Indholdsfortegnelse for 2021-11-22 i Cape Argus

Mojang Studios, the developer behind Minecraft, is restructuring the genesis of Minecraft’s blocky world, changing how the sandbox game scales for its millions of players. In a long-awaited update, appropriately titled Caves and Cliffs, the game’s engine will begin to form deeper caves, higher mountains for players to explore, and introduce more variations of flora and fauna to encounter. The company said it planned to release the update on November 30. When someone starts a world in Minecraft, the game uses procedural generation to create the forests, rivers, caves and mountains across the map. Over the past 12 years, Minecraft has introduced environments like deserts and oceans for players to explore. The developers at Mojang are expanding the upper and lower limits of the world in order to generate peaks…

Harvest Thwala harvest.thwala@inl.co.za AS WELL as the challenges brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic, the matric class of 2021 is also faced with loadshedding, making it difficult for them to study. This is according to Equal Education (EE) researcher Elizabeth Biney, who said: “Recent blackouts due to loadshedding have made this already stressful time difficult for this cohort of learners. Study time has been disrupted and the conditions under which they write their exams are unpleasant.” Biney said that it was no surprise that matrics at well-resourced schools may feel better prepared and more confident, compared to those plagued with sub-standard learning conditions. Moreover, matric learners from poorer communities may not have had access to extra learning support in the form of private tutors, extra lessons or even internet…

The South African Human Rights Commission is calling for pupils to go back to class full time. SAHRC commissioner Andre Guam said the Department of Basic Education should work with the departments of Health and Co-operative Governance to ensure that this is implemented. Guam said there was a reduced transmission of the virus at schools owing toteachers being vaccinated, and younger children were also in line for vaccinations. | Zodidi Dano…

BILLIONS S5 M-NET, DSTV CHANNEL 101, 10.30PM The stakes are in the billions, in this provocative drama starring Golden Globe-winners Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis as two men caught in a struggle for justice, power and money. NCIS: NEW ORLEANS S7 ME, DSTV CHANNEL 115, 6PM In this spin-off of the popular NCIS series, a dedicated team of agents fight crime in the vibrant city of New Orleans. LIONESS ME, DSTV CHANNEL 115, 8.30PM Samantha Hugo emerges from prison, determined to reunite with her long-lost children, Miranda, Liam and Caitlyn, but her efforts are unexpectedly sabotaged.…

Lutho Pasiya lutho.pasiya@inl.co.za There is a lot to be said about going out alone. You will get time for reflection, you will have nobody to compromise with, and you will be open to meeting new people. But that does not make it easy for everybody. There is stigma attached to people spending the evening out by themselves, particularly when it comes to going out for a meal. If you are one of those people who find it hard to dine alone, here are some tips on making the most of a solo meal out. Decide on the type of restaurant where you want to eat To start, it is always a good idea to think about the type of restaurant you are going to select. If your main worry is…

Nomalanga Tshuma nomalanga.tshuma@inl.co.za THE police are investigating a fatal drowning at the Silvermine Dam over the weekend. The victim, a 24-year-old man, had been swimming in the dam with his girlfriend and friends at the time of the incident. SA National Parks has since reopened entry to Silvermine Nature Reserve following its temporary closure on Saturday due to the drowning. The National Sea Rescue Institue (NSRI), which responded to the incident supported by the City’s rescue services, a police diving unit and Table Mountain National Parks (TMNP) collaborated to recover the body of the young man from the dam, which is situated on a popular hiking trail. NSRI Kommetjie station commander Johnathan Bakker said: “On Saturday, the NSRI Kommetjie duty crew were activated following a report of a drowning in…

