Indholdsfortegnelse for 2021-09-09 i Cape Argus

Popia is an opportunity to build customer trust THE RECENT implementation of the Protection of Personal Information Act (Popia) means that every business or organisation, irrespective of size or type, is now accountable to consumers for the protection and appropriate use of their data. The legislation applies on two levels – businesses that gather and store customer data, and those that merely use it, without capturing or storing it, fall within the scope of Popia. The same is true of the nature of the data that is collected or stored. For example, a business that captures just the name and contact details of people with whom it has one-off dealings (like a security firm logging visitors at the entrance to a gated community) has as much responsibility to protect…

Ian McMahan The Washington Post Remember the maximalist vs minimalist running shoe debate? Irene Davis is trying to bring it back. Davis gained acclaim for her role on the Harvard research team behind the rise of barefoot running 12 years ago. The swift arrival of barefoot, or minimalist, running was only rivalled by its rapid decline. After injuries increased and lawsuits punished claims of injury reduction, the trend shifted to mega-cushioned shoes like the Hoka. Minimalism lost that round. But now, based on her team’s new research, Davis is again advocating for footwear that lacks support or cushioning – this time with a focus on all people, not just runners, and especially children and seniors. “We need to get this message out about what we are doing to our feet,”…

Tarryn-Leigh Solomons tarryn-leigh.solomons@inl.co.za JUSTICE Minister Ronald Lamola has revealed that about 12 542 young people between the ages of 16 and 25 are languishing in prison – with 2 453 serving time for murder. In a written parliamentary question, EFF MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi asked Lamola to provide details on the total number of people between the ages of 16 and 25 incarcerated in correctional services facilities, and the number of the specified people convicted for murder and grievous bodily harm. Lamola’s figures indicate that, among provinces, youth from the Western Cape comprise the highest number of these inmates, at 3 320, followed by the Eastern Cape with 2 238. A combined figure for the Free State and Northern Cape shows that 2 219 youth…

Sihle Mavuso sihle.mavuso@inl.co.za The ANC has vowed to ensure it closes all loopholes in registering its candidates for the local government elections. This comes after last month’s technical glitches which saw it failing to register candidates in 93 municipalities. One of the measures the party is adopting is to centralise access to the Electoral Commission of South Africa’s (IEC) IT portal for electronic registration. There have been widespread allegations, including that some regions in KwaZulu-Natal deliberately missed the registration deadline to spite their factional opponents in the ANC. As a result of failing to register candidates, the ANC was left without PR (proportional representatives) and ward candidates in many areas of the troubled districts of Ilembe and Zululand in the north of the province. Other regions affected include Ehlanzeni…

It WAS a typically violent weekend in the Cape and the newspaper which landed on my doorstep on Monday morning was practically oozing blood and gore. I lost track of the body count after the first paragraph of the front-page story, which simply referred to “some of the dead”. Two bodies were found in Belhar and another four were allegedly dumped in the river near Driftsands. Police divers struggled to recover the dumped bodies but were rewarded with another, apparently unrelated, body. Four men were gunned down in a shack in Wellington and the mother of one of them apparently decided not to report her son’s death because she said she knew he was a criminal and, anyway, she couldn’t afford the funeral costs. The list goes on and on.…

MICHAEL BAGRAIM | Cape Town I read with great amusement the Tavern of The Seas about the many variants of screws. I have had the very unfortunate experience of having to change a light bulb in my house. It does need to be said that I am the one person on earth who is completely removed from DIY. I firstly explained to everyone in the household that I’d never changed a globe before and I had no ambition of becoming an electrician. Everyone thought I was being ridiculous and lazy. After much pushing, I went to fetch a globe and a ladder and tried my utmost to get to the top of the ladder with the globe in one hand. I then realised that I had to take…

Two diamond bracelets that belonged to French queen Marie-Antoinette will go under the hammer in Geneva later this year, the auction house Christie’s said yesterday. The bracelets, coated with 112 diamonds, will be sold together and are estimated to fetch between $2-4 million when they go under the hammer on November 9. The historic jewels could go for far more than the asking price. Marie-Antoinette, the last queen of France before the revolution, was guillotined in Paris in 1793 at the age of 37. | AFP…

THE Wallabies will have an indigenous design on their primary jerseys starting from the South Africa Test on Sunday to “celebrate and recognise First Nations peoples” in Australian rugby, the sport’s governing body said yesterday. The design by artist Dennis Golding will be incorporated into the playing numbers of the Wallabies’ jerseys for the Rugby Championship clash against the Springboks on the Gold Coast and in subsequent matches, Rugby Australia (RA) said. “It will mark the first time an Australian representative team will bear both the coat of arms and a First Nations design in its primary playing strip,” RA said in a statement. Australia already has an alternative Indigenous jersey emblazoned with Golding’s artwork and first worn in the 2017 win over New Zealand in Brisbane. That jersey will…

