Indholdsfortegnelse for 2024-03-04 i Cape Argus

Local actress Ayakha Ntunja might be a newcomer to the entertainment industry, but she is already going to unusual lengths to perfect her craft. The 20-year-old, whose breakthrough began only last year when she played Thembi in season 3 of MTV Shuga Down South, is now the star of Showmax’s Youngins. The rising star has been cast in the lead role of Amo Mosweu. In the show, which premiered last month, the young protagonist’s life is turned upside down when a personal tragedy forces her to leave her rural KwaZulu-Natal home to attend the fictional Olifantsfontein High School in Johannesburg. This sees the youngster attempting to find herself, all while being entangled in a scandal at her boarding school. To prepare for the role, Ntunja said she decided to write…

THE father of missing Joshlin Smith said he would fight for custody of all his children. José Emke, 34, who is the biological father of the Grade 1 learner who went missing while in the care of her mother’s boyfriend, Jacquin Appollis, travelled from the Northern Cape to Saldanha Bay to help find her. Emke said his mother, Lorita Yon, called and shared the heartbreaking news that his eldest daughter was missing. “I felt really sad hearing that. I didn’t understand how she went missing. I think that she has been trafficked. She is somewhere out there. “When I came back, I didn’t get the time to speak to Kelly (Joshlin’s mother) to find out what happened. “After hearing that Kelly and her boyfriend are busy with drugs, I want…

IT WAS joy for Gugulethu residents as they received the keys to their brand new residences as part of the City’s Infill housing project on Friday. The City allocated R105 million in 2017 to build around 570 dwellings for people who were forced to relocate to Gugulethu after being evicted under the Group Areas Act. Ntobizandile Mphatha said that she waited for 30 years for a house and finally receiving one was a glorious moment for her. “I’ve been on the waiting list for 30 years. “Thank you for getting this project back on track. “My family can now live in a decent home and I can rest peacefully,” said Mphatha. Another beneficiary, Mazizandile Nyathela, expressed his joy when he received the keys to his new house. “I have been…

The DA in KwaZulu-Natal has demanded that the ANC publicly apologise to uMngeni Local Municipality mayor Chris Pappas for false accusations against him. This comes after Pappas was cleared of spousal nepotism allegations by a Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs report. The allegations were levelled against him by ANC member Sizwe Mchunu. After initiating an investigation in October last year, Cogta has recently written to the municipality to inform its management that Mchunu’s allegations were unfounded. In a letter signed by the Cogta MEC Bongi Sithole-Moloi last month seen by the Daily News, the MEC said based on the information sourced and provided and in the absence of further details it was deduced that the allegations at this stage were unfounded. However, the report cautioned the municipality to strengthen…

Cape Town Spurs (2) 2 Cupido 12’ Maphathe 27’ TS Galaxy 0 Cape Town Spurs secured their second league win in a row as they downed TS Galaxy 2-0 at the Athlone Stadium yesterday. Two quick-fire goals from the hosts helped the Urban Warriors move to within three points of 15th-placed Richards Bay. Galaxy stayed in seventh place in the DStv Premiership after suffering their first loss of 2024. The Urban Warriors seemed to carry the momentum from their last league encounter into this encounter as they began like a house on fire and deservedly took the lead in the 12th minute. Ashley Cupido scored his sixth goal of the season as she showed great poise and composure to control a Gabriel Michael cross and slot a powerful…

THE Comrades Marathon is still too far off for one to confidently predict who will reign victorious. But the usual suspects are already hard at work prior to going into training camps in preparation for that tortuous 90km trek from Durban to Pietermaritzburg in early June. One of those is Gordon “Zane” Lesetedi, who is intent on finally becoming the champion after years of trying to achieve the Holy Grail of South African road running. A three-time gold medallist, the man from Sekhing in the North West is keen to better his fourth-place finish last year and wants an improved Up Run position from his ninth place in 2019. At the weekend, Lesetedi proved that his training for Comrades is on track with a runners-up berth in the tough Marakele…

Rhulani Mokwena, the Mamelodi Sundowns coach, praised his team's bravery in the group stages of the CAF Champions League. On Saturday, Sundowns gained revenge over TP Mazembe with a 1-0 home win at the Lucas Moripe Stadium in Atteridgeville. In December, TP Mazembe defeated Sundowns 1-0 in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo, despite the visiting South Africans dominating throughout. The only other Group A setback for Sundowns was a goalless draw against 10-man Pyramids FC in December. Saturday’s clash was the clubs’ final Group A match and Sundowns finished as the group winners, with 13 points, followed by TP Mazembe. Both teams had already qualified for the quarter-finals before Saturday’s match. After the match, Mokwena recalled the team’s setbacks midway through the season. “Congratulations to the club,” said Mokwena. “I…

