Indholdsfortegnelse for 2022-12-05 i Cape Argus

If Spotify’s Wrapped 2022 list is anything to go by then South African music artists have had a great year along with the amapiano genre which surpassed a billion streams altogether. The annual list is a detailed snapshot of the most loved artists, creators and songs of the year, according to Spotify subscribers. This year’s list shows that local music consumption in South Africa has grown exponentially, increasing by 85% between 2021 and 2022. Hamba Haa hitmaker Kabza De Small topped several categories on the list, appearing in five out of seven top music streaming lists in SA. He leads the charge as the most streamed South African artist, proving that the genre known for birthing creative dance challenges is unstoppable. The amapiano artist is also one of the only…

Committee looks at Phala Phala details The ANC’s National Working Committee (NWC) asked President Cyril Ramaphosa to recuse himself from an important meeting to discuss the Phala Phala report as the opposition ramped-up pressure on him. This as his lawyers indicated yesterday, according to reports, that Ramaphosa would challenge the findings of the panel that found he had a case to answer on several counts. Parties in Parliament met over the weekend and resolved that Ramaphosa should step down, while the ANC’s decision on whether he should be recalled could be made today. No pronouncement was made about the outcome of the NWC. The ANC NWC discussed the independent panel’s report, which probed the Phala Phala burglary aftermath, including allegations of torture and money laundering of more than R4m in…

Shootings in Manenberg are continuing unabated, with the latest victim being another 21-year-old who was shot and killed on Saturday. The latest shooting comes despite the deployment of more law enforcement officers and police to the area on Wednesday after three were killed over two days last week. On Wednesday afternoon a shootout between gangs on Duinefontein Road erupted in front of the police station. On the day, three men were shot and wounded and a 21-year-old was killed. Ten minutes after the incident, police responded to another shooting where a man was shot at close range, collapsed on a bed and succumbed to five gunshot wounds in his back. The day that followed also saw a 33-year-old man killed while his 69-year-old mother, who was trying to shield him,…

This is a fascinating insight into the lives of “hillbilly rednecks”, a term hated by the folk who people this story. Told by a boy named Demon Copperhead, (yes, it is a nod to Charles Dickens’s David Copperfield) it’s a modern-day story of poverty, child abandonment and the opioid crisis in the heart of Appalachian country. Demon Copperhead is left an orphan at 11 by his mom’s death after a life of trying and mostly failing to beat addiction in a place where no one has the money or facility to provide proper care for anyone. Demon has seen addiction up close, learning how to clean up and care for his mom. His brute of a stepfather has also taught him valuable lessons – how to suck up injury, pain,…

How can we ever forget the clip that went viral where a white American police officer was pressing his knee against the neck of a black man for more than 9 minutes, despite the black man pleading that he had difficulty breathing. Had it not been for social media and a passer-by who caught it on a cellphone camera the brutal action of officer Derek Chauvin that led to the death of George Floyd would never have been exposed. Chauvin was sentenced to 20 years for murder and manslaughter and an additional 20 years for violating George Floyd’s civil rights. Fast forward to December 2 to Hawara, near occupied Nablus in Palestine. A video clip went viral that shows an Israeli occupation soldier head gripping a teenager while walking away…

The Blitzboks are back in the business of putting smiles on South African faces after winning the Dubai Sevens at the weekend, the fourth occasion in a row they have won this leg of the World Rugby Sevens Series. Dubai truly has been a happy hunting ground for the Blitzboks and it is perhaps no coincidence that the desert playground has played host to a turnaround in fortunes for the Blitzboks after a lean run on the world circuit. At the beginning of this year, the Bliltzboks hit the ground running only to lose their spark a few tournaments ago. This was not long before long-standing coach Neil Powell was to finish his successful tenure, and there was a very disappointing showing in the Sevens World Cup in Cape Town.…

