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Siphelele Dludla siphelele.dludla@inl.co.za Public finances could come under further pressure this year due to the fight against Covid-19 pandemic, but economists have remained optimistic that there was plenty of room to absorb the extra spending. The National Treasury yesterday allocated more than R4 billion extra to purchase Covid-19 vaccines and to extend the special distress grant (SRD). Treasury director-general Dondo Mogajane yesterday tabled a Special Appropriation Bill to Parliament which would be enacted if passed by Members of Parliament. The Bill allocates an additional R1.25bn to the Department of Health to procure vaccines, and implement a related Covid-19 research project. Another R2.83bn was appropriated to the Department of Social Development to fund the extension of the special Covid-19 SRD R350 grant. Mogajane said the National Treasury was “on track” to…

Sibusiso Mboto sibusiso.mboto@inl.co.za banNING canned hunting would have dire implications for the hunting industry and South Africa could lose billions of rand each year as a result. So said wildlife hunting bodies after Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Barbara Creecy recently announced that a high-level panel had recommended a ban on the captive breeding, hunting and petting of lions in South Africa. Hunting associations said if a ban was imposed, it would have a dire impact on the hunting industry and result in job losses, while the South Africa National Parks (SANParks) has come out in full support of the minister’s announcement. Confederation of Hunting Associations in South Africa chief executive Steven Paulos said that while members were still going through the report, there were already worrying signs for the…

A ship, the Eaubonne, has been placed in quarantine in the Port of Durban after the death of a crew member and 14 other crew members tested positive for Covid-19. The ship, which berthed in the port on Sunday, had sailed from India on May 18. Transnet said that upon arrival at the harbour, as a standard precautionary measure and as a requirement for a ship’s next port of call, all crew members were required to be tested, and cleared of Covid-19. “Fourteen of the crew members tested positive. The entire vessel is currently in quarantine at the Port of Durban as per Covid-19 regulations. Contact tracking and tracing is being undertaken,” it said. In a statement last night, the Health ministry said the death of a crew member on…

| Lord Salisbury SCULPTURE, nature conservation and the passage of time … the arts soiree at St Clement’s the other evening featured lovely slides of KwaZulu-Natal’s Sculpture Garden at Kloof, with a commentary by local sculptor Andries Botha. The sculpture garden is set in 8ha of natural as well as exotic vegetation, the sole criterion being beauty, as explained by Andries, set in the fecundity of KZN. Andries is active in nature conservation in the wilderness regions. But it was felt that something was needed in the urban setting, hence the sculpture garden, which provides an intriguing juxtapositioning, especially with some of Andries’s thought-provoking sculptures. He waxed lyrical about the passage of time, the artist’s role in it and the absolutely vital need for a reversal of…

IAN LLOYD | Durban North AN EXCELLENT article from Shannon Ebrahim (The Mercury, April 30) as she continues to remind everyone of the US blockade against Cuba. It is disgraceful that the US will not supply Cuba with medication to fight Covid-19 and Cubans living in the US are not allowed to send money to their families in Cuba. It would be interesting to hear the US ambassador’s comments on this subject. Ebrahim also reminds us of the conflict and crises in the Yemen in her recent article on the “Lost children of the Yemen”. Joe Biden, the US president, could go down in history as one of America’s greatest presidents if he would stop the conflict in the Yemen and stop the sanctions against Cuba and also…

DR MURTHI SOOBOO | Pretoria Minster Senzo Mchunu, thank you for the opportunity for public participation in the present issues regarding the negotiations of public sector wage increases. Covid-19 has dealt our economy a blow. The manner in which our stimulus package, released by President Cyril Ramaphosa, was utilised has raised many eyebrows. The monies wasted on the personal protective equipment and the corruption investigated by the Special Investigating Unit, have again highlighted the corruption we are experiencing. In the midst of a pandemic, for those to have taken advantage of the situation indicates how morally bankrupt some of our people have become. Our public sector is bloated. We have more departments than we require. Actually, the output of these departments is low compared with other countries, with…

