Indholdsfortegnelse for 2023-05-04 i Cape Argus

YoungstaCPT has never been one to bite his tongue when it comes to controversial issues. Over the past few years, he’s never shied away from expressing himself through his music and speaking on matters others aren’t willing to tackle. On Tuesday, the Cape Town rapper once again flexed his lyrical muscle with a passionate freestyle on AKA’s Mbuzi (Freestyle). Titled Bok Freestyle, the new release sees YoungstaCPT use the freestyle as an opportunity to call out the police for not urgently resolving the late rapper’s highly-publicised murder a few months ago. He also threatens retribution if the case isn’t resolved by law enforcement. “Everyone wanna be legends and GOATS, but nobodies ready to be sacrificial,” he shared on Twitter with a link to the new single. “BOK FREESTYLE distroy.lnk.to/BOKFreestyle…

Dr Nandipha Magudumana, the girlfriend of convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester, showed up at the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court unmasked. She was expected to apply for bail. On her first and second appearances, she had covered her face with a surgical mask and sweater, but yesterday she surprised those who attended court. Magudumana and her co-accused, former G4S employee Senohe Matsoara, CCTV technician Tebogo Lipholo and Motenyane John Masukela, were due to apply for bail, while two other former G4S employees, a male and a female, were making their first appearance. The accused are facing serious charges, including aiding Bester to escape from prison and defeating the ends of justice. Her family members were spotted inside the court. When approaching the bench inside the dock, Magudumana waved and blew kisses…

Khayelitsha Development Forum (KDF) chairperson Ndithini Tyhido and other stakeholders held a meeting with Mayco member for safety and security JP Smith and Minister Bheki Cele on Tuesday evening in their ongoing efforts to fight crime in the area. The debate, launched by Khayelitsha stakeholders, was among other things called as a means of trying to find common ground between the City, the SAPS and Khayelitsha CPF and neighbourhood watch (NHW) members. “We called the meeting monitored by (media personality) Prof JJ Tabane involving the three spheres of government being national, provincial and the City so they can stop bickering and equally join forces to support our NHW and CPF,” Tyhido said. According to Site B CPF chairperson Phindile George, a lot could be achieved when all parties involved supported…

Senzo Meyiwa’s friend couldn’t hold back tears as he told the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria how he was beaten and tortured to confess to the murder of the Bafana Bafana captain. Mthokozisi Thwala was on the stand for the second day yesterday. He was one of the people in the house when the soccer star was shot dead. Bongani Ntanzi, Sifisokuhle Ntuli, Muzikawukhulelwa Sthemba Sibiya, Mthobisi Prince Ncube and Mthokoziseni Ziphozonke Maphisa have been charged with the October 2014 murder. Twala said that in 2016, two police officers came to his home unannounced and told him they had made arrests and they needed him to identify the suspects. He said he was surprised that the officers came to his house without notifying him as they done in the…

THE Tygerberg Children’s Choir (TCC) has made South Africa and the continent proud by winning big at the Hull International Choir Competition 2023. The choir was the only one from South Africa and Africa participating in the competition held from April 27 to May 1 in the UK. As of December last year, the TCC ranked fourth in the Interkultur World ranking for choirs – with the Stellenbosch University choir in the number one spot. They were also raked fourth in the Children’s and Youth Choirs category and third in the Sacred Music and Music of the Religions category. The choir’s conductor, Karina Erasmus, said at the World Choir Games in South Africa in 2018 the choir took the top position in the Children’s Choir and Sacred category, and third…

With water scarcity remaining a challenge, 30 young aspiring water champions from across the Province yesterday completed the virtual Kusini Water Champions boot camp. The aspiring champs gained technical water skills and training to help them set up and eventually run their own water kiosks in their communities. Kusini Water founder Murendeni Mafumo said: “Access to clean water and sanitation remains a priority and this programme allows us to partner with young people from diverse communities and share critical skills. It also gives them a head start to create long-term sustainable solutions to water challenges in their communities.” Kusini Water Champions is a programme aimed at young people between the ages of 18 and 25, primarily unemployed women, who will be given technical training to gain water technical skills and…

It took them a few days, but the Springbok management have eventually acknowledged the serious injury to captain Siya Kolisi. The openside flank sustained a knee ligament injury on April 22 in the early stages of the Sharks’ United Rugby Championship (URC) clash against Munster in Durban. Kolisi combined superbly with Lukhanyo Am down the right-hand touchline, and wasn’t far from the tryline when he was tackled, and it looked like the studs on his right boot got stuck in the Kings Park pitch. He stayed down and received intensive treatment but had his right knee strapped up instead of leaving the field. Kolisi played on for a few more minutes before eventually going off. Hopes were raised that it wasn’t too serious when he walked around the field to…

