Respected activist loses COVID fight
GONE: Anwah Nagia, 61
Respected Cape Town businessman and community activist Anwah Nagia, 61, died yesterday due to a Covid-19 related illness.
Until his death, Nagia was the chairman of Element Investment Managers, the Executive Chairman of Altius Investment Holdings, the Non-Executive Chairman of Cape Town Market and Africa Commodities Group and the Chairman of the District Six Beneficiary and Redevelopment Trust.
Anwah distributed four millions masks during the pandemic and was also one of the founders of the Palestinian Museum.
The chairperson of the board of trustees at the Gatesville Mosque Sataar Parker said: “I’ve known [Anwah] for over 25 years. Our connection was over his passion for the freedom of the people of Palestine. That’s the legacy that this larger-than-life person will leave behind.”
The District 6 Working Committee (D6WC) says: “Whilst the D6WC and the Beneficiary Trust each followed its own path to further the cause of restitution for the people of District Six, both organisations were led by passionate and inspiring leaders who devoted their lives to District Six and who both sadly passed on this year.”