Zelda Venter zelda.venter@inl.co.za In a saga that has been ongoing for nearly 21 years, the inventor of “Please Call Me”, Nkosana Makate, has yet again turned to court to get what is owed to him. He argues that he is owed not the R47 million as calculated by Vodacom, but rather closer to R10 billion, without interest. The Gauteng High Court Pretoria, is presiding over Makate’s review application over the next three days. While counsel are presenting their case from offices at Menlyn Corporate Park, Judge Wendy Hughes is hearing the matter virtually. Armed with a hefty team of senior advocates, Makate said he was confident about the success of his application. The court has been asked to review the compensation offered to him as calculated by Vodacom chief…

Sihle Mavuso sihle.mavuso@inl.co.za KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala has assigned four of his MECs to assist the troubled and divided Zulu monarchy to prepare for the funeral of the late Queen Regent Mantfombi Dlamini-Zulu. Dlamini-Zulu died on Thursday last week, aged 65. The assigning of the MECs follows a decision by President Cyril Ramaphosa to grant the late queen regent a state funeral (provincial level). The assigned MECs are Peggy Nkonyeni of Transport and Community Safety, Bongi Sithole-Moloi of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sipho Hlomuka of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, and Hlengiwe Mavimbela of Arts, Culture, Sports and Recreation. “The MECs have met with the royal family and have been advised of the following. “The mortal remains of the Zulu regent, Her Majesty the Queen, will depart from Johannesburg and…

Sakhiseni Nxumalo sakhiseni.nxumalo@inl.co.za THE KwaZulu-Natal Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (Edtea) has directed the Ugu District Municipality to formulate a remedial plan to address ongoing sewage spillages. The South Coast municipality has come under fire as raw sewage is flowing into rivers and on to beaches in the area. It has been alleged that raw sewage was floating on the Umzimkulu River last week, affecting business operations in nearby areas. The provincial department confirmed the incident and said that they had been alerted to the spillage on Friday last week. KZN Edtea spokesperson Bheki Mbanjwa said the department had immediately dispatched a team to investigate. He said that information received from municipal officials indicated that the sewage spill was a result of theft and vandalism at Pump…

SINCE the late Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini passed away in March, a low-intensity war has been taking place among some members of the royal family over succession and his estate. The feud burst into the open last week after the death of one of King Zwelithini’s widows, Regent Queen Mantfombi Dlamini-Zulu, amid allegations that she had been poisoned. It deepened this week after a faction of the monarchy – led by King Zwelithini’s brother, Prince Mbonisi Zulu, and the late monarch’s sister, Princess Thembi Ndlovu (nee Zulu) – called an impromptu media briefing on the sidelines of Queen Mantfombi’s funeral preparations and used it to call out Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, the Zulu nation’s Traditional Prime Minister. The ructions further escalated when the late king’s first wife, Queen Sibongile Dlamini, and…

LONDON: Meghan Markle is to publish a children’s book in June titled The Bench about the relationship between a father and son, publisher Random House said yesterday. The book is the latest venture by the duchess and her husband, Britain’s Prince Harry, since they moved to Los Angeles last year with their young son Archie. The book will be published on June 8, with Meghan narrating an audio version. “The Bench started as a poem I wrote for my husband on Father’s Day… after Archie was born,” she said. | Reuters…

Mike Greenaway AFTER a successful but hardly polished performance against the Stormers last week, the Sharks turn their attention to the visiting Lions, a team they have learnt not to disrespect. Yesterday, Sharks No 8 Sikhumbuzo Notshe pointed out how the Sharks almost came unstuck when the Lions came to Jonsson Kings Park for a Super Rugby Unlocked match last year. “In that game, they showed us what they can do when we had a good first 40 (only to take the foot of the pedal) and then they came back in the second half and we ended up hanging on for the win. “We have learnt from that and we know we have to start well and finish well too because they are a top quality side,” the 27-year-old…

Stuart Hess Cricket South Africa is hopeful that all the South Africans - players and support staff - who were participating in the Indian Premier League, will be back in the country by tomorrow. A number of logistical hurdles need to be overcome, but Cricket SA and the players union - the SA Cricketers Association - are confident that the 11 players, along with the support staff contracted to various teams will be back in the country before the end of the week. They will all have to quarantine for between 10 and 14 days. Cricket SA said yesterday it had “made contact with all the relevant franchises, to ensure the expedited travel of all South African players and support staff back to our shores”. The Board of Control for…