Actor Wiseman Mncube, pictured, has penned a heartfelt message to his Uzalo fans upon the airing of his last scenes on the SABC 1 drama. Mncube joined Uzalo in 2018, playing the role of Sbonelo who arrived as a medical doctor but fell into criminal activities. His exit was announced in September last year and his last episode aired on Wednesday after his character was killed. “RIP Qhawe. Its been a long beautiful journey. Ngyabonga kakhulu for the love and support you gave Sbonelo Babongile Mhlongo,” Mncube wrote on Facebook. The actor reflected on the journey that changed his life as he wished the remaining cast members well as they continued with the journey. “I will never forget this journey which changed my life. Good luck to the remaining…

The Western Cape Government Environmental Affairs and Development Planning Department says the provincial disaster management centre was prepared for a cut-off low-pressure weather system expected to result in severe thunderstorms over parts of the Cape Winelands and Overberg districts today. The department said it had activated the district disaster management centres and would be monitoring the weather patterns in close collaboration with the weather services. This comes after the SA Weather Service (SAWS) issued a level 4 warning that severe thunderstorms resulting in flooding and large amounts of small hail are expected over the Cape Winelands and Overberg districts. “Provincial departments of health, education, and infrastructure are on standby through the co-ordination of the provincial disaster management centre in the event that services are disrupted,” said Anton Bredell, the MEC…

A 41-year-old hiker has died after falling 40 metres from a section of trail at the Jonkershoek Nature Reserve near Stellenbosch. According to Wilderness Search and Rescue (WSAR), teams of volunteers and rescue professionals responded to the nature reserve after the visiting hiker fell late on Friday afternoon. WSAR said the man and his partner had hiked up to the Tweede Waterval (Second Waterfall) earlier in the day and were making their way back down the path to their car when he suddenly slipped off the trail and fell. “Passing hikers raced down the trail to raise the alarm, calling the emergency number (021 937 0300) as soon as they had a signal. “Wilderness Search and Rescue (WSAR) teams from Cape Town and Stellenbosch, accompanied by Western…

THE Lions completed one of the most memorable comebacks on the fifth and final day to clinch the CSA Four-Day Series trophy at the Wanderers yesterday. The home side ultimately beat Western Province by 99 runs with left-arm spinner Bjorn Fortuin, who also finished as the leading wicket taker in the competition with 35 scalps, claiming 5-69 to help dismiss the visitors for 208. Province’s players will wonder for the rest of their lives how they failed to win the domestic double after annexing the One-Day Cup this season. It will perhaps never be the remotest consolation that it required arguably a once-in-a-lifetime double intervention from Lions all-rounder Delano Potgieter, who struck 81 and 155 not out in the match, that saw Province steal defeat from the jaws of victory.…

The final score will show a sizeable 18-point victory that saw the Bulls break their Stormers hoodoo, but Jake White insisted that his team won’t get carried away by the result for the rest of the URC. The 40-22 triumph at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday night was a memorable one for White and his Bulls side, who had suffered seven consecutive defeats to the Capetonians. It seemed like they would never get one over their arch-rivals over the past few years, but it all came together at the weekend as they scored four tries to grab a bonus point in front of the 50 026 spectators at a pumping Loftus. They made an excellent start to lead 19-5 in the first half, but allowed the Stormers back into the mix…

Orlando Pirates’ coach Jose Riveiro believes it was important to start their nine-point week with a bang, as they’ve now fully set their sights on Cape Town Spurs. The Sea Robbers ended their three-game winless streak in the DStv Premiership over the weekend, beating Polokwane City 1-0 at the New Peter Mokaba Stadium. That result strengthened their aspirations to finish second in the league. Pirates are now fourth on the log with 29 points, only two behind the second-placed Cape Town City. Both teams have played 18 league games so far. The Bucs are now well placed to finish second having achieved that feat last term after picking up key points (35) at this stage of the season. This week could boost those top-two hopes as Pirates will face Spurs…

Royal AM head coach John Maduka believes his side’s victory in the recent KwaZulu-Natal derby is the perfect springboard for his side’s change of fortunes. Thwihli Thwahla converted two penalties in the second half to overcome Richards Bay in uMlazi on Saturday, easing worries of potentially being drawn into a relegation scrap. Ahead of the resumption of the second round of the 2023/24 DStv Premiership campaign, Royal AM were looking over their shoulders as they began the year just a place above the relegation zone. With their transfer ban still in place, many would have logically suggested that the Pietermaritzburg-based club would be dragged into the bottom-of-the-table scrap. The Premiership campaign has been unpredictable and tightly contested with the points difference from second place onwards marginal. Following their victory over…

