Indholdsfortegnelse for 2022-11-02 i Cape Argus

THE Shoprite group will be giving pet owners an opportunity to include their furry friends in the festive fun this December with the launch of a range of festive-themed pet outfits. Available exclusively from Checkers and Checkers Hypers for the duration of the festive season, customers can pamper their pooches and feline friends or gift these cute outfits to friends with pets: ∎ Santa’s Choice Pet Bow Tie Collar – A lovely shimmer bow tie to make any pet photo-ready this festive season. With an elegant and stylish design, this accessory is sure to match any pet’s unique personality. Available in gold, red, white and black. Retails from R39.99. ∎ Santa’s Choice Pet Costume – Designed with pets’ comfort in mind, this cute costume is fit and fabulous for all…

The Playhouse Company in Durban is ready to host another exciting arts festival that will see a number of community arts groups take centre stage. In its fourth year, the annual Community Arts Festival is set to take place over two weekends this month. There will be stage performances and dances as well as workshops on script writing, directing and arts administration. Linda Bukhosini, the Playhouse Company’s chief executive and artistic director, said the aim of the festival was to focus on skill sharing while shaping the skills of participating community arts groups. “As an agency of the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, a vital part of The Playhouse Company’s programming focuses on skills sharing. This includes mentoring and offering a platform for community arts groups to work with…

17 endangered penguins died The owner of two husky dogs in Simon’s Town has been charged after the Cape of Good Hope SPCA and the City’s Law Enforcement Animal Control Unit removed and impounded the dogs after they killed 17 endangered African penguins on Seaforth Beach over the weekend. Deputy mayor and spatial planning and environment Mayco member Eddie Andrews said a full investigation was conducted with the assistance of City’s Law Enforcement, and due to the serious nature of the attack and the impact on the critically endangered African Penguin colony, the City is pursuing appropriate legal action against the dog owner. “The owners were not arrested. The incident is being dealt with in terms of the Animal Keeping By-Law. The dogs were impounded and the owner was charged…

THE four men accused of terrorising the Uitsig community as part of the “Ama Don’t Care” gang, and of killing 4-year-old Likeshia Joubert in Uitsig in March 2019, have been convicted in the Western Cape High Court. Dawnay Davids, 19, and family members Mahlubandile Jacobs, 25, and Vincent Davids, 31, were on trial alongside Moegamat Swarts, 23, for their alleged involvement in the murder of Likeshia, her grandfather, Christopher Cornelius, 46, on March 26, 2019, and the subsequent murder of Glenda Ruiters, 56, on April 7, 2019, who the State alleged was killed because she was a witness. Judge Robert Henney found Davids, 19, and Jacobs guilty of the murder of Cornelius and Likeshia. In terms of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act (POCA), Judge Henney said: “I am satisfied…

Top artists including Mi Casa, Emo Adams, and Abavuki will headline Cape Town’s comeback open-air festive lights switch-on event this year. The City said that the artists were specially chosen to speak to the diverse audience anticipated to converge on the CBD on November 27. Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis said: “The event promises to be a party that will appeal to the whole family. “We are looking forward to an afternoon and evening of festive fun, with an amazing line-up. Hill-Lewis also revealed that Atlantis-born singer-songwriter and Idols SA season 5 co-winner Sasha-Lee Davids, and singer-songwriter and TikTok star Will Linley, DJ Codax would be performing at the event. He said: “The highlight of the evening will of course be the official switch-on moment, which will be followed by…

A group of prospective neuropsychology interns have turned to crowdfunding in anticipation of a year-long prerequisite unpaid internship. The seven students have so far raised a mere R700 from two donors since its crowdfunding page went live on September 13, with an ambitious target of R840 000. Neuropsychology graduates are required to do the clinical internship in order to qualify as a registered neuropsychologist, recognised by the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA). The UCT’s Master’s programme in neuropsychology is the only active training programme in South Africa, based across two public hospitals, Groote Schuur Hospital and the Red Cross Children’s Hospital. The class representative for the 2023 internship cohort, Altay Yüce Turan, said: “Clinical neuropsychology interns currently work a full internship where they see patients, write reports, including…

South Africa’s parts are all seemingly in sync as they move towards the business end of the T20 World Cup – bar one obvious glaring chink in the armour. Captain Temba Bavuma’s dire form has not had an impact on the overall team performance as yet, with the Proteas top of the log heading into their crunch clash against Pakistan at the SCG tomorrow (10am SA time start). But with the stakes rising, the question remains: For how long can the rest of the batting unit carry the under-performing skipper? The challenge doesn’t get any easier, with Bavuma set to face arguably the world’s most potent new-ball bowler in Shaheen Shah Afridi. The towering left-armer has, equally, not had the best of tournaments thus far after only recovering from a…

