds on WhatsApp, claiming that all Muslim cemeteries are flooded due to the inclement weather conditions, and therefore, will not be conducting burials, the Secretary of the Muslim Judicial Council's (MJC) Burial Administration and Chairperson of the Muslim Cemetery Board Faizal Sayed declared the news as fake. Speaking on VOC’s Breakfast show earlier this morning, Sayed confirmed that no burials have been […]

today26 September 2023

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Mowbray cemetery temporarily closed amid various concerns

The Moslem Cemetery Board has made a decision to temporarily close the Mowbray Cemetery for visits with immediate effect and until further notice. The Cemetery will be open for the purpose of funerals only subject to Covid-19 protocols. It comes after the cemetery experienced an underground pipe burst located near the centre of the grounds. The burst pipe led to copious amounts of water flooding in the cemetery for days […]

today7 December 2020

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Mowbray cemetery open to visits, amid easing of restrictions

For the first time in several months, Muslims can now ziyarat (visit) their deceased loved ones at Mowbray cemetery. The cemetery had been open only for burials, amid stringent COVID-19 lockdown regulations imposed by the government to curtail the spread of the virus. Due to a decline in Covid-19 cases and the stabilization of hospitalizations and fatalities, the South African government announced the easing of Alert Level 2 last week. […]

today26 August 2020

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