Mthuthuzeli Ntseku mthuthuzeli.ntseku@inl.co.za A DEVASTATING fire which destroyed over 10 shacks and informal houses at the weekend in Tafelsig has caused tensions with neighbours who are now seeking to take “further action” against the alleged perpetrator. The fire allegedly started inside one of the backyard dweller’s shacks after 10am in Moira Street, Tafelsig, leaving more than 50 people homeless. Neighbours said the man who allegedly started the fire was a drug user and a suspected gang member. One of the neighbours, Carmen Hulbert, said they were angry about costs incurred by “irresponsible and careless people”. “At this stage we cannot speculate that the fire was started deliberately but what we know is that there have been a lot of unnecessary fires started there and for a while I have had…

| Itumeleng Mafisa COSATU has called on South Africans to boycott Massmart stores from today. This comes after a Cosatu affiliate, the SA Commercial Catering and Allied Workers Union, last week declared a strike at Massmart. This followed Massmart’s decision to unilaterally change workers’ terms and conditions of employment. It is not clear when the strike will end but management at Massmart assured customers that operations at branches would resume. Cosatu spokesperson Sizwe Pamla said that workers had other issues with the company such as attempts to impose a 40-hour working week, which included Sunday work with no premium, as well as a reduction in working hours from 195 hours to 120 hours. As a result workers would lose a portion of their income, Pamla said.…

Staff Reporter CAPE Philharmonic Orchestra with Jazzart, Cape Town Opera Vocal Ensemble and Jodie Jantjies – including nine deaf children singing with Joelene – will be just a few of the artists participating in a thanksgiving concert hosted by Artscape this Sunday at 6pm. Before the start of the event, Western Cape Premier Alan Winde, Cultural Affairs and Sport MEC Anroux Marais, Artscape Council chairperson Rajesh Jock, and Artscape CEO Marlene le Roux will present a plaque commemorating the 50th anniversary of the building that houses Artscape. The concert is an acknowledgement to its patrons, partners, sponsors, and stakeholders who continued to support the theatre during one of the most challenging periods for the arts industry, and throughout the past 50 years. Le Roux said the concert is just…

Shifaan Ryklief shifaan.ryklief@africannewsagency.com Following a successful virtual meeting between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden, the week ahead could see further developments as the two nations aim to peacefully work together. Better communication and co- operation to avoid conflict were among the key points, with other issues related to Taiwan, Hong Kong as well as the Indo-Pacific region being raised. Xi said as the world’s two largest economies and permanent members of the UN Security Council, each must run their own domestic affairs well and at the same time shoulder their share of international responsibility. On Thursday, Biden asked China as well as India and Japan to consider releasing crude stockpiles in a bid to lower global energy prices. Further abroad, the UN released a report which…

Ashfak Mohamed ashfak.mohamed@inl.co.za There was a moment early in the second half at Twickenham on Saturday that proved once more that Springbok centre Damian de Allende is at the top of his game. Kwagga Smith burst up the middle into England’s half, and South Africa spread the ball wide through Handre Pollard and then Willie le Roux, who threw a wonderful skip pass in front of Lukhanyo Am into the path of De Allende. The Bok No 12 ran on to the ball from deep, and instead of putting his head down and trying to run into an opponent, De Allende first stepped inside and out to send England wing Jonny May into a twist, then got his hands through the tackle of scrumhalf Ben Youngs to deliver a sumptuous…

For many, candles are a small but bright indulgence, the kind of item you might impulsively toss in your shopping cart after a hard week. For Britney Spears, they have become a sign of newfound financial independence. In an Instagram video posted on Tuesday, Spears spoke to her fans for the first time since a judge ended her 13-year conservatorship last week. In the video, Spears, speaking on the patio of her Thousand Oaks, California, home, said: “I’m grateful, honestly, for each day and being able to have the keys to my car, and being able to be independent and feel like a woman, and owning an ATM card – seeing cash for the first time, being able to buy candles.” “It’s the little things for us, women, but…

Tamara Mafilika tamara.mafilika@inl.co.za ACCORDING to World Health Organization (WHO), during 2014, 8.5% of adults aged 18 years and older had diabetes. And in 2019, diabetes was the direct cause of 1.5 million deaths, and 48% of all deaths due to diabetes occurred before the age of 70 years. The demand for nutritionists and dieticians is steadily increasing. One of the foundational pillars of integrative nutrition health coaching is career satisfaction. If you are passionate about your job and enjoy what you do, your physical and mental health will be greatly impacted, too. How do you achieve a successful and fulfilling career if you feel drained or uninspired? Indiatoday.com have shared these five tips to building a career in health, nutrition and lifestyle: 1. Earn a degree in the field of…