Springbok team WYNONA LOUW wynona.louw@inl.co.za SPRINGBOK coach Jacques Nienaber says playing in front of a crowd in their Rugby Championship clash against hosts Australia on Sunday is going to require them to adapt. All domestic and international games since rugby resumed have been played in empty stadiums in South Africa. Given that they will complete the remainder of their Rugby Championship campaign in Australia, the Boks are naturally in for something different. And while they are looking forward to it, Nienaber admitted that it will take some getting used to, especially in terms of on-field communication. “We spoke about it, of course. As a player I think you want to perform in front of people. It’s funny, when the crowds were taken away we said it was going to be…

SOUTH Africa’s private label sector has continued to hold its own, rising to command 24.3 percent of the total basket of value sales, which equates to R71 billion, according to NielsenIQ’s new client report titled the State of Private Label in South Africa. The sector’s recent growth comes in the face of the age of lockdowns and an altered consumer reality imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic. NielsenIQ, a view provider on consumer behaviour, said the annual sales for the 12 months to end May served to cement PL’s growth path from 2019, when its share of sales was 22.8 percent, which rose to 23 percent by May last year, and a further 24.6 percent by May this year. NielsenIQ South Africa managing director Ged Nooy said there was no doubt…

Liam Karabo Joyce US-BORN, South African-based, hip-hop artist Tshego (real name Tshegofatso Ketshabile) has followed up the runaway success of his 2019 debut album, Pink Panther, with a new EP. 3 Piece is a three-track offering of Tshego’s signature trap-R&B sounds. The EP features collaborations with some of South Africa’s most exciting musicians, among them Flvme, Blxckie and Shekhinah. With 3 Piece, Tshego stays true to his trap-inspired sound with laid-back verses over atmospheric synths, tuned kick drums, and complicated hi-hat patterns. The EP-opener, My Favourite Song, features multi-award-winning pop and R&B vocalist Shekhinah. The two take turns to deliver alluring verses about working on a relationship while dealing with personal vices and demons. “I like pain, and my tattoos state it,” Tshego said, illustrating the sometimes-toxic nature of relationships.…

Sonia Rao Britney Spears’s father filed a petition in the Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday to end the conservatorship controlling his daughter’s life and finances, according to the Associated Press. The news arrives nearly a month after Jamie Spears agreed to vacate his role as the pop star’s conservator after 13 years. The filing marks a major development in court proceedings over the conservatorship, a legal structure that exists to protect the monetary and personal interests of elderly and seriously ill people. Britney’s conservatorship was established in 2008 as she publicly struggled with her mental health in the face of intense scrutiny from the media and paparazzi. Her father’s petition must be approved by Judge Brenda Penny before it goes into effect. At the next hearing, scheduled for…

Staff Reporter A STELLENBOSCH University (SU) lecturer has collaborated with the provincial Health Department to improve awareness around diabetes in the Cape Winelands through a dramatic photo novel. Gertie’s Big Secret, by Dr Burt Davis, the Africa Centre senior lecturer for HIV/Aids management at SU, will soon be available for health-care workers and patients in the region, which was found to have high numbers of people affected by the disease. Davis said the novel aims to improve understanding of one’s diabetes diagnosis, raise awareness around how the health-care system can support people with diabetes, and increase general knowledge related to diabetes. It will also serve as a prevention tool. “Recently diagnosed patients, especially, struggle to accept their diagnosis. Part of the reason relates to myths around diabetes, such as…

Kailene Pillay kailene.pillay@inl.co.za THE jury is out on whether November 1 will be declared an official public holiday to allow South Africans to head to the polls. Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma yesterday announced that local government elections will be held on this day, adding that President Cyril Ramaphosa would still have to consult with the Cabinet before declaring the day a national holiday. According to Dlamini Zuma, the government could have chosen the originally proclaimed date of October 27 for the elections but indicated that the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) had highlighted that it would need as much time as possible to prepare for the polls. “These elections are important in advancing our young democracy. They mark the 21st anniversary since…

All around the world, countries have been confronted by the Covid-19 crisis, so there is no doubt in my mind that the pandemic is real. Currently, though, it affects a very small percentage of the global population. This is thanks to the care taken by the medical profession. In the world we live in, most countries believe in capitalism and therefore we do not question the price of the medicine used to combat diseases including the vaccines produced to combat the coronavirus. Governments and non-governmental organisations must question the huge profits that pharmaceutical companies are making concerning these vaccines. We know more about the different variants of the coronavirus, thanks to the research done by scientists globally. In March last year, South Africa imposed its own hard lockdown. Since then…

IN JULY, South Africans and the global community watched in horror as lawlessness and violence, unprecedented in the country’s democratic history, were unleashed. What had started as pro-Zuma protests, after his imprisonment for contempt of court, became a free-for-all looting spree, uncontrolled criminality, and wholesale arson of factories and warehouses that caused an estimated R50 billion in damages. More than 40 000 businesses, and 300 banks and post offices were destroyed. Three-hundred lives were lost in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. While the Cyril Ramaphosa-led government could have reacted more swiftly, the administration has restored order to the warring zones due to the resilience of South Africa’s socio-political institutions. However, some of the conflict areas remain volatile. Further afield, on July 29, the capital of Chad, N’Djamena, was a theatre of mass…

