Indholdsfortegnelse for 2024-08-01 i Cape Argus

A sewage pump failure in Camps Bay that resulted in discharge into the ocean has forced the continued closure of the beach as water quality testing is under way. A loose flange, used to connect pipes on pump 1, caused a failure at the station and was detected by the City. While repairs are in the final stages, water and sanitation mayco member Zahid Badroodien said pump 2 is active and the pump station has resumed normal operations. The City’s department of health will take water samples until it meets the National Water Quality Guidelines for safe recreational activities. “The quick response from our team has meant that, although untenable, the impact on our environment was kept to a minimum. However, given the earlier need to discharge into the surf…

A DAY after a teacher was shot dead in the presence of Grade R pupils at a Durban school, another school has come under attack. The KwaZulu-Natal department of education said armed gunmen stormed Mukelani Primary School in KwaMashu on Tuesday. “According to reports, a group of criminals stormed the school premises, accosted and robbed the teachers of their personal belongings. They also forced them to transfer money from their accounts under duress,” KZN education department Muzi Mahlambi said. He said the education department condemned the “deplorable act”. “The KwaZulu-Natal department of education is deeply concerned and saddened by this incident,” he said. “The safety and security of our educators and learners are of paramount importance, and such acts of violence and intimidation are entirely unacceptable.” KZN Education MEC Sipho…

A BISHOP Lavis feeding programme that received a donation of food items and blankets worth more than R100 000 plans to pay it forward by sharing with surrounding community support projects. The goods were donated to the Bishop Lavis Paradise feeding scheme as Survé Philanthropies in collaboration with Cape Grand China concluded Mandela Month. The handover took place on Tuesday at Greenlands Primary School, where the blankets and ingredients such as flour, rice, cooking oil and baked beans were donated in aid of feeding the needy from different communities in Bishop Lavis, Belhar and Nooitgedacht. Marcelle Lemour, from Bishop Lavis Paradise, said the donation would be split among families in need in the community, other feeding schemes in Bishop Lavis and surrounding areas, as well as Greenlands Primary School.…

TWO lifeguards from the Milnerton Surf Lifesaving Club have been hailed for assisting two men and their dogs swept out to sea at Lagoon Beach. The two men in distress, one believed to be a Milnerton resident, and the two dogs, were swept out by strong currents close to the lagoon's mouth around 5:30pm on Tuesday. Reuben Mc Lachlan, a 22-year-old lifeguard, said he learned of the incident via the life-saving WhatsApp group. He said when he arrived at the beach along with a fellow lifeguard, they saw the men on the far side of the lagoon, at Milnerton Beach. Mc Lachlan then went to Milnerton Beach and reached the men near the Milnerton Surf Lifesaving Club, along with another lifeguard, 26-year-old Michael Chandler. At this point the men and…

Even if the Currie Cup is without various stars who play in the United Rugby Championship (URC), 20-year-old Western Province scrumhalf Imad Khan is relishing rugby at a senior level. He is eager to continue to learn as much as possible behind the WP pack of forwards in the local tournament. A product of WP’s junior system and a former South African Under-20 star, the nippy No 9 has put in some quality displays in some tough matches to show the coaches at the Stormers that he can take the scrumhalf mantle in future. Khan recently scored his first try in Province colours against the Bulls at Loftus Versfeld, and said he has learnt so much already in his first full senior campaign. But he will continue to take in…

Simone Biles is a different person than the one who abruptly pulled out of the Tokyo Games three years ago amid a mental health crisis, her teammates said, and it showed as she led the US to the team gold medal at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday. Standing at the end of the runway before her vault, Biles said she was not haunted by the memories of her tumultuous time in Tokyo, and was soon soaring high as she executed the Cheng vault that helped lift the US into a lead they would not relinquish. “After I finished vault, I was relieved because phew, there were no flashbacks or anything,” Biles told an overflowing media conference. When Biles abruptly quit the Olympic team final in Tokyo after feeling disorientated while…

