Indholdsfortegnelse for 2023-08-24 i Cape Argus

Social media followers were caught off guard this week when former GoodHope FM radio host Nigel Pierce appeared on timelines. The motor-mouth media personality who was much loved for his bold opinions, personality and radio skills, said he is back with a fresh stance on life with new perspective after a four-year sabbatical. His first public appearance comes in the form of the launch of his first Kinky Saints event, under his management company of the same name. For Pierce, getting back into the hustle and bustle of the events industry after a messy exit from the industry, won’t go by without followers raising an eye-brow. Social media was abuzz with curious yet excited fans welcoming the media personality back. Independent Media had a chat with Pierce about his return.…

Costs escalate as ‘major service’ delayed Issues are mounting at Koeberg Nuclear Power Station as the life extension project falls further and further behind schedule. In 2010, the Eskom Board approved a project to refurbish the plant at a cost of R20 billion to extend the plant’s lifespan by an additional 20 years. The Koeberg Alert Alliance (KAA) said initially, Eskom announced the refurbishment work would take five months for each of the two units. KAA spokesperson Lydia Peterson said: “Work began on unit 1 on December 10, and was originally scheduled to be completed in 180 days, with the unit returning to service in June 2023. “It was then reported in May that the planned completion date would be in August. “In August, Eskom announced that Unit 1…

More than 100 000 suspects wanted in connection with various crimes, including murder, rape, hijackings, and drug dealing were arrested during Operation Shanela. General Fannie Masemola, the National Commissioner of the SAPS, said they were making great strides in the fight against crime since the launch of Operation Shanela. “To date, the High Density Nationwide Operations have led to the arrest of 109 540 suspects as a result of heightened police visibility,” he said. Masemola said the success was due to the integrated approach of local, metro, and traffic police officials. “The focus of these operations includes regular roadblocks, tracing of wanted suspects and searches at premises.” During August 14 to 20, 9 656 suspects were arrested for various crimes. These are the numbers from May 8: – 744 vehicles,…

Interviews of the eight shortlisted candidates for the job of public protector began yesterday with the first of the nominees – former chief executive of the South African Human Rights Commission Tseliso Thipanyane – saying he has what it takes to make the office great again. Thipanyane told the Ad Hoc Committee to Nominate a Person for Appointment as Public Protector that he had a proven track record as a long-serving public servant and working at chapter nine institutions. “At this point in time the Office of the Public Protector (PPSA) needs a proven leader to help restore the dignity of the organisation in order for it to serve the mandate and the people of this country.” Speaking about his credentials for the post, Thipanyane said he had done a…

Earlier this month, IOL reported that data pointed to huge fuel price increases next month, affecting petrol and diesel. According to the latest daily snapshot from the Central Energy Fund, 95 Unleaded petrol looks set to increase by R1.60 a litre, and diesel about R2.75. Should predictions hold true, motorists will pay about R23.70 for a litre of 95 Unleaded at the coast, and R24.43 in inland regions, such as Gauteng, where 93 ULP will increase to about R24.03. The last time we saw petrol this expensive was in June 2022, when inland 95 ULP hit R24.17 alitre, before increasing to a record high of R26.74 the next month. The wholesale price of 50ppm diesel, meanwhile, will probably increase to about R22.57 at the coast, and R23.28 inland, which is…

Former president Thabo Mbeki met with Brazilian President Lula da Silva on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Sandton, Johannesburg. BRICS leaders are said to be discussing a range of issues including trade, investment and the expansion of the bloc. There are more than 23 countries that have expressed an interest to join BRICS. Lula first met ANC leaders including chairperson Gwede Mantashe, secretary-general Fikile Mbalula and first deputy secretary-general Nomvula Mokonyane. ANC leaders yesterday were also set to meet the president of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel. The ANC has strong relations with Cuba going back decades ago. After meeting the ANC leaders, Lula met Mbeki on the sidelines of the summit. Lula told the BRICS Business Forum earlier that BRICS was growing as a bloc and this has been…

The executive chairperson of the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA), Asanda Luwaca, has called on the BRICS leaders to endorse the youth council that they have reached an agreement to establish for greener pastures. Luwaca said they were calling on the 15th BRICS Summit to “endorse our proposal for the establishment of the BRICS youth council in its final declaration in ensuring positive change and innovation”. Luwaca said the BRICS youth council would serve as a co-ordinating body for youth development within BRICS countries. She said the council would bring positive change and innovation among young people in BRICS states and join developmental formations. The formations included the Business Council BRICS, Women’s Alliance and the New Development Bank. Luwaca was speaking at the 15th BRICS summit taking place in Johannesburg…