EDWARD WEST edward.west@inl.co.za THE COMPETITION Commission has proposed the Competition Tribunal impose a fine of 10 percent of turnover, with a possible 30 percent discount and negotiation of staggered payments for the alleged collusion by Elliott Mobility with other furniture removal companies. The Competition Tribunal yesterday heard closing arguments in a case where Elliott Mobility was alleged to have colluded with other furniture removal companies on tenders to a number of government departments, including the SANDF and Eskom. The commission accused Elliott of having entered into agreements, or conducted a concerted practice to collude on furniture removal tenders with JH Retief Transport and Cape Express Removals, from about 2008 until at least 2010. The collusion was alleged to have occurred through the provision of cover quotes between…

EDWARD WEST edward.west@inl.co.za EQUITES Property Fund had no defaults among the tenants of its logistics properties in the year to February 28, despite the devastating effects of Covid-19 lockdowns on the commercial property markets in the UK and South Africa. Equites chief executive Andrea Taverna-Turisan said yesterday in an interview the fact there were no rent defaults, and assistance was provided to tenants that occupied only a fraction of the gross letting area, indicated the defensiveness of the portfolio and the resilience of the company’s mainly blue-chip clients. The only vacancy related to a single logistics unit in the UK and the port- folio vacancy rate was 0.1 percent. The average collection rate over the past year was 99.3 percent in South Africa and 100 percent in the UK.…

Thami Magubane thami.magubane@inl.co.za THE KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health wants to absorb more than 12 000 temporary workers who were employed during the height of the Covid-19 outbreak, despite the department’s admission that it was in “a dire financial state”. Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane revealed this while addressing members of the finance portfolio committee during a virtual meeting yesterday morning. The department justified its recommendation by saying the workers had done a great job and were still needed. The total budget for the department amounts to R50 billion, second only to that of the Department of Education. Despite this allocation, the Health Department was struggling to meet some of its staff needs. “I must be the first one to indicate that things are not looking very rosy for the department,…

BALDWIN NDABA and SAMKELO MTSHALI ANC KwaZulu-Natal deputy chairperson Mike Mabuyakhulu – who is facing charges of fraud and corruption – has become the first senior leader in the country to announce that he is stepping aside in accordance with the party’s national executive committee (NEC) decision. In a letter addressed to secretary-general Ace Magashule and dated April 22, 2021, Mabuyakhulu said as a disciplined member of the ANC he respected the notion that no individual was bigger than the party and all members should subject themselves to its decisions. “In line with the position adopted by our movement, I hereby respectfully tender to the Office of the Provincial Secretary, that I am stepping aside from my position as the provincial deputy chairperson of the ANC in KwaZulu- Natal,…

EBRAHIM “EBKOYBIE” ESSA | Durban WITH our meagre salaries as educators, and two nippers at ex-model C schools, at hectically high fees, my family looked forward to using much of our savings to do some local touring at almost every end of term. Like game reserves, and most of the other amazing spots in South Africa; much of these holidays utilised economical, cheap, low-grade boarding houses. Most of our travelling was done by a voetsak car that often broke down. Something or other cracking up, leaking or overheating. Nothing mattered except reaching our holiday destination. Nothing was worse than returning home to go back to work. With some extra money from other hard work like private tuition, we were able to see some great overseas spots like…

KUDZAI CHIKOWORE | Human rights activist STOP the Zimbabwean government from making freedom of speech extinct. It is tragic that in Zimbabwe there is one set of laws and law-enforcement agents for those who actively oppose the Zanu-PF regime and corruption; and another set of laws and law-enforcement agents for those who don’t. The rule of law is an alien concept in Zimbabwe. The government of Zimbabwe violates the rights to shelter, food, freedom of movement and residence, freedom of assembly and the protection of the law. Government agents of Zimbabwe continue to perpetrate physical and psychological torture. The constitution and law prohibit arbitrary arrest and detention, although other sections of the law effectively weaken these prohibitions. The government has enforced security laws in conflict with the constitution.…

I AM not sure how widespread they are, but mostly I have seen them in European airports – electronic pads, on waist-height stands, with a green and red button. If you are exiting an area, say a public toilet, a rest area, or a themed shopping section, even an official area like baggage claim, passers-by are encouraged to offer spontaneous feedback. Push green for good. Push red for, well, not good. I bet some people always depress red and some always green, no matter what their experience. They reflex to positive or negative, and it reflects their expectations and how they see the world. I’ve had a few associates who, it seems, go through life pushing the red – no matter what. It has shaped their perceptions, underscored negatives. Others…