The debut season of The Taste Master Junior is set to showcase the baking skills and creativity of the nation’s youngsters. The spin-off to the award-winning reality baking competition, The Taste Master, which premiered on SABC 2 on Tuesday, sees 12 young talents between the ages of 13 and 17 compete for a grand prize worth more than R200 000, as well as the title of the first- ever Junior Taste Master The 13-part competition puts the young bakers to the test in weekly challenges as it pushes their baking abilities and creativity to the limit. Zola Nene, a multi-award-winning cookbook author and acclaimed chef, and Fritz Schoon, a respected South African baker, serve as judges and mentors. The Taste Master Junior will also feature appearances from youth- focused guest…

MONEY allegedly paid to a legal representative by underworld kingpin Nafiz Modack took centre stage in the Western Cape High Court yesterday amid legal battles between the State and defence teams. After a three-day delay in proceedings, the State and defence advocate, Nazeer Parkar, went head-to-head amid claims of a conflict of interest as the State revealed that Parkar received R89 000 from a bank account allegedly used for money laundering. Modack and 14 others are on trial on over 100 charges in the mammoth underworld trial centred on the murder of slain Anti-Gang Unit detective Charl Kinnear. After days of meetings in the chambers of Judge Robert Henney and with the private clients being represented by Parkar, the “ethical issue” was finally ventilated in open court at the request…

PLANS are in place to save the seabirds in Lambert’s Bay impacted by an oil spill along the West Coast. The spill occurred after the MV Ultra Galaxy, a Panama-registered cargo ship, broke apart over the weekend. The cargo vessel, which had run aground on July 9 while en route to Dar es Salaam with a load of fertiliser, was heavily damaged by powerful waves from the cold front that hit the Western and Northern Cape regions over the weekend. This led to an immediate response under South Africa's Oil Spill Contingency Plan. The South African Maritime Safety Authority (Samsa) reported that the ship, a 124.56-metre-long vessel built in 2008, broke into four sections and ruptured a fuel tank due to severe weather. “Severe and disruptive weather that battered the…

Imagine a world where your bank account does not define your self-worth. A world where success is not measured by the size of your bank account but by the depth of your relationships, the richness of your experiences and the strength of your character? What if we have been chasing the wrong dream? In a world where wisdom is a valued commodity, we are constantly reminded that our worth is connected to our bank accounts, possessions or status. The question, “What is your worth?”, becomes a constant storm raging in our minds and fuelled by endless streams of advertisements, social media and societal pressure. As a result, we’re left to wonder: Are we enough? Living in a materialistic society where financial wealth is often seen as the ultimate benchmark of…

If Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus was looking for a boost ahead of the always-difficult tour to Australia, he has received it in the form of a significant diminishing of the injury cloud of the past few weeks. The world champions finished a bruising series against Ireland with a host of players seemingly badly crocked, but this has changed. Vital players Malcolm Marx and Pieter-Steph du Toit travelled with the squad to Australia yesterday, while several others on the injury list will be fit to play the All Blacks in two Tests after the return from Down Under. Erasmus said that Steven Kitshoff will get game time on this tour after a long injury, and the plan is to have him fully up to speed for the All Blacks. “Kitsie needs…

Djamel Sedjati has two aims coming into the Paris Olympics: to medal for Algeria after the country drew a blank in Tokyo three years ago and to break David Rudisha’s 800m world record. Algeria’s failure to medal at the Covid-delayed Tokyo Games in 2021 was seen as a massive disappointment. It had come in the wake of Taoufik Makhloufi winning 1 500m gold in London in 2012 and silver in the 800m and 1 500m in Rio four years later. But now the north African country has an athlete in the form of his life and gunning for what remains one of the toughest world records. Rudisha set the mark of 1min:40.91sec (1:40.91) when winning gold in the London Olympics in 2012. It was a simply stunning run, but…

WHEN limited-overs coach Rob Walter named his squad for the recently concluded T20 World Cup in the US and the Caribbean, one of the glaring differences compared to squads of the past was how it only featured one black African player in Kagiso Rabada. Naturally from the South African cricket community, this topic followed the side right through their World Cup campaign, and after it, despite them becoming the first Proteas men’s squad to reach a World Cup final. Asked whether he felt any added pressure during the tournament because he was at the centre of the transformation topic probably for the first time in his career, the 29-year-old fast bowler said it was not the case. Rabada highlighted that some players would perhaps have been affected by the tag…