UMLAZI teacher Brooklyn Masuku, 25, is hard at work trying to raise funds for his Grade 3 class farewell. The children, who come from struggling homes, have persevered in their academics despite challenges. Masuku said his Grade 3 class at Qondokuhle Primary School are hard-working and pass with good grades. “This farewell is to show gratitude and appreciation. We want to give them an experience of a lifetime.” To assist, call him on 082 869 8580. | Harvest Thwala…

Debashine Thangevelo debashine.thangevelo@inl.co.za Comedy and crime are two genres the British do exceptionally well. And, of course, given the industry’s abundance of talent, there are always actors that stand out. As such, certain actors, while compelling with their performance, only register on the radar of viewers years later. All it takes is one brilliant offering to propel them into the spotlight. This brings me to Nicola Walker. She’s been in the industry for a while, bagging roles in prominent TV offerings as well as big-screen movies. But she only truly got her just dues in the latter part of her career, more specifically after being cast in the Last Tango in Halifax, which ran for several seasons since 2012. She was nominated for a Bafta for Best Supporting Actress for…

Rafieka Williams rafieka.williams@inl.co.za THE national conference on trans and gender diversity inclusion in higher education took place over the weekend, coinciding with the transgender day of remembrance. The conference emphasised the lived realities of LGBTQI+ students in higher education and was convened out of a need to foster curriculum transformation in South Africa when dealing with LGBTQI+ communities. Highlights from the conference included discussions on mechanisms for transformation in the higher education sector, deconstructing gender, identity and expression in education and what’s in the best interest of the trans and gender-diverse child? Khanyisile Phillips, programme director for Gender Dynamix, said: “We’re hoping to not only get the buy-in from the Department of Basic and Higher education but to draft a position statement that would hold these departments accountable for the…

Kristin Engel kristin.engel@inl.co.za ON World Fisheries Day, the World Wildlife Fund highlighted whale entanglements, which it says can be greatly reduced if trap fisheries, often used for catching rock lobster and octopus, implemented ropeless fishing techniques. The WWF-funded study by UCT researcher Michael Daniel and associate professor Colin Attwood put a number of techniques to the test which showed the ropeless fishing technique was a viable solution to reducing whale entanglements in South Africa. ”Whales often get entangled in the rope-based fishing gear of rock lobster and the experimental octopus fisheries. About R10 000 is spent on waste management services for every whale that dies from an entanglement and an average of 14 whale entanglements from various types of fishing gear was recorded every year for the past five years,”…

WHEN Paris Saint-Germain signed Lionel Messi, the salary package included something previously unheard of for a player – a one-off payment, understood to be worth around e1 million (R17.8m), made in PSG fan tokens. It was the result of a partnership signed by the French giants in 2018 with Socios.com which sees fans use a cryptocurrency called chiliz to buy tokens allowing them to vote on issues related to the club. These issues have tended to be rather mundane, for example Juventus asking what music they should play in their stadium, but the concept has caught on. The company has grown quickly since signing its first partnerships with PSG and Juventus to being involved with 56 football clubs and around 100 sports teams worldwide, says CEO Alexandre Dreyfus. Messi has…

Herman Gibbs Only the brilliance of Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper Denis Onyango denied rookie Taahir Goedeman a game-changing moment for his Cape Town City side at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday. The 82-capped Ugandan shot-stopper saved a brilliant 70th-minute shot from Premiership debutant Goedeman, and it helped Sundowns retain another clean sheet in the eventual goalless draw. The 21-year-old Goedeman was drawn from the ranks of City’s Diski Challenge team and delivered a promising performance on attack. “It would have been brilliant if he had converted the chance he had in the second half,” said City coach Eric Tinkler. “One has to give a little bit of credit to the goalkeeper. “I thought it was a fantastic debut for a young man who has just come through the Diski…

Manchester United once again have to press the reset button after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer became the fourth manager to be shown the exit door since Sir Alex Ferguson stepped down in 2013. United have fallen a long way in those eight years, watching from the sidelines as their fiercest rivals, Manchester City and Liverpool, have become the new dominant forces in the Premier League. David Moyes, Louis van Gaal and Jose Mourinho all came and went before beloved former United striker Solskjaer was appointed as caretaker boss in December 2018 with a brief to restore the club to former glories by tapping into its DNA. United rediscovered their spark in a honeymoon period under the Norwegian, summed up in a breathless Champions League comeback against Paris Saint-Germain - a result…