Sakhiseni Nxumalo sakhiseni.nxumalo@inl.co.za THE KwaZulu-Natal Correctional Services head Mnikelwa Nxele is back in his office after serving more than a two-year suspension. Nxele confirmed yesterday that he returned to work on Monday after an arbitrator ruled in his favour, stating that his suspension had contravened the labour laws. Nxele had been embroiled in a labour dispute with the department after he was suspended in 2019 by Correctional Services national commissioner Arthur Fraser. Nxele was dismissed from his position but he successfully challenged his dismissal in the Labour Court. But Fraser then said he was challenging the Labour Court decision and said he was placing Nxele on suspension again in April last year pending the appeal. Nxele challenged Fraser’s decision to keep him on suspension after the Bargaining Council had dismissed…

Loyiso Sidimba loyiso.sidimba@inl.co.za FINANCE Minister Tito Mboweni has mounted a strong defence of the government’s pledge to empower black businesspeople who were previously disadvantaged by apartheid, at the Constitutional Court. Mboweni is challenging the Supreme Court of Appeal’s (SCA) ruling that declared Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Regulations 2017 invalid and unconstitutional in favour of AfriBusiness, now known as Sakeliga, in October last year. In heads of argument filed by Mboweni’s counsel, Ngwako Maenetje SC and Mkhululi Stubbs, on April 19, the minister argues that the SCA erred in that it measured the legality of the 2017 regulations solely against the requirements of section 217(1) of the Constitution. They also said the SCA’s interpretation fails to prefer an interpretation that best promotes the spirit and objectives of the Constitution and…

Withholding bank services is arrogance and aggression against the oppressed Masibongwe Sihlahla In the middle ages, we had the witch hunts, and it became notorious as an instrument to get rid of those you fear or owe money or favours to or have power over you, the witch hunts worked strictly on rumour-mongering and once enough people accused you of having witnessed witch behaviour from you, no court or power in the world could save you from the savage crowd. This became a bit more sophisticated during the Spanish Inquisition where the type of rumour was more grandiose accusing innocent people of being Jews etc. During the French Revolution, we had the same terror being meted out on political enemies or those who were feared because they could sway…

An elevated metro line collapsed in the Mexican capital yesterday, leaving at least 23 people dead and dozens injured as a train came plunging down, authorities said. Carriages were seen hanging from the overpass in a tangle of twisted cables with the ends pointing towards the ground in a V-shape. “Unfortunately there are 23 deceased,” including minors, Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum told reporters at the scene in the south of the capital. About 65 others received hospital treatment following the dramatic accident, one of the worst to strike the Mexico City metro since it was inaugurated in 1969. Anxious relatives gathered at the site awaiting news of those believed to have been aboard the train. Efrain Juarez said that his son was in the wreckage. “My daughter-in-law called us.…

Scottish independence supporters are calling Thursday’s election the most important in the nation’s history as they vow that if they win a majority in the devolved parliament, they will push for another referendum on breaking from the UK. The Scottish National Party (SNP) is close to controlling the devolved parliament, known as Holyrood, outright in Thursday’s election. The only time the SNP have won a majority before in 2011, Britain’s then-Prime Minister David Cameron bowed to pressure and agreed to a referendum in 2014. Scots then voted by 55-45% to remain in the more than 300-year-old union. However, even if they win a majority, there are no defined rules for how Scotland can force another referendum. The British government says the law means that Scotland would require the permission of…

HERMAN GIBBS Relegation-haunted Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila scored a 2-1 win over 10-man Kaizer Chiefs after converting an injury-time penalty in their Premiership clash at Peter Mokaba Stadium last night. It looked like an injury-hit Chiefs, who played half the match with a player less following a red card just ahead of the half-time break, would salvage a draw. Instead, Chiefs central defender Siyabonga Ngezana lost his balance in a goalmouth melee and inadvertently handled the ball. TTM’s Thabo Mnyamane scored from the resultant penalty. Chiefs started well, with Kearyn Baccus and Lebogang Manyama combining well to round the TTM defence out wide on the right flank. Nothing, however, came of an inviting goalmouth cross. Three minutes after Chiefs midfielder Njabulo Blom committed a second yellow card offence in the…