In May 2021, fans of Jack Mabaso (Vusi Kunene) bid farewell to the villain on Generations: The Legacy. Having been a part of the revamped version of the soapie for five years, Kunene’s character was one that fans loved to hate – a mastermind who was always a step ahead of the rest. When he left the television show, Kunene said: “I’ve always had a serious passion for Jack. He is the most popular character I have ever played and bringing him to life has been a pleasure. “I’m really going to miss everyone because Generations is like a family. It’s not one person’s work, it’s all our work. We all pull together and that’s what makes the show so special,” he added. Fans of the “original gangster” will be…

As Women’s Month begins today, Hanover Park residents are grieving the murder of a mother whose life was taken in a domestic dispute. Chantel Pasquelle, 40, was admitted to hospital in June after she was stabbed and assaulted, allegedly by her husband. She died on Sunday, with police saying an arrest was imminent. A community activist said on the day of the assault, police were alerted to the incident. “They went to the house and they didn’t even go inside for a wellness check. They could hear the woman screaming for help inside but they did nothing. “The police, who are supposed to help people, decided to get into their cars and left the woman in distress and left her. “The husband had allegedly called the family and told them…

SEAFOOD and agri-processing group Sea Harvest has ignored concerns raised by labour federation Cosatu, effectively snubbing the organisation yesterday, as its members protested over health and safety regulations concerning fishermen. About 40 Cosatu-affiliated members congregated at Sea Harvest’s offices at the V&A Waterfront to hand over a memorandum of demands. It follows the sinking of Sea Harvest’s trawler, FV Lepanto, 30 nautical miles off the coast of Cape Town on May 19, with the bodies of 11 crew still missing, presumed drowned. Cosatu national spokesperson Zanele Sabela said: “The bodies are still at the bottom of the sea and their families have not had the dignity to have a decent burial for their loved ones. This is why we are here. “And the investigation by the SA Maritime Safety Authority…

The South African women’s hockey team’s medal aspirations have been dashed after their 2-1 defeat to Great Britain at the Paris Olympics yesterday. Giles Bonnet’s side are now the only winless team after three matches in Pool B. It was Great Britain’s first victory of the competition and kept the Tokyo bronze medallists’ hopes alive of progressing to the quarter-finals. Just as in the previous matches when they took the lead against both Australia and Argentina, the South Africans started well through another courageous goal from forward Kayla de Waal. The 24-year-old Stellenbosch University student has not been afraid to put her body on the line at this Olympics, and once again threw herself in front of a defender to deflect a short corner into the Great Britain net to…

SOUTH Africans could potentially be bidding adieu to their golden girl Tatjana Smith at the Paris Olympics. Having already claimed the gold medal in the 100m breaststroke at La Defense Arena earlier this week – to go along with her silver in the same event and gold in the 200m discipline at the Tokyo Olympics three years ago – Smith is now gearing up for one final challenge. The 27-year-old was again in supreme form in the 200m heats yesterday morning, clocking the fastest time, and seems all set to defend her Tokyo crown tonight (9.04pm) in the final to join fellow South African swimming legend Penny Heyns as the only competitors to ever claim the Olympic breaststroke double at the same event. Smith is also set to be crowned…

Fist-pumping to swimming? You betcha! Jumping for joy at winning a bronze in rugby? Hundred percent, boet. Shaking from anxious excitement during the mountain bike cross-country race? Well, yes, sometimes I even surprise myself ... The Paris Olympics has been exhilarating to watch, and thus far I have become a one-day expert in fencing, rowing, archery and diving. I speak in turns, lunges, rotations and splashes; and dream of watching SA athletes standing on the podium, biting down on a medal, the national anthem accompanying their joy. Did Simone Biles just land a Biles II, and was that a reverse two-and-half somersault tuck? Surely that was an Ippon? I don’t know, but I’m eager to learn. The return of spectators to the Olympics has reinvigorated my love for the Games,…