Indholdsfortegnelse for 2023-09-12 i Cape Argus

MUSIC icon Bra Hugh Masekela and Siparia Deltones Steel Orchestra, one of Trinidad and Tobago’s most innovative steel orchestras, have released the second single, Mango Tree, off their forthcoming album, Siparia To Soweto. “One of Trinidad’s most popular meeting places is under the mango tree. It’s where politics, economics, history and culture are discussed,” said Siparia Deltones’ band leader and executive producer, Akinola Sennon. “Some even claim to find love under the mango tree.” The third single, Dingolay, dropped on Friday, providing music enthusiasts with another opportunity to experience the fusion of Hugh Masekela’s musical prowess and the Deltones’ talent. The collaboration between Masekela and the Siparia Deltones Steel Orchestra is a fascinating fusion of musical cultures that brings together the diverse sounds of Trinidad and Tobago and South Africa.…

HUNDREDS of mourners gathered at the Clovelly Country Club in Fish Hoek to remember the life and legacy of Pick n Pay founder Raymond Ackerman. Family, friends, and colleagues travelled from across the world to be present at the memorial service, yesterday, including Cape Town mayor Geordin-Hill Lewis and Archbishop of Cape Town, Thabo Makgoba. Close to the grieving family were the comforting presence of Ackerman’s and his wife Wendy’s dogs, Penny and Seve. The business magnate and philanthropist, who grew up in Cape Town, died last Wednesday, aged 92. The funeral took place last Friday. Ackerman founded Pick n Pay in 1967, with his wife and business partner Wendy, after purchasing four stores in Cape Town. More than 50 years later, the Pick n Pay Group has more than…

THE Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court has denied disgraced Dr Nandipha Magudumana bail, saying she is a flight risk. Magudumana appeared in court hoping to be granted bail, with her legal team arguing that she posed no threat as the State had confiscated her passport. She was arrested in April this year in Arusha, Tanzania with her boyfriend, convicted Facebook rapist and killer Thabo Bester. Her body language displayed disappointment when the judgment was delivered. Magistrate Estelle de Lange said that based on the State’s prima facie evidence, there’s no guarantee she would not evade trial. She said the court was guided by certain factors in its decision. De Lange said that while the defence had argued that Magudumana cannot flee without her passport, the State’s evidence suggests that she’s capable of…

Former president Jacob Zuma’s application for leave to appeal his private prosecution of State advocate Billy Downer and journalist Karyn Maughan was dismissed by three judges with costs in the Pietermaritzburg High Court yesterday. In July, Judges Gregory Kruger, Jacqui Henriques and Mokgere Masipa deemed Zuma’s private prosecution against Maughan and Downer an abuse of power. Zuma, led by his counsel, advocate Dali Mpofu, SC, tried taking action against Downer and Maughan after he opened a criminal case in 2021. He alleged that Downer, the State’s lead prosecutor in the marathon corruption trial against the former president, had unlawfully leaked his medical records, including a doctor’s note to Maughan. Zuma insists that the actions of Downer and Maughan were in contravention of the National Prosecuting Authority Act, but the NPA…

The Muslim community and beyond mourned as it laid to rest Muslim Hands South Africa CEO and popular radio presenter, Ierfaan Cassiem. Cassiem, 54, died in his sleep at his Ottery home yesterday morning. It is believed he died of natural causes. The funeral and burial according to Muslim rites took place yesterday afternoon. Funeral prayers were performed at Masjidul Ummah in Ottery, and the burial took place at the Mowbray Moslem Cemetery. Muslim Hands SA fundraising manager Ashraf Kenny said: “During his tenure, Mr Cassiem spent a large portion of his time focusing on the growth of the organisation and expanding it to new markets. “In addition to that he built relationships with key stakeholders. He was through and through a humanitarian. Something he reminded us often of was…

The only time the Springboks will look at Ireland this week is when they analyse Romania ahead of Sunday’s second Pool B clash of their World Cup campaign. After the Boks dispatched Scotland 18-3 at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille in their first match of the tournament, the South Africans will shift their focus to the Romanians, who lost heavily to Ireland in their opener. Said Bok coach Jacques Nienaber, they will only look at the Irish then and not focus on the match that only happens next Saturday, again in Marseille. They overcame the Scots, which Nienaber described as the “slippery” game in the pool, and will most likely be contending with Ireland for top spot. But the Boks won’t slip up by trying to focus on the…