Harvest Thwala harvest.thwala@inl.co.za STUDENTS have threatened fight tooth and nail against the proposed 75% pass rate requested by the Nation Students Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). The National Deputy Secretary of the South African Student Congress (Sasco), Nhlanhla Simelane, said NSFAS needed to find other ways of dealing with their financial problems and that as student representatives, they will not accept the proposal and were ready to fight until the decision is revised. “This is a very concerning issue. Our call is very clear, and we totally disagree with this proposed pass mark because it will exclude more students from universities, and it’s something that we are fighting. We are not backing down,” said Simelane. This issue was tabled at the meeting regarding a new funding policy which was attended by…

The KwaZulu Natal Department of Education said more than 1 000 school principals received digital tablets to help them keep up with advancing technology. MEC for Education in KwaZulu-Natal Kwazi Mshengu has committed to ensuring that by the end of this academic year, all school principals in the province would have received a tablet to help them with their day-to-day school administration and management. | Jolene Marriah-Maharaj…

ACCORDING to research conducted by Statistics SA, four out of 10 marriages end in divorce before their 10th anniversary. No couple believe on their wedding day that their new union will end in divorce. However, the reality is that just under half of marriages do not last 10 years. And many of us have little to no understanding of how our assets will be split up if it happens or how this will affect our financial journey. This is according to Janine Horn, financial adviser at Momentum, who points to the role the pandemic has played in the recent rise of divorce cases: The DIY Legal revealed that divorce rates soared to 30%, while highlighting that South Africa ranked 83rd out of 154 countries for the highest number of divorce…

Debashine Thangevelo debashine.thangevelo@inl.co.za Think of all the rom-com TV shows you have watched, how many of them didn’t have a female protagonist? Yep, the blueprint has been pretty formulaic for this particular genre. Like so many TV buffs I’ve watched my fair share of these offerings as it is therapeutic, funny and relatable. Popular shows that spring to mind include the classic Sex and the City (the reboot is in the pipeline), Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Jane the Virgin, Emily in Paris, Sex/Life and Insecure. I’m grateful to find that storytelling has evolved over the years. It delves much deeper than those shallow ticking boxes when it comes to dating. It tackles real struggles in the real world of working young professionals. While season one of Love Life fell into the conventional…

Lutho Pasiya lutho.pasiya@inl.co.za Food is the cornerstone of the festive season. It brings friends and family together to share memories, cultural traditions and great flavours. Work up an appetite and be inspired with this short tour of festive season food from across the world. And if you are looking for something a little different this year, why not incorporate some of these foods into your holiday dinner or have them as treats throughout the holiday season? We have supplied a recipe for the mince pie, and if you’re keen on whipping up the other foods too, you can click on that Google search button. Butter tarts – Canada Although Canadians typically celebrate the holiday season with similar dishes to the US, they do have a few holiday classics of their…

Tarryn-Leigh Solomons tarryn-leigh.solomons@iinl.co.za WITH the 16 days of activism of no violence against women and children campaign approaching, Childline’s national director Dumisile Nala says the re-election of Jeffrey Donson as Kannaland mayor sends the wrong message. Donson – a member of the Independent Civic Organisation of SA (Icosa) – is expected to make an announcement on his political future today after ongoing queries about his 2008 conviction on statutory rape. The incident took place while he was Kannaland mayor. His victim was 15 years old. After lodging an appeal in the Western Cape High Court, Donson’s five-year sentence was reduced to a wholly suspended term of imprisonment, correctional supervision, a R20 000 fine, and a rehabilitation programme for sex offenders. He reclaimed his title when Icosa formed a coalition with…

Mthuthuzeli Ntseku mthuthuzeli.ntseku@inl.co.za A YEAR after the Constitutional Court handed down a judgment in the Mahlangu vs Minister of Labour matter compelling the inclusion of domestic workers in legislation aimed at protecting workers, there has been little change in both employer compliance and the Department of Employment and Labour. This according to United Domestic Workers of South Africa president Pinky Mashiane, who said that the government was stalling in signing the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (Coida) into law to cover domestic workers. On November 19 last year, the Constitutional Court declared the exclusion of domestic workers from Coida unconstitutional and further ordered that the declaration be applied retrospectively to provide relief to domestic workers who were injured or died at work prior to the order. Mashiane…