The October 2022 Household Affordability Index, which tracks food price data from 44 supermarkets and 30 butcheries, in Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town, Pietermaritzburg and Springbok (in Northern Cape), shows the average cost of the household food basket for the last month was R4 787.83. Month-on-month, the data released by the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity group shows the average cost decreased by R18.03 (0.4%), from R4 805.86 in September to R4 787.83 in October. Year-on-year, however, the average cost of the food basket rose by R470.28 (10.9%), from R4 317.56 in October 2021 to R4 787.83 in October 2022. The following food prices decreased: On the average household food basket, these foods came down by more than 5%: Tomatoes, 6kg (-R19.04, -15%). Cooking oil, 5 litres (-R18.58 or -9%).…

The City of Cape Town’s Urban Mobility Directorate is calling on Nyanga and neighbouring communities’ residents to join its officials at an open day to discuss plans for the Nyanga Public Transport Interchange (PTI). Urban mobility Mayco member Rob Quintas made the call yesterday, saying residents needed to attend the open day as the City intends to inform the local communities of exactly how it plans to tackle the project and improve the overall commuting experience. The Nyanga PTI open day will take place on November 9 at the Zolani Recreation Centre, corner of Sithandatu Avenue and Ntlangano Crescent, Nyanga East, from 2pm until 7pm. Residents will have until December 2 to submit comments for consideration. “Currently, the Nyanga PTI is located on the corner of Emms Drive and Sithandatu…

Groote Schuur Hospital has become the first public sector hospital in the province to have its own Wellness Centre for staff. The centre, which opened on Tuesday, aims to facilitate a holistic approach to wellness and includes a gym, yoga studio, meditation room, arts and craft room, massage chair room and training rooms. Services will be available to the hospital’s 4 500 staff members during office hours. At the opening, staff came out to visit exhibitors promoting the six aspects of wellness: occupational, physical, environmental, social, spiritual and intellectual wellness. Services will include counselling or therapy, as well as self-defence classes. Staff had the opportunity to participate in games and creative activities, or to buy books and treats. They also stood a chance to win prizes. Nursing operational manager Jacqueline…

The Springbok team for Saturday’s Test against Ireland comprises the tried and tested in all but one position – and what an exciting selection it is as the international stage sees Cheslin Kolbe at fullback for the first time. I don’t know why it has taken so long for Rassie Erasmus and Jacques Nienaber to unleash Kolbe’s magic in a position where he will get the ball 10 times more than he would at his customary wing. Kolbe is one of the best attacking players in the world, and with time and space on his hands at the back of the field, he could be the weapon the Boks have been waiting for – but have been sitting on – to take their back play to the next level. Strangely,…

Max Verstappen is enjoying the most dominant of Formula One seasons, but Red Bull team boss Christian Horner reckons the double world champion still deserves more recognition. The 25-year-old took a record 14th win of the season in Mexico City on Sunday, and has now scored more points in a single campaign (416) than anyone ever, breaking Lewis Hamilton’s 2019 record of 413. Even if seasons now have more races, with changed scoring systems, fastest laps and sprints adding to the points available, Verstappen and Red Bull have undeniably raised the bar this year. The team have won the last nine races and 16 of 20, their greatest haul yet in one championship, and secured both titles for the first time since 2013. There are still two more races remaining…

When Jacques Nienaber was asked yesterday what the reasons were for picking Cheslin Kolbe at fullback for Saturday’s Test against Ireland, the Springbok coach was understandably cagey. Usually, the defence guru goes into great technical detail about almost any issue, but the best he could come up with on Kolbe – someone he has coached for a number of years – was that the Boks just didn’t have an opportunity to pick the 29-year-old speedster at No 15 before ... That’s a real stretch, given that Kolbe has been part of the national team since 2018, and over the last four years, Willie le Roux hasn’t exactly been convincing at fullback. In addition, Kolbe played there for the Stormers as well, until he was gradually shifted to wing by then-coach…

There seems to be no end to the pain South African consumers have felt this year, and it seems there will be no reprieve as 2022 draws to a close. With the petrol price set to increase in November, with both 93 and 95 octane fuel increasing by 51 cents a litre today, and diesel set to go up by R1.43, motorists will feel more pain at the pumps. To add to this, a leading economist from KPMG has said it is likely that the SA Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will be hiking interest rates once again at the final meeting of the year, which will be held later in November. Frank Blackmore, a lead economist at KPMG, told Business Report on Monday: “From the prevailing data, South…

