You may or may not have noticed the Sunday Times front cover yesterday. The headline was gripping and revealing. One usually sees this when tabloids have a secret they’re unable to keep. This time however, tabloids aside, the headline had every right to froth in its very large font. Behold: “Shaik In Mosque Punch-Up”

The miraculously healthy yet terminally ill Schabir Shaik has been at it again. This time he has reportedly gotten stuck into a fellow worshipper outside a mosque, Masjid Al-Hilal in Overport in central Durban, on Friday.

The alleged incident took place when during the noon prayer session, Mahomed Ismail, 42, received a call from doctors asking him to assist with his five-year-old daughter, who suffers from nephrotic syndrome, a condition in which damaged kidneys leak large amounts of protein from the blood into the urine.

Schabir had parked on the driveway and Ismail’s way out was blocked as a result. After waiting about 15 minutes, Schabir eventually emerged and didn’t even apologise to Ismail. So he hooted at Shaik.

An argument developed and these are Mahomed’s views of what happened:

He started punching me. He just pounded at me. It’s the first time in my life that someone’s hit me.

I felt violated … as if I was raped. I’m still shaken. I wanted to lay a charge but after talking to my wife I realised we didn’t need further trauma in our lives.

As he did after Shaik’s first alleged assault incident a mere three weeks back, James Selfe, the DA’s Shadow Minister of Correctional Services, has been quick on the draw with offering his opinion on the matter:

Schabir Shaik needs to be properly investigated by correctional services authorities. This matter deserves the immediate attention of the correctional authorities.

It is clear that Shaik has egregiously breached his parole conditions on at least three occasions now.

He needs to return to prison.

It’s not looking good for another one of Zuma’s mates as Correctional Services Minister, Nosiviwe Noluthando Mapisa-Nqakula, confirms his rearrest.

[Sources: TimesLive, DA, @MandyWiener]