NATIONAL Coloured Congress president Fadiel Adams remains unrepentant after the Equality Court ruled that his social media posts were racially offensive and ordered him to apologise. The target of Adams’ posts was the Cape Town city manager Lungelo Mbandazayo, whom Adams referred to as “from the Eastern Cape”, a statement, in the context of the posts, which was deemed to be racially offensive. Adams made the statements during “Facebook Live” broadcasts, in February and March last year. “The city manager, in case you didn’t know, is Lungelo Mbandazayo. We presume the man is from the Eastern Cape. We understand that he may not care about coloured people or the Cape Flats. It is generally what you get when you hire from without,” Adams reportedly uttered. “What has happened here guys…

A COMMUNITY-led search for a well-loved autistic resident from Pelican Park ended tragically when his body was found in a bush just metres from his home on Friday night. Cameron Naidoo, 23, was found stabbed to death after he was reported missing by his mother Tamla Naidoo on Thursday. Following up on several leads of his whereabouts, Tamla had watched CCTV footage from residents' properties that showed Cameron walking with a man known to the family in the direction of the bush. “A large group of people went to the bush and because we knew that was sort of like the area, they found his body within ten minutes,” Tamla said. “They brought me home, I wasn't even there when they fetched the body. I asked my family if the…

Leading consumer analytics company Eighty20 has shared insights on how South African households are changing as birth rates decline. The material also explores the expense of raising children, the dynamics of marriage, the size of households, and the demographic make-up of the country. It revealed that postponed family formation and child-bearing, as well as a drop in desired family sizes, have all contributed to the substantial decline in birth rates over the past few decades. “The changing structure of South African households is affected by all these factors and, over time. “These changes will have profound implications for not only dependency ratios, the labour market, the healthcare system, and overall GDP, but also the future of our country,” says Eighty20. Over the past few decades, the cost of having children…

An error-strewn horror show. That is how Stormers head coach John Dobson described his team’s inability to get off to a good start in their north-south derby against the Bulls on Saturday. The Loftus side won 40-22 and ended a seven-match losing streak against the Stormers in fine fashion, winning with a bonus point that saw them jump to second spot on the overall URC points table. Dobson’s side will be left kicking themselves after they conceded too many penalties in the early stages of the game and failed to capitalise on the attacking entries they made into the home team’s 22m area. The loss leaves the Stormers languishing in ninth place in the URC, with some tough opponents waiting after the break. Ahead of the game, the Stormers preached…

Phil Foden scored twice as Manchester City came from behind to beat Manchester United 3-1 yesterday and close to within one point of Premier League leaders Liverpool. Erling Haaland also struck in stoppage time to leave the title race perfectly poised ahead of City’s trip to Liverpool next weekend. Marcus Rashford’s wonder strike had fired United into a shock lead at the Etihad. Haaland was then guilty of a miss that will go down in Premier League folklore when he fired over with an open goal just before half-time. Foden ensured City did not slip up in the title race as he blasted into the top corner to level and produced a composed finish 10 minutes from time. Haaland then rolled in his sixth goal in four Premier League derbies…

SANELE Nohamba and Morne van den Berg have woven plenty of magic this season as a halfback combination but at the weekend they worked in relay to help undo the Sharks 40-10 at Ellis Park. Nohamba, a former Shark, has been used by coach Ivan van Rooyen as a flyhalf, with Van den Berg at scrumhalf, but Jordan Hendrikse was recalled to the No 10 jersey for the visit of the Durbanites, with Nohamba moving back to No 9, and Van den Berg backing him up off the bench. Both were recently rewarded for their form with call-ups to the Springbok alignment camp. On Saturday, the pair were up against World Cup Springbok Grant Williams but he was outshone first by Nohamba and, in the second half, by Van den…

A FLAWLESS drive and masterful show of sang-froid from Max Verstappen ensured Red Bull enjoyed a stunning start to the new F1 season, picking up where they left off in 2023 and, temporarily at least, easing the pressure on Christian Horner. But even as they celebrated a perfect one-two, Horner’s position as team chief and Red Bull’s as standard-setters was the focus of renewed speculation – thanks to comments from Verstappen’s father, Jos. Here, we look at three things we learned from Saturday’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix Horner crisis overshadows Verstappen dominance Rarely can a team have crushed their rivals as comprehensively as the champions did on Saturday – only to be rocked by claims of an imminent implosion if their principal is not relieved of his duties. According to…