Japan will invoke the spirit of the Samurai warrior in their clash against Croatia today (5pm kick-off) as they look to banish the memory of their exit from the last World Cup and reach the quarter-finals for the first time. The heartbreaking defeat by Belgium in the last 16 four years ago, when they gave up a 2-0 lead and lost to a stoppage-time goal, still haunts Japan, and veteran defender Yuto Nagatomo said they were desperate for redemption. “I have never forgotten about that battle against Belgium. Sometimes scenes from the match suddenly come back to me and the last four years have been very tough,” the fullback, who is playing at his fourth World Cup, said yesterday. “But I think we have grown mentally as well as physically…

Kevin Hart has added a new date to the South African leg of his forthcoming Reality Check world tour. Hart initially announced his return to Mzansi with his one-night-only performance at the Sun Bet Arena at Time Square Casino on Friday, February 17, 2023. On Thursday, the award-winning comedian and actor announced that he has extended his South African tour with a new additional date, Saturday, February 18. “Big Concerts and Live Nation Comedy confirmed that due to popular demand, a second Kevin Hart Reality Check Tour date has been added to the SunBet Arena, Time Square, Pretoria show run. New date: Saturday, February 18, 2023,” read the press statement. When the initial announcement was made last week, South African fans took to different social media platforms, pleading with…

Police have arrested 11 suspects with three unlicensed firearms and a truck with false registration plates and ammunition after a tip-off about an armed robbery that would be taking place at OR Tambo International Airport’s cargo section on Friday evening. The information received was operationalised and the team observed the identified truck with false registration plates and branding. Hawks spokesperson Colonel Katlego Mogale said the suspects were observed as their 8-ton truck entered Swissport. “A total of 11 suspects were arrested last night, December 2, following a joint intelligence-driven operation by the DPCI's Tactical Operations Management Section (TOMS) with the assistance of Special Task Force Ekurhuleni District Operational Task Team, K9 Law Enforcement, and Bad Boy Security." “The suspects were observed as their 8-ton truck entered Swissport. The team tactically…

If President Ramaphosa resigns or is impeached, this is the scenario that will play out: Zweli Mkhize will become president of the ANC and the country, and as a member of Zuma’s RET (radical economic transformation) faction will nationalise the South Afrian Reserve Bank, implement land reform without compensation and the rand will tank to levels never seen before. South Africa will become a lawless country and State Capture 2 will begin. We will be on the brink of a civil war. We will have to get help from the US and UK, as our country will go up in smoke, as this RET faction will take the whole country down with them. Hopefully Ramaphosa is not removed, as you can see what will happen.…

THE City of Cape Town was very successful in receiving various international awards in 2022. It is such a pleasure to see how this unique city, which, in my humble opinion, is one of the most beautiful in the world, attracts more and more tourists, investments and major events, year after year. In October the travel industry's most prestigious awards programme, World Travel Awards, named the Mother City as the continent's most attractive travel destination for the second consecutive year. The heart of Cape Town, the majestic Table Mountain, was included in the list of ‘7 new Wonders of the World’ in 2011 and this year it was called the “Best Viewing Platform in Africa”. Finally, it deservedly won in the nomination "Best Airport in Africa". The capital of…

jakarta: Thousands of villagers living near Indonesia’s Mount Semeru were racing for refuge yesteray to the wail of emergency sirens as lava snaked towards their homes under a black sky after the volcano erupted. Locals fled on motorbikes, sometimes three at a time, as a mushroom cloud of ash approached and monsoon rains lashed the area in East Java. “It was dark and raining. The rain did not consist only of water, but also volcanic ash. It was like mud,” said an AFP journalist on the scene. Indonesian authorities raised their alert level for the volcano to its highest after the crater spewed hot ash a mile into the sky. It came only a year after the volcano last erupted, killing 51 people and laying waste to homes. Rescue workers…

