by Thinus Ferreira
More South African TV and radio presenters are testing positive for Covid-19 with the country that is officially experiencing a third wave of infections, with Mark Pilgrim, Toks van der Linde and Ettienne Ludick who are fighting against the coronavirus.
The radio DJ and voice artist Mark Pilgrim on social media revealed that he's got Covid with the words "Oh dear. It got me." In a public note to his immune system, Mark Pilgrim says "You've got this buddy! We've been through a lot together over the years. You kicked cancer's butt and also saved us after a heart attack."
"Now you're being challenged again and you're showing your strength once more! You're my heavyweight boxing champ and you're fighting so hard. I'm so proud of you."
The former Springbok rugby player Toks van der Linde who is a presenter of Friday night's Toks & Tjops on kykNET (DStv 144) revealed that he has also tested positive for Covid-19 whilst on holiday in the Maldives with his wife, Carol.
On Facebook, he said "It's Sunday morning in Baros, Maldives. A holiday that was a fairy tale has now become interesting. I'm Covid-positive. Please pray for us. This virus isn't a joke - believe me."
On Twitter, Toks said that he is "not in hospital just isolated on Baros island".
Netwerk24 reports that the radio and TV presenter Ettienne Ludick who is a presenter on SuperSport Blitz and of InTune on the SABC's Afrikaans radio station RSG, also tested positive for Covid-19. SuperSport says that it tests all staff on a weekly basis.
Besides the RSG presenter Amore Bekker who is also sick with Covid, the RSG station manager Louise Jooste now also has Covid.