THE police’s top brass are refusing to comment on a report into the killing of Cape Town top cop Charl Kinnear, which implicates a number of past and serving police officers from the rank of warrant officer all the way up to general. Written by an Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) task team, the report, which has been seen by Independent Media, confirmed the findings of the preliminary report and has evidence that all SAPS members mentioned “undeniably committed acts of misconduct and some committed criminal offences”. The report recommends that implicated officers be charged with defeating the course of justice and dereliction of duty. It also recommends that members of a so-called Rogue Unit, including two captains and a warrant officer, be charged departmentally for conduct that brought the…

Eight men who handed themselves over to the Hawks yesterday appeared in the Bellville Magistrate’s Court for their alleged links to an international drug smuggling cartel that shipped cocaine between Brazil and South Africa. David Bannister, 52, Allister Jackson, 33, Marinus van Niekerk, 31, Jacobus Slabbert, 41, Mario Joseph, 44, John Roodman, 47, Andre Welgemoed, 44 and Anthony Tarr are from Somerset West, Strand, Kraaifontien, Gordon’s Bay, Ravensmead and Joostenberg Vlakte. The will be kept in custody at Somerset West until they are transported to Gauteng. Representing seven of the accused, lawyer Reuben Lidell said, “It’s agreed they would be detained and appear in a Pretoria court on November 8.” Their arrest follows an investigation into a drug bust in June last year. At the time, police arrested Niel Pieter…

Suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has accused “hostile” committee members, the media and Parliament’s legal adviser of being wrong about her legal representatives withdrawing from the inquiry into her fitness to hold office. Mkhwebane said the narrative on what happened last Thursday was a deliberate misinterpretation of the facts and resulted in confusion and misunderstanding. She said the state of affairs forced her to ask the committee for a week to ascertain what happened. Last Friday, the committee rejected her request for a week and instead granted her three days to sort out her legal representation issues. The request followed her entire legal team, led by senior counsel Dali Mpofu, leaving the meeting on Thursday after committee chairperson, Qubudile Dyantyi (ANC), refused to adjourn. The adjournment was requested pending the…

A delegation of members of Parliament took part in a clean-up mission at the Bokmakierie Canal in Hazendal along Jan Smuts Drive to raise awareness of the negative effect of single-use plastics on the environment. The clean-up was an initiative of the voluntary South African Legislators for the Environment (Sale) forum which comprised members of the Portfolio Committee on Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment and followed a fact-finding mission to Kenya earlier this year. During the visit Sale assessed Kenya’s success in addressing plastic pollution through its ban on single-use plastic bags, as well as the potential to develop legislation in South Africa to help reduce plastic waste polluting the natural environment. Chairperson of the portfolio committee, Faith Muthambi, said they were trying to get this campaign off the ground…

With the impending summer season and the rush to the popular Strandfontein pavilion, members of the seaside community have raised concerns about the City’s long-anticipated refurbishment of the deteriorated Fisherman’s Lane precinct at Strandfontein Pavilion, often referred to as the “broken road”. Deputy mayor and Mayco member for spatial planning and environment Eddie Andrews said the proposed work included the demolition and removal of the “broken road” to return this area to a natural beach. The project forms part of the coastal management plans to rehabilitate deteriorated coastal infrastructure along the False Bay coastline. He said they would be constructing a secondary link road from the eastern parking area to the western parking area, as well as a rock revetment and a beach access stairway, along with many other recreational…

Pep Guardiola says Manchester City will be without Erling Haaland for the Uefa Champions League visit of Sevilla tonight. The Norway striker, who has netted 22 times in 16 City appearances, missed Saturday’s Premier League victory at Leicester City with a fever and a foot problem. With already assured of progressing to the last-16 as group winners, Guardiola has no intention of risking Haaland. “He feels better, but still not 100%. There is no point risking him. Hopefully we can have him against Fulham,” the manager said yesterday. Guardiola is confident that City stars Kyle Walker and Kalvin Phillips can recover from injury in time to play for England at the World Cup. Walker has been sidelined since suffering an abdominal injury against Manchester United in early October, while Phillips…

The World Cup starts in Qatar on November 20, with France hoping to become the first team to defend the title since Brazil 60 years ago. Here, we look at six of the world’s best players who will be competing in the tournament. Lionel Messi (Argentina) Arguably the greatest player of all time, Messi has yet to emulate past legends Pele and Diego Maradona by winning football’s biggest prize. He did finally win a major international tournament with Argentina when he was the driving force behind their Copa America triumph last year. The 35-year-old has said this will “very likely” be his last World Cup and will be desperate to go one better than 2014, when Argentina lost the final to Germany in extra-time. Lionel Scaloni’s side have high hopes…