I recall now sitting late nights in high school, the radio tuned onto 5FM, listening to Barney Simon dish out his gig guide – to which I could never go – for the evening, the repeating rift of Saron Gas’ Pig playing in the background. He would croon with his dulcet tones regarding the latest rock trends, newest bands, and hottest properties. One night in 2000-something, Simon played an exclusive interview over the waves into the South African night with Linkin Park. There I was, finger on the record button of the tape deck, pressing and depressing as their songs played with interspersed discussions about their style and inspirations. I would play that tape in subsequent days and weeks ribbon thin. Linkin Park’s particular brand of angst and anger spoke…

Orlando Pirates coach Jose Riveiro was still proud of his team’s efforts despite their failure to take a huge morale-booster into the Soweto derby after they drew 1-1 with Royal AM yesterday. While the stalemate at Orlando Stadium wasn’t the ideal result for them, Pirates remain second in the Premiership with 50 points, two ahead of SuperSport United, who did them a favour by drawing with Stellenbosch FC on Tuesday. “We did everything to get three points, but we only got one point. We are taking the positives as we still consolidated our advantage (in the league) with a game less (in the race for second place),” Riveiro said after the game. In the bigger picture, the draw stung as they head into the derby against arch rivals Kaizer Chiefs…

In celebration of its 10th birthday, Smile FM has changed its line-up to reinvigorate the brand. Last week, the station announced it was adding Ryan O’Connor for the new Ryan O’Connor Breakfast Show alongside co-hosts Success Lekabe and Ricky Schroeder. The new breakfast show will also include a radio game show Ryan’s R50 000 Noise, held just after the News at 7am and 8am. Smile FM’s programming manager Naveen Singh said: “Ryan will play a mystery noise; a sound so familiar that you probably hear it almost every day. To claim the cash prize, listeners simply need to call in and identify the noise, and the R50 000 is theirs.” Angel Campey hosts The Joy Ride with Angel Campey from 4pm to 7pm, and that’s followed by Slow Jamz, a…

Drink’s caffeine, electrolyte content a worry AS THE global Prime Hydration drink craze grips South Africa, many schools are now barring pupils from bringing the popular drink onto their premises due to its caffeine content. Several schools across the country have asked parents not to pack Prime in their children’s lunch boxes. In a WhatsApp message to parents, a Durban primary school asked parents to send water or juice instead. “Prime Hydration, which is available in South Africa, does not have caffeine. It is Prime Energy, that is not yet available in South Africa, which has the age warning. However, just like any other juice, please rather enjoy these at home and send water or a watered-down juice to school,” it said. A message from another high school said pupils…

Mystery surrounds the kidnapping of a Chinese businessman who was snatched near Hanover Park on Sunday morning. Police swarmed the scene near Jakes Gerwel Drive shortly before 10am as the blue BMW belonging to Shengteng Chen, 42, was abandoned on the roadside. According to a source, the businessman who owns retail stores in Ottery, was travelling with his teenage son when he was ambushed by the kidnappers. “He owns clothing shops in Ottery and was driving with his son,” said the source. He is Chinese but lives in Brackenfell, and it appears that he had been followed for some time. On Sunday, he was driving with his son when a white Toyota pulled up and blocked the road. Four armed guys jumped out and took him and put him in…

THE implementation of the much-talked-about and long-awaited Remote Working Visa is within reach after a commitment from the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) to finalise the remaining legal processes by the end of next month. Acting deputy director-general – Immigration, Nischal Jaynarayan, told the legislature’s Standing Committee on Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism that the state Law Adviser approval process was under way. The committee had invited officials from DHA, the Airports Company South Africa, the provincial Department of Economic Development and Tourism (Dedat), and Wesgro for an update on the introduction of the visa. Making his presentation to the committee, Jaynarayan said a comprehensive report on the review of the work visa system was recently handed to the Presidency by the Operation Vulindlela team led by former director-general of…

The remaining South Africans who were stuck in Sudan during the deadly power struggle of the past almost three weeks are expected to land at Cape Town International Airport this afternoon. The group of 22 nationals had chosen to evacuate Sudan with the help of their employer, but ran into difficulties and were stranded on a cargo ship in Egypt. The group fled Sudan via a cargo ship to Egypt when the violence had broken out, but were left stranded at Safaga Port since April 29 due to clearance issues with Egyptian authorities. They had now finally been permitted to leave their ship and make their way home to Cape Town. The group will be landing at Cape Town International Airport this afternoon. Clayson Monyela, the Department of International Relations…

Shabnim Ismail has brought an end to her legendary international career in order to focus on family. The 34-year-old called it a day after appearing in 241 international matches across all three formats for South Africa, in which she took 317 wickets as she established herself as one of the best fast bowlers in women’s cricket. Ismail’s last appearance was in South Africa’s historic ICC Women’s T20 World Cup final against Australia on home soil at Newlands in February when the Proteas lost by 19 runs. “After 16 years proudly representing my country, I have come to the difficult decision to retire from international cricket and move on to the next chapter of my life,” said Ismail in a statement yesterday. “As any athlete knows, training and competing at your…