Kylian Mbappe set up a history-making goal for Olivier Giroud and then scored two himself as holders France eased into the quarter-finals of the World Cup with a 3-1 win over Poland yesterday. Giroud’s opening goal a minute before half-time was his 52nd for his country, allowing him to pass Thierry Henry and become France's all-time record marksman. Mbappe’s lethal strike in the 74th minute killed off any prospect of a Poland comeback, and he netted again at the death to move to nine goals in just 11 World Cup appearances, the second-most for a French player at the tournament. At the other end, the threat of Robert Lewandowski was snuffed out by the French defence, although the 34-year-old Poland captain did get the consolation of scoring a stoppage-time penalty.…

Brazil forward Neymar is set to play for the five-time champions in their World Cup last 16 match against South Korea tonight (9pm kick-off) after recovering from an ankle injury, coach Tite said. Neymar suffered the injury in Brazil’s opening 2-0 win over Serbia, which ruled him out of their 1-0 win over Switzerland and the shock defeat by Cameroon, one of a series of injury problems within the squad. Fullback Danilo was also cleared by the medical staff. “Neymar will train today in the afternoon and if he trains well, he will play,” Tite said yesterday. Neymar has suffered many issues with his right foot and underwent surgery four years ago for a fractured metatarsal. The news of his return to the starting line-up came after Thiago Silva was…

Generations of Trafalgar High School alumni gathered with past and present staff to celebrate the rich history of the now 110-year-old institution, which has produced some of the finest defenders of human rights in the country. South Africa’s first high school for people of colour, and subsequent space for political education and activism, Trafalgar High School, celebrated its 110th anniversary on Saturday in the school’s hall. The school, in District Six, was established on January 12, 1912, with assistance from African Political Organisation president Dr Abdullah Abdurahman and Harold Cressy, the first coloured man to obtain a BA degree at UCT and the school’s first principal. In its first year, the school had 60 students, 32 of whom were girls, and five teachers. Some of the alumni include former justice…

A FORTY-two-year-old man alleged to be affiliated with gangs is expected to appear in the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court today following the fatal shooting of 26-year-old police constable Ashwin Pedro. Pedro was shot on Friday afternoon while his partner reacted to information about an armed suspect in Blackbird Avenue, Grassy Park. During an altercation with the suspect, Pedro sustained a fatal gunshot wound to his chest. His partner escaped the scene unharmed. Pedro is the first police officer to have been killed in the city since the release of the second quarter crime statistics for 2022/23, and after the fatal shooting of an off-duty 39-year-old sergeant stationed at Cape Town Central who was shot and killed in cold blood in Samora Machel when he was attacked by armed criminals in front…

ANGLICAN Archbishop of Cape Town Thabo Makgoba said nobody should be spared from the law as he called for an elder to take over the leadership of the country should under-pressure President Cyril Ramaphosa step aside. The country is waiting with bated breath to hear whether Ramaphosa will resign as the ANC NEC holds a special meeting to discuss the Section 89 panel’s report, which made hard-hitting findings against the president for his part in the Phala Phala farm scandal. In a statement this morning, Archbishop Makgoba said if Ramaphosa loses the ANC’s political support, “South Africa should be ruled until the next election by a respected elder leading a government of national unity”. DA leader John Steenhuisen yesterday announced the DA’s bid to dissolve Parliament so that early elections…

Shaun Tomson and Noah benShea Familius Review: Barbara Spaanderman Shaun Tomson is a South African surfing legend. Anyone associated with the sea, surfing and sunshine will have heard of him. Meanwhile, Noah benShea is a life guru, poet-philosopher. Between the two they have created this book, The Surfer and the Sage, to give insight and encouragement on a path of purpose, hope and faith. Tomson’s personal story is filled with grief at the unexpected passing of his teenage son, who, with peer pressure, took part in the so-called “choking game”. Says Tomson, “I was bereft and broken, rudderless. And then I got my faith back in a blinding bolt of light. When you lose a loved one, it seems the light of their soul, their energy, their essence, their atomic…