Kristin Engel kristin.engel@inl.co.za THE Amazon Warrior, a 130m-long seismic blasting vessel hired by oil giant Shell, arrived in Cape Town Harbour yesterday, only to be met by a large gathering of environmental activists and concerned citizens opposed to the oil and gas exploration by Shell Exploration and Production. This was the ship’s last stop before it was set to begin a seismic survey searching for oil and gas on the Eastern Cape’s Wild Coast. A petition against this oil exploration, fast approaching 150 000 signatures, by OceansNotOil said Shearwater GeoServices would begin the five-month survey next month and drag up to 48 air guns methodically through 6 011km² of ocean surface, firing shock wave emissions that penetrate through 3km of water and 40km into the Earth’s crust below the seabed.…

Shakirah Thebus shakirah.thebus@inl.co.za THE provincial Health Department is reporting an average of two daily deaths related to Covid-19, as the latest data continues to show a decline in all markers. In the latest statement released on Friday, the Health Department said cases continued to decline to lowest levels between inter-wave periods, however, the emphasis remains on increasing the number of Covid-19 vaccinations. The test proportion positive rate decreased to around 1.7% with new cases continuing to decrease by 5% week-on-week. There has been a decrease in daily cases reported over the past week with 40 new cases reported daily, based on the seven-day moving average. The province reported 702 active infections, 523 803 confirmed cases, with 502 917 recoveries as of Friday. Around 20 184 people have since succumbed to…

Shakirah Thebus shakirah.thebus@inl.co.za GROOTE Schuur Hospital has officially launched its primary fund-raising platform, the Groote Schuur Hospital Trust. Known for a world first human-to-human heart transplant by Dr Christiaan Barnard in 1967, the hospital has continued to be an epicentre of innovation with 35 groundbreaking procedures culminating in 12 world firsts, five African firsts, and 18 South African firsts. These medical firsts, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic, times of enormous financial strait, thus prompting the need for a fund-raising portal. Groote Schuur Hospital CEO Dr Bhavna Patel said: “Creating a trust for Groote Schuur has been a dream of ours for many years. The hospital management, staff and all who interact with our healthcare services are beyond excited for it finally to come into fruition – and we pray for…

Gontse Riet CLOSE to three decades of research on cervical cancer was recently recognised when University of Cape Town Professor Lynette Denny received the Order of the Baobab in Silver. Denny, a senior specialist in the gynaecological oncology in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at UCT has been focused on finding ways of preventing cervical cancer that are safe, feasible, effective and affordable. She said: “What means most to me is the award comes from my country and honours ‘distinguished service’. “I think being of service to all of humanity and our earth is critical for us to change the many bad things in the world today.”…

Matshelane Mamabolo IT should never have gotten to this. But then again our senior national team has always loved leaving things to chance. You would swear that living on the edge is in Bafana Bafana’s DNA. Doing things the simple way is not something they know how to do. And so here we are, chewing on our fingernails, crossing all crossables and calling on all kinds of deities for help as we anticipate the decision of the Fifa Disciplinary Committee on Safa’s submission that Bafana’s 1-0 defeat to Ghana was a manipulated match that should be declared null and void and a replay be ordered. That would probably be the right thing to do for an institution that espouses Fair Play as one of its main values. But…

Lewis Hamilton won yesterday’s inaugural Qatar Grand Prix with a commanding performance from pole to cut Max Verstappen’s Formula One world championship lead to eight points. The Mercedes seven-time world champion held off his Dutch rival’s Red Bull by a country mile under the Losail circuit’s lights to leave the battle for the drivers’ crown delicately poised with only two races remaining. Fernando Alonso took third place for Alpine for the former two-time world champion’s first podium since 2014, and the grizzled 40-year-old received a huge cheer from the crowd. One week on from arguably his toughest and greatest victory in Brazil, Hamilton enjoyed one of his easiest yesterday. And after an unprecedented eighth world title appeared to be slipping from his grasp after Verstappen’s wins in the United States…