It was an anxious wait on Tuesday for the 31-year-old after he scraped into the final. He had to endure a nervy few moments as the semi-finals ran its course for his qualification to be confirmed as one of the two next fastest sprinters for the final two automatic qualifying spots. Van Niekerk, who set the world record of 43.03sec when he won gold at the Rio Olympics in 2016, clocked 44.65 in his semi won by Jamaican Antonio Watson. “I am disappointed,” Van Niekerk said after the race. “Let’s see what I will be able to do another day. I have time to recover, regroup and then I will come back to do my best in the final. Hopefully, I will be able to win a medal.” Meanwhile, Olympic…

Generations: The Legacy scriptwriters are about to shake things up with the re-introduction of two fan favourites and a newcomer. Connie Ferguson and Rapulana Seiphemo, who played the popular historic characters, Karabo Moroka and Tau Mogale, will reprise their roles on the soapie. And it will be for a while. Acclaimed actor Aubrey Poo will also make his debut on the SABC1 long-running show, as Khumo Moroka, a high-powered scion. Poo will bring a wealth of experience to the show, having starred in TV productions like Muvhango and The Estate and in stage productions such as Orpheus In Africa and James Ngcobo’s Paradise Blue. “He is a perfect fit for the role. Khumo is a high-powered scion of the Moroka family, responsible for running their mining operations. “Aubrey’s ability to…

HANOVER Park residents took matters into their own hands for a good cause as they nabbed a suspect for allegedly setting dogs up for a fight at Surran Street before calling The Cape Of Good Hope SPCA to the scene. SPCA’s Inspector Lwazi Ntungele responded to a complaint informing them about dogfighting in progress. One suspect was caught and a dog, the victim of dogfighting, was seized and rescued. Other suspects, believed to be teenagers, fled the scene. “A severely injured pitbull bitch was found at the scene. The dog had multiple bite wounds all over her face, muzzle and right forelimb. It is evident that this is not the first time this dog was used for dogfighting. The dog was taken to a 24-hour veterinary practice for immediate examination…

Police commissioner Thembisile Patekile said although crime statistics showed a decline in serious crimes, they were still concerned about the murder of children. He said they had set their sights on gang violence, taxi-related violence and crimes against children. Patekile was joined by Premier Alan Winde and Police Oversight and Community Safety MEC Reagen Allen as they unpacked the statistics released on Friday. “We have noticed the crimes against women have decreased, while there is a concerning increase in murders children. We have seen that those children are aged between 1 and 17 and also within this group you’d notice that they are mostly gang murders, children fighting each other.” Patekile said there was a slight reprieve in multiple murders. “We are not out of the woods yet, the stats…

Oozing confidence and cracking jokes, incumbent President of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa has told local and international media he will win the tightly-contested elections. “I have done my duty as a citizen of the country to decide who should be president of this country. I made a decision that I know him,” said Mnangagwa who addressed journalists who mobbed him as he walked out of the polling station at Sherwood Primary in Kwekwe, a city in central Zimbabwe, yesterday. Mnangagwa said with almost seven million Zimbabweans registered to vote, he hoped the turnout would be higher, and with much participation from the youth. Asked if he believed he would win, a cheerful Mnangagwa retorted: “If I think I am not going to take it, then I would be foolish. Everyone…

Ferrari must take their chances and improve in all areas when the Formula One season resumes at Zandvoort this weekend, according to team boss Fred Vasseur. Speaking to reporters ahead of a Dutch Grand Prix likely to bring Red Bull a 14th win in a row, 13th this season, the Frenchman said Ferrari lacked two or three tenths of performance. The most successful team of all time are fourth in the championship after 12 of 22 races, five points behind Aston Martin and 56 adrift of second-placed Mercedes who have 247. Red Bull (503) are in a league of their own and championship leader Max Verstappen, chasing a record-equalling ninth successive win, has scored more points (314) alone than any other team. “There is a huge gap with Mercedes in…

A new half-back and centre pairing will have to get the Springbok backline going against New Zealand, while Damian Willemse gets another chance to show his mettle at fullback ahead of the World Cup. Here, Leighton Koopman takes a look at five Springboks who need to find their groove in the final warm-up match tomorrow at Twickenham, Firing or frantic Faf Faf de Klerk came on as a substitute in that Ellis Park victory over Argentina and deputised brilliantly for Grant Williams after he was injured early on. But he wasn't up to scratch against the All Blacks in Auckland. The nippy scrumhalf will want to set the record straight tomorrow as he looks to seal that nine jersey with the other three scumhalves breathing down his neck. Kicking the…

Former Manchester United player and football pundit Gary Neville has raised questions about Arsenal’s decision to sign David Raya from Brentford this season despite having Aaron Ramsdale. Raya has been an integral cog in Brentford’s team for the past few years and featured in all 38 of their Premier League matches last season. The Gunners signed the Spaniard last week on an initial season-long loan deal that will cost them £3 million (about R70m), with an option to buy for £27m (R634m), according to goal.com. The 27-year-old keeper has 20 clean sheets to his name in 62 Premier League games, and he has made a total of 161 appearances in all competitions for The Bees and has two international caps for Spain. On the other hand, Ramsdale dethroned Bernd Leno…