Coach Warren Gatland said Wales’ nerve-wracking 32-26 victory over Fiji on Sunday in a pulsating World Cup match was “pretty significant”, although he added he had been “pretty angry” at his team’s chaotic end to the match. The New Zealander admitted there had been some “dumb decisions” taken on the pitch by his players as Fiji stormed back from 32-14 to make it an edge-of-the-seat thriller. Had Semi Radradra not spilled the ball in the last move of the match with the tryline begging, Fiji would have had a kick at goal to win it. The extent of the Fijians pressure was reflected in Wales totalling 248 tackles. “It is pretty significant for us as everyone expected Fiji to win,” Gatland told reporters. “What I am pleased about is there…

Eighty-six percent of institutional investors and wealth managers believe a bond rally is likely within the next two years. More than four-fifths of institutional investors and wealth managers anticipate major outflows from equities into fixed income New research from Managing Partners Group’S (MGP), the international asset management company, surveying institutional investors and wealth managers worldwide with assets of €245 billion under management*, found that nearly a quarter (23%) think it is very likely we will have a bond rally in the next 24 months, with 63% saying it is quite likely. Three percent believe it is unlikely while 11% didn’t know. Meanwhile 82% of respondents expect nervous investors to continue to exodus equity funds in favour of fixed income funds. Almost two-thirds (65%) of respondents say the huge outflows…

London-based South African artist Toya Delazy, real name Latoya Nontokozo Buthelezi, and her family are mourning the death of her grandfather – Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi. The IFP founder died at age 95. Delazy is among the Buthelezi grandchildren who had a strong relationship with Buthelezi and his late wife Princess Irene. The Love Is In The Air hitmaker in a previous interview with City Press expressed that her grandfather was “woke”, amid criticism she received for wearing an ibheshu (traditional Zulu attire commonly worn by men) at a ceremony celebrating her grandfather’s 90th birthday. “My grandfather gives me hope that it is possible for tribalism to end. He is a 90-year-old man who is woke, understanding, who is not judgemental and accepted me for who I am. “If a Zulu…

The death toll in gun violence continues to rise in Delft, with two teenagers gunned down at the weekend. Friends Nazier Malie, 14, and Lerenzo Jantjies,15, were among the three people killed on Sunday. The friends were near a shop when shooters on a motorbike attacked them. Both teens had multiple shot wounds, and died on the scene. Nazier’s aunt Berenice Pietersen said: “We don’t know why they were attacked. When I heard that Nazier was shot, I was a mess, I can’t explain the feeling because he never bothered anyone. “He was always at home with his cousins because he didn’t go to school because he couldn’t find placement. “He was a quiet boy, that is why this surprised us. “He moved this year to Delft, they…

Two men are due in the Worcester Magistrate’s Court in the Western Cape tomorrow on charges of dealing in drugs and drug trafficking. The suspects were arrested by members of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (known as the Hawks) yesterday. Western Cape spokesperson for the Hawks, Zinzi Hani, said officers from the Hawks’ South African Narcotics Enforcement Bureau team, in conjunction with the Boland K9 unit and Crime Intelligence, strategically intercepted drugs that were being transported from Gauteng to Cape Town. “On September 11, after receiving a tip-off about the drug trafficking, the team conducted an operation on the N1 highway in Worcester. “The officers identified a suspicious motor vehicle. “The vehicle was stopped, and during the search, a concealment of suspected drugs was discovered inside the boot. “A…

The chairperson of the Section 194 committee, Richard Dyantyi, whose committee found advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane unfit to hold office, has denied that the work of the committee prejudiced the suspended public protector. Yesterday, the National Assembly debated the Section 194 report, which recently recommended that Mkhwebane be removed. Dyantyi said Mkhwebane was not denied the opportunity to state her case by the committee. “We are confident that advocate Mkhwebane was not denied a chance for legal representation as she claims. “To the contrary, the committee used its best endeavours to assist her in having access to state-supported legal advice. This process culminated in a report that shows incontrovertible evidence that advocate Mkhwebane conducted herself poorly and is incompetent, notwithstanding the noise that surrounded the work of this committee,” he said.…

