The various organisations are assessing the needs and responding accordingly. Clive Mashishi has been working with builders and electricians to repair damages to the old age home, while Fingertips for Africa have provided care to the doctors and nurses over Christmas. Trauma counselling has also been organised.
All organisations will be helping out with food and logistics for the funeral.
Clive Mashishi Foundation repairing damages to the old age home in Boksburg.
The SAJBD was saddened to learn of the passing this week of Lionel Slier, a much loved and respected member of the Jewish community. Lionel was actively involved in many aspects of Jewish communal affairs, including many SAJBD initiatives, throughout his long life. He had a particular interest in recording, promoting and celebrating the history of the community, notably through his popular column "Community Buzz" in the SA Jewish Report as well as through his regular contributions to various publications such as the SAJBD’s journal Jewish Affairs, the Jerusalem Post and the Sunday Times.
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) notes that former Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda has been arrested and charged with fraud for scamming Soweto residents through a fraudulent funeral scheme. Gwamanda, recently appointed as the MMC for Community Development, has also been involved in overseeing public participation in the controversial proposal to rename Sandton Drive.
Professor Shabir Mahdi, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand, glorifies terrorism, extols the virtues of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and demonises his detractors as "the most despicable people in history”. He does so through a series of retweets on the X platform.