JSE-LISTED IT service management company 4Sight Holdings yesterday entered into a strategic partnership with Cognius.AI in Africa and beyond to create solutions that leverage conversational AI platforms for the enterprise market. Cognius.AI is a highly innovative AI specialist developer based in Singapore. The group said Cognius.AI’s Sofia platform had the potential to revolutionise AI by modelling AI to human interaction more closely on how human-to-human conversations work. 4Sight entered the partnership after reporting a 6.7 percent decline in revenue to $31.7 million (R458m) for the year to end December and an increase of more than 100 percent increase in net profit to $1.8m, reversing a loss of $5.3m reported a year earlier. 4Sight chief business environment officer Rudi Dreyer said yesterday that conversational AI allowed Sofia to have a…

Karen Singh karen.singh@inl.co.za Experts have said that instead of imposing a blanket ban on travellers from Covid-19-ravaged India, the South African government should consider quarantine measures and focus on its genomic surveillance of the coronavirus. Debate has raged about whether South Africa should impose a travel ban on India as that country battles the spread of Covid-19 – and particularly the spread of the B.1.617 variant of the coronavirus. At the moment, the World Health Organization) has labelled the B.1.617 variant as a category of interest and further investigations have to be made to determine how infectious it is. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize confirmed in a statement on Monday night that the B.1.617 variant circulating in India had not been detected in South Africa. However, the minister said the department…

Pandora, the jewellery maker best know for its silver charm bracelets, will stop selling mined diamonds and focus on more affordable,sustainable, lab-grown gems, it said yesterday. “Diamonds are not only forever, but for everyone,” Pandora chief executive Alexander Lacik said as the Danish company launched a new collection of man-made stones. Pandora, which made 85 million pieces of jewellery last year and sold 50 000 diamonds, said it aimed to “transform the market for diamond jewellery with affordable, sustainably created products”. The growing acceptance of man-made diamonds by millennials attracted to cheaper stones guaranteed not to have come from conflict zones has spurred firms such as De Beers to end its decades-old policy of shunning synthetic gems in its jewellery. Prices of lab-grown diamonds have fallen over the…

KEVIN GOVENDER | Shallcross The DEPLOYMENT of ANC cadres to senior government positions is a contentious issue and deeply flawed as revealed at the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture. I understand the consensus that a majority party will have higher representation in the corridors of Parliament. Having higher representation is one thing, but fielding candidates without the sine qua non of important portfolios is another. The party made fatal mistakes by deploying inexperienced personnel to key government positions just because they risked their lives as underground operatives and lived in exile. They became the ANC’s chosen and anointed ones. These are the very same people who have been entrenched in corruption and have looted state coffers. A typical example is former president Jacob Zuma. For decades…

HEINZ DE BOER | DA Spokesperson on Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs THE recent decision by Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife to cancel the annual iNcema and Reed Harvesting programme must be considered as short-sighted. Strangely, Ezemvelo cites both the Covid-19 virus and then reed “stock availability” as reasons for the termination of the programme. Yet St Lucia’s riverbanks are abundantly stocked with reeds which, according to local sources, are ready to be harvested now. The reeds are an important source of potential income for many women engaged in the arts and crafts industry. However, if they are left to dry without being harvested, they become useless – a terrible waste of a natural resource. Ezemvelo has for many years been accused of not doing enough to empower…

Mayibongwe Maqhina mayibongwe.maqhina@inl.co.za THE DA will soon introduce a bill in Parliament that seeks to put a stop to the employment of people holding political leadership positions while employed in the public service. The party wants to propose to Parliament to enact changes in the public services legislation that would make it illegal to appoint someone on the basis of political loyalty. This emerged after the national legislature published a notice inviting members of the public to make written comments on a draft bill proposed by DA MP Leon Schreiber. Schreiber said the End Cadre Deployment Bill would make it illegal for any person who held office in a political party to be employed as a professional public servant in the state. He also said the bill would direct…