On Sunday the Springboks played their first World Rugby Cup 2023 match against Scotland in France. While the nation was out in full support wearing their green and gold, the Bokke took to the field in their new alternative kit and people were not happy about it. Instead of the classic green and gold we all love, the team stepped out in an aqua blue and white kit so far removed from the colours we all know that they could easily have been another country. While the nail-biting match kept us on the edge of our seats, many folk couldn’t help but be distracted by the odd choice of colours. Taking to X, people voiced their opinion on the matter with many comparing the alternative kit to the Checkers Sixty60…

A security officer was shot and wounded outside a restaurant at the V&A Waterfront. The incident happened last Thursday. It is unclear what the motive for the shooting was. V&A Waterfront head of communications Donald Kau said the incident took place near the boom gate at the eatery. “I can confirm that we had a shooting incident outside of the boom gate entrance to Grand Africa last week Thursday evening in which a security officer was injured and taken to hospital as a result. The incident is with the SAPS for investigation, and we are aiding the police.” Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg said the suspects shot the victim in the chest before fleeing the scene. “Table Bay police are investigating an attempted murder case following a shooting incident at a…

In today’s online and digital era, social media platforms have become an essential component of people’s lives, including children’s lives. The increasing use of social media is intensifying the incidence of bullying, the spread of misinformation and untruths, and other destructive activities. This manifests in different forms, including stalking, harassment, cyberbullying, and the spreading of gossip, slander, vulgarity and hate. The anonymity provided by social media allows individuals to act with freedom, without fear of immediate sanctions for conduct. Addressing the irresponsible conduct on social media requires a multifaceted approach involving family, social media platform owners, awareness of social media laws and regulations, and institutions such as places of worship and schools developing effective reporting policies on cyberbullying. These structures can play a crucial role in promoting digital literacy and…

The Minister of Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, projects an authoritative, hands-on grasp in pursuing the task of catching up with the backlog of maintenance at Eskom. But his script mirrors what former CEO André de Ruyter highlighted in his book, Truth to Power, published six months ago. Of course, it is refreshing to note Ramokgopa’s philosophy is “to stick to planned maintenance”. For De Ruyter, planned maintenance meant taking 18$ of the system off the grid at any time for necessary routine maintenance (p186). But he found that difficult to implement because he was told the electricity had to be kept on. For political reasons, such planned maintenance was stalled. That meant running power stations “with the proverbial rev-counter in the red”, as De Ruyter expressed it (p300). In De…

Nadine de Klerk took the Proteas Women home with the bat after earlier producing a superb bowling display that set up the visitors’ six-wicket victory and a first one-day international series win on Pakistan soil yesterday. De Klerk (24 not out) and Marizanne Kapp (29 not out) shared an unbroken 54-run partnership for the fifth wicket as the two all-rounders steered the Proteas past Pakistan’s paltry 168 all out in the second ODI in Karachi. The home team were placed on the back foot early on, with De Klerk producing a devastating spell of 4/30. The ginger-haired medium-pacer tore the heart out of Pakistan’s top order by picking up the first three wickets to fall. After a searching new-ball spell from Kapp and Ayabonga Khaka – with captain Laura Wolvaardt…

The Budget Justice Coalition (BJC) has noted with great concern the communication by National Treasury in late August to all government departments instructing them to implement austerity measures as part of its policy of fiscal consolidation. Civic organisations that are part of the Budget Justice Coalition include the Alternative Information and Development Centre (AIDC), the Children’s Institute at UCT, Corruption Watch, the Dullah Omar Institute at UWC, Equal Education, Equal Education Law Centre, the Institute for Economic Justice, Oxfam SA, Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group, the Public Service Accountability Monitor, the Rural Health Advocacy Project and, SECTION27. The group said “these sudden, immediate measures will only serve to widen the gap between those who are hungry and live below the food poverty line and those who are wealthy. We…

SA’s biggest newspaper group under threat Today is D-Day for Independent Media in the Western Cape High Court. South Africa’s largest newspaper company, which publishes titles including the Cape Argus, Daily Voice and The Star, will hear today whether the court will grant an interdict to prevent Standard Bank from closing its accounts, as well as those of 30 other companies in the Sekunjalo Group. Secure the interdict, and 15 Indy newspapers will be able to continue publishing around the country. Its online platform www.iol.co.za will continue to operate unhindered, and its 18 free ACM community newspapers will reach millions of homes weekly in three provinces, without interruption. Should the court reject the interdict application, the ruling would effectively be granting Standard Bank licence to wipe out one third of…