TWO people have been arrested in connection with the murder of a Gqeberha father and his teenage son. The bodies of Edwin de Vos, 45, and his 19-year-old son Leonardo De Vos were found on a dirt road near Addo Road in Swartkops on Tuesday. They had been fatally shot. Police said the father and son, both mechanics, were last seen leaving their house at around 7am on Sunday. Provincial police spokesperson Priscilla Naidu said they were last seen leaving their home with a woman whose vehicle they had previously repaired. “On Tuesday, De Vos’s wife went to SAPS Gelvandale to report them missing. While she was still at the police station, police received information about two bodies that were found on the dirt road in the Swartkops policing area,”…

As GANG gun violence continues to plague the Cape Flats, Hanover Park’s religious leaders have stepped up to address the issue in a march on behalf of their exasperated community. At the weekend, imams from the area met to address the issue of gangsters holding the community hostage and to deliver the requests and appeals of residents in the area. Sheikh Ebrahim Floris, the Imam at Masjid al Taqwa, Moulana Yazeed Benjamin, the Imam at Masjid al Nur, Moulana Yusuf Samaai, Imam at Masjid al Rahman, and Moulanas Taha Rodriques and Ebrahim Gaffoor, Imams at Masjid al Ilhlaas, came together to ensure the residents’ concerns were raised. Gaffoor said there had been countless meetings held with the local Community Police Forum (CPF) but nothing had come of them and…

President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping skipped the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Business Forum in Sandton, Johannesburg, on Tuesday, but the head of state’s words were not lost on those in attendance. Reading out a speech by Xi, China’s Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao delivered the message clearly – talks of domination were not in China’s plan. Instead, the Republic wants to see an expansion of the BRICS nations. Xi’s speech, read by Wentao, said the changes that were happening right now in the world had never happened before. He said that no matter the resistance, China was dedicated to making the international order more just and equitable. He said that this BRICS Summit was not an exercise to ask countries to take…

A young woman’s body was discovered in a field where she was brutally murdered. Jayden Adams, 21, is the second woman killed in 10 days in Bonteheuwel. On August 13, Ashura Jantjies was killed in a home that she shared with her boyfriend Waleed Khan, who has since been arrested for her murder. Adams was in her pyjamas when her body was discovered on a sportsfield. Local councillor Angus Mckenzie said: “She reportedly went there quite late last night with someone, and when she got there the person stabbed her in the head from the back. “She fought back, she had defensive wounds to her hands and her fists were clenched. “He then proceeded to throw a brick at her head. She was in her pyjamas, she could have been…

Annual headline inflation in South Africa dropped by almost 1% in July, bringing it to its lowest level in two years. Inflation on breads, cereals and meats also dropped, but transport was the biggest contributor to last month’s decrease, with an almost 17% decline. The new figures, published by Stats SA yesterday, reveal that inflation fell to 4.7% in July, down by 0.7% from June’s rate of 5.4%. This means annual inflation has declined by 1.6% in two months, following June’s 0.9% drop from the month prior. Consumer prices, however, have increased on average by 0.9% between June 2023 and July 2023. This is up from the monthly rise of 0.2% recorded in both May and June, Stats SA reports. Previously a major upward driver of inflation, the transport category…

IT is about time that Kaizer Chiefs “supporters” are made to really pay for their disgusting, thuggish behaviour of throwing missiles at their coaches whenever they are unhappy with a result. Season after season, the club has had to pay fines after being found guilty for their fans bringing the Premiership into disrepute via expressing their anger at defeat in unsporting ways. Chiefs have the responsibility to ensure their supporters are well behaved, and fining them is thus also relevant. Premier Soccer League (PSL) prosecutor Zola Majavu must be tired of it all. There is no doubt that he has lost count of the number of times he has had to convene a disciplinary hearing involving Amakhosi for the bad behaviour of their fans – and he has to send…

Richards Bay FC 0 Mamelodi Sundowns (1) 1 Mendieta 11 A solitary strike by Junior Mendieta was enough to see Sundowns overcome Richards Bay by the narrowest of margins at King Zwelithini Stadium yesterday. The victory saw the Brazilians open their 2023/24 Premiership campaign with five consecutive wins for the first time in the club’s history. Richards Bay’s search for their first win continued after a third loss in four matches. Close-season acquisition Mendieta finally announced his arrival at Sundowns as he showed brilliance when combining with fellow South American Lucas Ribeiro for the opening goal. The Argentinian back-heeled a pass to Ribeiro before setting off on a run into the box and his counterpart made no mistake in finding him with a delightful through ball for Mendieta to slot…