Rhino poaching is on the rise again in South Africa since the government loosened Covid-19 restrictions after a year-long lull, wildlife parks say. The strict limits on travel, including international travel, imposed in March last year had the happy side effect of keeping poachers at bay. In 2020, 394 rhinos were poached, 30% fewer than the year before and the lowest yearly tally since 2011. But then international travel restrictions were eased in November. “Since November, December last year and into 2021, this landscape and particularly Kruger National Park has been experiencing serious numbers of rhino-poaching incidents,” said Jo Shaw, the Africa Rhino Lead for WWF International Network. She declined to say how many incidents had occurred. “There is a very real and realised threat as poaching pressure has increased…

Thami Magubane thami.magubane@inl.co.za KwaZulu-Natal Education MEC Kwazi Mshengu says the department is facing infrastructure challenges at several schools in the province. Mshengu was speaking during a virtual meeting on infrastructure yesterday which was attended by representatives of all nine provinces and was led by the Department of Basic Education. He said the budget cuts had made a bad situation worse. Mshengu also touched on water challenges. He said about 3 000 schools of its 6 200 were not connected to municipal water lines, and the department had to provide water via water tankers. He said this was not sustainable. “We have been paying millions of rand for water to be delivered in tankers, we are now looking to drill boreholes which could have huge savings. “Before Covid-19, a school could…

Tourists visiting Egypt’s famed pyramids may rarely stray from the beaten track, but a project focused on rural villages adjoining the ancient sites now encourages them to do so. The scheme takes visitors to a verdant strip of farmland thick with palm trees that runs south of the Giza pyramids, between the lesser-known pyramids of Saqqara and Dahshur and the western bank of the Nile. There they can get a glimpse of local communities as part of Visit Badrashin!, a sustainable tourism project funded by the EU. “When a tourist visits, they can pass by a farmer here and have a cup of tea in the fields, buy handicrafts or eat traditional food from the area,” said Heba Ragab, a tourism expert. The coronavirus pandemic has drastically reduced tourist arrivals…

The effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on employee mental health has been overwhelming. Organisations are realising the deep need to turn their attention and focus on employee wellness, especially during this time of increased separation and decreased human interaction. Psychologically, human beings are wired for connection. This means that even those individuals who would be considered introverts still require a level of human engagement for optimal mental health. The lockdown and further restrictions that resulted from the Covid-19 pandemic made this level of human interaction impossible. Initially some organisations discovered that during lockdown their productivity went up while office overheads went down. This finding has opened more possibilities for a new future in the world of business; one that has a lot more freedom from the office as a set…

A court in India’s capital New Delhi has become the last hope for many hospitals struggling to get oxygen for Covid-19 patients as supplies run dangerously short while government officials bicker over who is responsible. A two-judge Bench of the Delhi High Court has been holding almost daily video conferences to hear petitions from hospitals invoking India’s constitutional right to protection of life. Local and federal officials are attending. The court’s intervention has saved lives, lawyers say. This week, with just 30 minutes of oxygen left for 42 virus patients at Sitaram Bhartia Hospital, and new supplies nowhere in sight, hospital authorities approached the Delhi court as a “last resort” for help, lawyer Shyel Trehan said. The judges ordered the Delhi state government to immediately arrange supplies. “Oxygen cylinders arrived…

LONDON: Melinda Gates, co-founder of one of the world’s largest private charitable foundations, expects the US government will soon weigh up how much of its vaccine supply to donate bilaterally and through the global Covax programme. In her first remarks to be broadcast since she and her husband, Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates, announced they would divorce after 27 years, Gates said governments were waking up to arguments that the global economy needed to be vaccinated to bring the pandemic under control. Wealthy nations did not need to vaccinate down to their teenage populations before they started sharing doses with low-income countries, Gates said, and suggested governments should pick an age range, somewhere between 20 and 30, when they would start donating vaccines. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation last…

MIHLALI BALEKA Former Bafana Bafana international Matthew Booth insists that Benni McCarthy should stay in the PSL for at least another season before accepting the role of being the national team’s new coach. McCarthy is expected to be announced as the new Bafana coach today. His appointment comes after the dismissal of Molefi Ntseki, who failed to guide the team to the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations after suffering a loss against Sudan in March. McCarthy was not the primary target of Safa after they were snubbed by Carlos Queiroz and Pitso Mosimane. McCarthy, though, finds himself on Safa’s radar after an impressive stint at Durban side AmaZulu. The 43-year-old has taken Usuthu from being perennial relegation candidates to serious title contenders as they are second on the Premiership…