The coronavirus pandemic has put into sharp focus the need for more stringent burial and cultural rites if a Muslim person dies of COVID-9. Ulema bodies across the country have deliberated extensively on this issue over the past few weeks as South Africa deals with the harsh reality of the disease. Since its first detection in South Africa in early March, the number of COVID-19 cases has been steadily climbing […]
Following a lengthy and exhausting wait, a total of six bodies of deceased have been released to their family members for burial. This amid a severe backlog at the province’s Forensic Pathology Services (FPS) of 176 bodies awaiting postmortem. Speaking to VOC News, the chairperson of the Western Cape Muslim Undertakers Forum, Ebrahiem Solomon explains that given the fact that the Salt River Mortuary only releases bodies after 11h30, family […]
A group of Muslim undertakers under the Western Cape Muslim Undertakers Forum are gathering outside the Salt River Mortuary this morning to protest the current backlog of autopsies. The Forum says state mortuaries have had a long standing policy of prioritizing the autopsies Muslim bodies but this policy was allegedly changed on Tuesday to a first in first out basis, meaning that Muslim families can wait for up to two […]
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