The Bulls have lost all five United Rugby Championship (URC) clashes against the Stormers and need to come up with something different if they want to win Saturday’s quarter-final. A packed Cape Town Stadium awaits once more for the Pretoria side to try and unlock the home team’s defences, and coach Jake White would have learnt valuable lessons from last week’s 31-7 Currie Cup defeat to Western Province at the same venue. The pitch was one of the big talking points after it was damaged by the Monster Jam truck event and it led to players slipping throughout the game. In fact, Bulls wing Wandisile Simelane sustained a hamstring injury as well. But one of the main factors that helped WP emerge victorious against a powerful Blue Bulls side was…

Martin Odegaard fired Arsenal back to the top of the Premier League as the Norway midfielder’s double strike inspired a 3-1 win against woeful Chelsea on Tuesday night. Mikel Arteta’s side lost control of the title race after last week’s 4-1 defeat at Manchester City, but the Gunners signalled their intention to push City all the way with a much-needed first win in five games. Odegaard’s brace was followed by a Gabriel Jesus strike as the hosts raced into a three-goal lead before half-time at the Emirates Stadium. Noni Madueke’s second-half goal was no consolation for Chelsea’s wretched performance. “The first 60 minutes, I thought we played really well. That was everything I want to see from our team,” Arteta said. “Speed, quality, movement, two beautiful goals, we connected with…

While the country is being encouraged to use less electricity for National Energy Month this May and help mitigate current energy constraints, Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille has called on tourism businesses to apply for the Green Tourism Incentive Programme (GTIP). The programme incentivises private sector tourism businesses, especially small to medium businesses, by reducing the cost of installing energy and water-saving measures at their tourism establishments. It is envisaged that this will lower their cost of operations and facilitate increased competitiveness and operational sustainability in the tourism sector over the long term. De Lille encouraged all eligible tourism businesses to apply for the programme, which was launched by the Department of Tourism to support private sector tourism enterprises to adopt more responsible tourism practices and move towards the sustainable…

Over 30 000 tickets have already been sold for Saturday’s blockbuster URC quarter-final between the Stormers and Bulls at Cape Town Stadium. And one of the main highlights for the home fans will be seeing Stormers loose trio Evan Roos, Hacjivah Dayimani and Deon Fourie back together again. The awesome threesome were outstanding in the Capetonians’ march to the URC title last season, but have seldom been on the pitch together in recent months. Roos began 2023 a bit late after sustaining a rib injury on Springbok duty against England at Twickenham last November, which saw him sidelined until mid-January. His comeback was in the Champions Cup defeat to Clermont in France, and then shortly after that, he suffered a knee injury against Ulster in Belfast, where fellow Bok No…

Erik ten Hag has warned his Manchester United team of the dangers of complacency as they attempt to wrap up a place in next season’s Champions League. United are well placed to secure a top-four finish in the Premier League, which would mean qualification for Europe’s elite club competition. The Red Devils, who face a tricky trip to play Brighton & Hove Albion tonight, are fourth in the table behind Arsenal, Manchester City and Newcastle United, seven points ahead of Liverpool with a game in hand. But Ten Hag, whose side have already won the League Cup this season and meet City in the FA Cup final next month, has urged his men to stay focused for the last stretch of the season. The Dutch manager was asked yesterday about…

Lionel Messi’s future at PSG was plunged into doubt yesterday after he was suspended by Paris Saint-Germain after travelling to Saudi Arabia without the club’s permission. A source with knowledge of the disciplinary procedure told AFP that Argentina’s 35-year-old World-Cup winning captain, who is out of contract at the end of the season, would be sidelined for “several days”, while various media in France reported that he would be suspended for two weeks. “He cannot train, cannot play, and will not be paid while disciplinary measures are in place,” the source added. Another source, also speaking on condition they were not identified, indicated that the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner would “probably” be sidelined for a fortnight, noting that “nobody is more important than the club”. Messi played the whole game…

Leeds United have sacked manager Javi Gracia and appointed Sam Allardyce for the final four games of the season as they scramble to avoid relegation from the Premier League. The Spaniard leaves Elland Road after just 10 weeks and 12 games in charge, with the club outside the drop zone only on goal difference. Allardyce, 68, is Leeds’ third permanent manager of a turbulent season after Gracia replaced Jesse Marsch in February. “We thank Javi and his team for their efforts under difficult circumstances,” the club said in a statement. “The remaining four games of the season will be overseen by experienced head coach Sam Allardyce.” Director of football Victor Orta left Elland Road by mutual consent on Tuesday. Former Bolton Wanderers, Newcastle United, West Ham United and England boss…

Defender Sifiso Hlanti has urged his Kaizer Chiefs teammates to assist the coaches by doing the right things so that they can shrug off the pressure on coach Arthur Zwane. With the season close to the end with only four games remaining, Chiefs haven’t lived up to expectations, losing out on both the MTN8 and Premiership title. In the last few weeks, they were expected to save their campaign by finishing second in the league and winning the Nedbank Cup, which would have ended their seven-year trophy drought. But their aspirations of a top-two finish, which guarantees Caf Champions League football next season, have since gone up in smoke after losing to Swallows FC on Monday. Since then, though, Chiefs have had to turn their focus to finishing at least…