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- Veteran journalist Karima Brown was buried in the West Park Cemetery.
- His burial was grim, with family, friends and colleagues crying as his body was lowered into the grave.
- Brown died of complications from Covid-19.
Family, friends and colleagues who gathered at the funeral of veteran journalist Karima Brown at the West Park Cemetery in Johannesburg on Thursday openly displayed their raw emotions.
Brown, who hosted the show The solution on the eNCA news channel, he died of complications from Covid-19 after being in the hospital for several days.
The final farewell to the journalist was attended by her colleagues from various media.
The attendees could not hold back the tears when his body was lowered into the grave.
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Speaking at the funeral, former government minister Ronnie Kasrils said Brown’s family should be proud of who she had become. The politician said that although he was older and doctors advised him to stay away from gatherings such as funerals, he could not do so for Brown’s burial.
“How could one stay away from someone whom I knew, not as much as many of you, but whom I came to admire, respect, love, what Karima Brown stood for: justice for all for the people of our country? word revolutionary, I am not attributing it to any particular institution, “said Kasrils.
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Kasrils said that while he and Brown clashed in press conferences during his time as intelligence minister, they grew fond of each other.
The executive director of the Afro-Middle East Center, Na’eem Jeenah, described Brown as a “revolutionary and soldier”, saying that his fierceness went hand in hand with his love.
Jeenah said Brown had a vision for the country and the world, adding that now he had left without it coming true. He said the journalist would be remembered for her fierceness, love and determination.
“A vision of a single South African nation that we are still struggling to try to realize, and to the end, it was a vision that she spoke of, a vision where there would be no theft or corruption, where there would be justice. She fought for that fiercely and love, ”he said.
Jeenah added that Brown had been an activist against those who were negligent in dealing with Covid-19 and ignoring protocols.
He said:
Perhaps it is ironic that someone who was so careful, so strong with this, that we have to bow our flags for someone who has fallen for this. But it is a lesson for us. If nothing else we take from Karima last year is that we must be careful not to kill each other and ourselves with this virus because you do not have to do anything wrong, as in the case of Karima to be infected and be affected.
‘We will miss his place at our table’
Speaking after the burial, Brown’s brother Zain Semaar said that due to Covid-19 regulations, the family was not in mourning as they normally would.
He said tributes would be planned, adding that Brown’s home was also open to anyone who wanted to see family.
Speaking to News24, Semaar said she would miss her sister’s contagious love and warmth.
“We will miss her place at our table. We will miss our sister and mother because she was more than a public figure; she was a dear friend, companion and sister of her family,” the brother said as he struggled to contain himself. tears.
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