Mexico’s supreme court voted this week to decriminalise abortion, a striking step in a country with one of the world’s largest Catholic populations and a decision that contrasts with tighter restrictions introduced across the border in Texas. Ten supreme court judges ruled unconstitutional a law in northern Coahuila state that imposed up to three years of prison for women who underwent illegal abortions, or people who aided them. The 11th judge was absent during the vote. The ruling is binding on other states. “Today is a watershed in the history of the rights of women and pregnant people, above all the most vulnerable,” Chief Justice Arturo Zaldívar said. The vote comes as a powerful women’s movement is transforming Mexico. Female politicians make up half of the National Congress, and an…

Given Majola given.majola@inl.co.za The biggest challenge facing entrepreneurs was how to build a business that would thrive in a future that looked very different to anything that could have been previously imagined, according to Mike Stopforth, a director of business and leadership transformation consultancy Beyond Binary. He said running a business in the current challenging economic environment required a profound level of skill and was difficult under normal circumstances. This was compounded by the rapid acceleration of digitisation and the complex working environment created by the onset of the pandemic, and the number of variables that business leaders needed to consider having increased. Stopforth was a guest speaker in PSG’s most recent Think Big Series webinar held this week relaying his insights on the skills and strategies that business leaders…

Liam Karabo Joyce liam.joyce@inl.co.za IF THERE’s one thing we do as people, it’s box other people. The desire to label others and place them in a box based on sexuality, ethnicity, nationality, hobbies and even musical interests has always fascinated me. Of course, I’ve done this too. However, I’ve endeavoured not to, which can be difficult. Like in the interview with musician Benny Afroe. He’s not a hip-hop star, he’s not an amapiano vocalist or gospel to pop star either; he’s a genre-fluid musician with a goal to inspire people. Born Benny Riba, the rising star recently released his debut EP, following a long list of hit singles and collaborations. Yours Truly is a heartfelt eight-track EP that required a lot of honesty and emotions. A project that has been…

Mayibongwe Maqhina mayibongwe.maqhina@inl.co.za THE Passenger Rail Authority of SA (Prasa) said yesterday it was employing the latest technology to protect whatever it installs on its rail network,undergoing refurbishment due to looting and vandalism. Prasa revealed this in a briefing on its refurbishment programme to the select committee on transport, public service and administration, and public works and infrastructure. Prasa chief executive Zolani Matthews detailed the infrastructure refurbishment that was being undertaken on the rail network in the Western Cape, Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. This ranged from the signalling system, to aerial and underground fibre network installations, to train stations and rail tracks, among others. Matthews said they were employing the latest technology so that they protected whatever was installed, and that it made it harder for potential vandalism. “We utilise…

Mayibongwe Maqhina mayibongwe.maqhina@inl.co.za FINANCE Minister Enoch Godongwana yesterday said the unrest which engulfed parts of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng in July presented an untimely and negative blow to South Africa’s growth prospects. He added that the cost to rebuild the country following the unrest was estimated to be R50 billion – while GDP growth was expected to be less than 1% in the third quarter. Godongwana was responding to oral questions in the National Assembly on the destruction of infrastructure and property during the unrest. According to Godongwana, the recent incidents of violence and looting had had a crippling impact, not only on KZN and GP economies, but for the entire country and the SADC regional economy. “The unrest is expected to weigh heavily on GDP growth in an…

Samaoen Osman | Crawford ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, 19 militants associated with Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda hijacked four airplanes and carried out suicide attacks against US targets. Two of the planes were flown into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center (WTC) in New York City, a third hit the Pentagon just outside Washington, DC, and the fourth plane crashed in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Almost 3 000 people were killed during the 9/11 terrorist attacks, which triggered major US initiatives to combat terrorism and defined the presidency of George W Bush. The attack was a disaster of epic proportion. It was unprecedented in terms of the number of people who were killed in the bombings, as well as in terms of the volume of…

SOMALIA’S Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble yesterday accused the country’s president of “obstructing” an investigation into an intelligence agent whose disappearance sparked an outcry. Roble fired NISA’s director Fahad Yasin after calling the agency’s report “not convincing”. The official was reinstated by President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, who called the sacking “illegal”. He promoted Yasin to national security adviser, threatening to set off a political crisis in the unstable country. | AFP…

THE Open Championship is to return to Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland in 2025, organisers the R&A announced yesterday. The links course previously hosted the championship in 1951 and again in 2019, when Irishman Shane Lowry won the claret jug. “We could not be more thrilled to be bringing the Open back to Royal Portrush in 2025,” R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers said. “There will be huge excitement among golf fans around the world to see the best men’s players facing the challenge of this magnificent links once again.” US golfer Collin Morikawa won this year's Open at Royal St George’s in July. The 150th Open next year will be played at St Andrews in Scotland, with the following two championships being held at Royal Liverpool and…