The newly formed Wesbank Women’s Movement is collecting signatures for a petition that demands a police station for the crime-ridden area. Elvina Cleghorn said the organisation had been asking for a own police station since 2016, but had not been given positive answers. Last Saturday, the community worker and her partner, Yvonne Petersen, collected more than 800 signatures. “We started the Wesbank Women’s Movement in July, the same month we met. We established the movement with all the relevant stakeholders. We decided to do something that was needed in the community. One of our greatest concerns is the high crime rate and the unsatisfactory services we get from Mfuleni police station,” Cleghorn said. “We decided to march and hand over a memorandum to SAPS demanding that they give us a…

Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, founder of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and the traditional prime minister of the Zulu nation, will be buried on Friday. The announcement was made by the KwaZulu-Natal government on Sunday at KwaPhindangene, outside Ulundi, in northern KwaZulu-Natal. Buthelezi died on Saturday, aged 95, days after he was discharged from hospital. The provincial government, led by Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube, said in a statement the date was agreed upon after a meeting with the family. “The funeral of the late founder and President Emeritus of the IFP and Traditional Prime Minister of the Zulu Nation, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, will take place this coming Friday, 15th September. The announcement was made by the family following a short meeting this afternoon (Sunday).” The provincial government said it was still…

Despite recent Spring Day celebrations across the country, Mother Nature is still very much in winter mode with parts of the Cape waking up to snowfall after an icy weekend. IOL reported that two cold fronts were headed to Cape Town. Several impact-based warnings of strong winds were also predicted. Snowfall is predicted over the Swartberg Mountains and over Little Karoo, near Uniondale, over the south- western mountains in the Northern Cape, including Rooiberg and the mountains near Springbok. There could even be snow over Table Mountain, the peaks of Outeniqua and Langeberg. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) said a second round of snowfall was expected over parts of the Cape provinces yesterday, spreading towards the Drakensberg areas in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. Saws said the cold front…

Human Settlements Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has slammed the City of Cape Town for allegedly sabotaging the central line relocation attempts by her department and its counterparts. Kubayi said it was because of the City’s non-committal attitude that she had to declare a dispute, in terms of the Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act (IGR). Kubayi was addressing a hall of concerned local community councillors, leaders and residents at a stakeholder engagement meeting in Philippi yesterday. She was accompanied by Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga and Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Sihle Zikalala. The City of Cape Town (CoCT), however, was not at the meeting. Commenting on the City’s absence, Kubayi said she was discouraged as this meant that the local municipality was disregarding the urgency of the central line relocations, forcing her to…

The Proteas have faced Australia in eight matches across formats over the past few months, and have lost seven of those encounters. Another defeat today in Potchefstroom (1pm start) will also consign them to a third straight series defeat. It is fair to say that Australia have kept up the pressure on their rivals, and during the one-day international series especially, the visitors have looked very much like the No 1-ranked team in the world, in comparison to the Proteas’ lowly sixth place. But why have the Australians, who are without five of their first-choice players, been so much better than the Proteas? “I think if we keep playing like the way we’re playing at the moment, we are probably going to shift down (the rankings) even more,” Proteas middle-order…

The Springboks will wrap star lock Eben Etzebeth in cotton wool after he sustained a shoulder injury in their first World Cup match on Sunday against Scotland. Etzebeth was replaced shortly before half-time, and looks set to miss the next seven to 10 days as he recovers from the shoulder niggle. South Africa face Romania on Sunday (3pm kickoff), but Etzebeth was always likely to sit out to ensure he is fit and ready for the likely Pool B decider against Ireland next Saturday. The Boks started their world title defence with a strong 18-3 win over the Scots in Marseille, and have already shifted their focus to their second pool encounter on Sunday in Bordeaux. Director of rugby Rassie Erasmus said yesterday that the scans will reveal the extent…

Novak Djokovic, who won his fourth US Open and all-time record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title on Sunday, is driven on through controversy by his determination to be the greatest ever. The Serb’s victory over Daniil Medvedev at Flushing Meadows – his third major triumph of 2023 – took him two Slams clear of great rival Rafael Nadal at the top of the list of men’s major champions. For 36-year-old Djokovic, it matters to be the best, and he has a strong sense of his historical place in tennis. He also keeps ploughing on through the highs and lows because it is “a great school of life”. “I would like to send a message to every young person out there. I was a seven-year-old dreaming that I could win Wimbledon and…