Since nobody is perfect and we all make mistakes, we must know the Creator is most merciful. However, sometimes we must consider whether those who claim to follow the Abrahamic tradition of Judaism, Christianity and Islam are deceiving the rest of us as their behaviour opposes belief. For example, the Zondo Commission revealed corruption on a huge scale, suggesting that those who were involved lacked humanity, had no regard for anyone, and were unfazed by the misery they created. As we reach stage 6 load-shedding, 50 million people suffer, while those who crippled Eskom enjoy our tax. In this context, we must ask why some political and religious leaders accept donations from those with corrupt integrity. Also, why do some believe they can buy favour with God by using the…

THE African proverb that “he who digs a grave for his enemy might as well be digging one for himself” appropriately paraphrases President Cyril Ramaphosa’s predicament in the unfolding drama of Phala Phala. He stands accused of having acted unlawfully in handling the burglary that took place at his Phala Phala game farm in February 2020. Before the scandal erupted, Ramaphosa had assiduously portrayed himself as a crusader against corruption. This week Ramaphosa joins the ranks of the damned. The findings of Parliament’s Section 89 Independent Panel, headed by former Chief Justice Sandile Ngcobo are unequivocal. Ramaphosa is as guilty as hell. Coverage by an international TV station Al Jareeza stating that the “alleged cover-up has tarnished the president’s reputation and overshadowed his bid for re-election at the helm of…

No doubt the Springbok coaching staff would have shared Jake White’s elation at the performances of Kurt-Lee Arendse, Canan Moodie, and Johan Goosen in the Bulls’ impressive 45-9 victory over a plucky Cardiff team on Saturday. And quite often the three Boks worked in tandem and off each other as the backs cashed in on quality ball provided by the hard-working forwards. The eyes of SA Rugby director of rugby Rassie Erasmus and Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber would have lit up as they saw an outstanding performance at flyhalf from Goosen – the player they earmarked at the beginning of the year as a candidate for the national No 10 jersey, only for injury to remove Goosen from the equation for much of the campaign. Even with Damian Willemse coming…

Spain will be favourites to beat Morocco in the World Cup last 16 tomorrow (5pm kick-off), but the teams’ experiences in the group phase were a reminder of the unpredictability of tournament football. Spain, who humbled Costa Rica 7-0 in their opening game, finished second in Group E behind Japan while Morocco defied the odds to win Group F ahead of Croatia and Belgium. The Spanish, world champions in 2010, lost their last group match to Japan and face a difficult test from a Moroccan side growing in confidence under coach Walid Regragui. After Morocco had beaten Canada 2-1 to reach the last 16 for only the second time and first since 1986, Fifa posted a photo of Regragui holding an avocado with a soccer ball inside it and pointing…

Eddie Moore endeared himself to Newlands faithful yesterday with a battling 94 to take Western Province over the line by four wickets in their One-Day Cup encounter with the Dolphins. Moore was playing in his first List A game for his new province since moving from the Warriors during the off-season. The 29-year-old not only anchored the pursuit of 227, but also showed great courage to bat on after being struck on the ankle by a wayward shy at the stumps. It was clear that Moore was in severe pain, particularly as he hobbled through for every single on one leg for the last five overs. And even though he was caught on the long-on boundary with Province still needing four runs to win, the gritty left-hander had done his…

After six days of action at the North West University in Potchefstroom, Ireland and South Africa were the last two standing with an opportunity to win the inaugural FIH Hockey Nations Cup, and earn an invite to the FIH Hockey Pro League for next season. And after some nervy moments, it was the Proteas men who weathered the pressure to claim a thrilling 4-3 victory yesterday. South Africa couldn’t have asked for a better start as they took the lead through a wonderful strike from Dayaan Cassiem. Ireland won the first penalty corner and the ever reliable Shane O’Donoghue fired home a cracker to level the scores. Ireland had another penalty corner, but it was cleared off the line by Jethro Eustice, who showed his cricketing pedigree. SA thought they…