Indholdsfortegnelse for 2021-06-24 i Mercury

Dineo Faku dineo.faku@inl.co.za DE BEERS, the world’s biggest diamond producer by volume, has reported a strong demand for its rough diamonds during its fifth sales cycle as India recovered from the fatal second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. De Beers, a unit of Anglo American plc which holds 10 sales cycles a year for its rough diamonds during sight holder sales and auctions, yesterday recorded a provisional fifth sales cycle value of $470 million (R6.71 billion). The company said that owing to the restrictions on the movement of people and products in various jurisdictions around the globe, it had continued to implement a more flexible approach to rough diamond sales during the fifth sales cycle of 2021, with the Sight event extended beyond its normal week-long duration. It said…

Edward West edward.west@inl.co.za ATTACQ would consider more residential developments at Waterfall City in partnership with Cape Town-based developer DTE Properties, depending on the sales uptake of the 400-unit The Mix, Attacq’s chief development officer Giles Pendleton said. Attacq and DTE yesterday, in a 50/50 joint venture, launched the R500 million The Mix, which will extend about 13 storeys, just adjacent, but linked to Attacq’s Mall of Africa in Waterfall City. Attacq’s chief development officer Giles Pendleton said in a presentation yesterday that 70 percent of the studio, one and two-bedroomed units, to be priced from R1m to R2m, would need to be sold before construction began, but they expected that all the units would be sold in four to six months. DTE director Robin Magid said the development…

Vuyolwethu Fundam Vuyolwethu.Fundam@africannewsagency.com The core is more than just having a toned ab section. It supports your body for every type of movement, whether you're running, sitting, or walking. It’s at the centre of your body and comprises your abs, hips, back, and chest. Maintaining its strength is essential because that’s your support system. Studies say that a strengthened core contributes to good posture, prevents you from getting injuries such as lower back injuries, and helps stabilise your movements. Here are exercises you can do at home to maintain core strength: Side Plank Lie on your left side with your knees straight. Lift your body, place your weight on the left forearm and elbow. Place your right hand on your hip, or put it in the air until it is…

I KNOW a man who faced a Goliath of addictions, “one day at a time” and “just for today”. Sometimes his Goliath was so near, so strong, it was “one hour at a time”. At his most desperate, it was “one minute at a time”. This man’s Goliath is not dead. He roams in the distance, waves occasionally, but he has all but given up trying to beat this David. Today, this David lives well, lives powerfully. In fact, he is well because he lives close to his vulnerabilities and his faith keeps him strong, aware. His second name may well be “Just for Today” as he faces the Goliath of addictions and refuses to succumb. I know a woman who faced her own Goliath. She had a seeming inability…

FAROUK ARAIE Gauteng EFF leader Julius Malema has overturned our politics in ways we cannot imagine. His bombastic rhetoric is a crude strategy to achieve power through demagoguery and then to use that power for his own gain. His latest outburst against Indians occupying strategic positions in major companies is propaganda fodder for his band of followers who need to follow their Pied Piper as he rummages for votes. Perhaps he needs to be reminded that we gained our positions through excellence, hard work, honesty and perseverance. We achieved those positions with sheer grit and determination in the face of adversity. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude, which is ingrained in our work ethic and embedded in our culture. We are not clock watchers or tea…

KEITH BLAKE | Cape Town THE biggest achievement a young person, our children, can achieve is to get an education starting from Grade R right up to Grade 12. Some are blessed to attend universities. Before I go further on this issue, we cannot forget that, in 1976, the youth took to the streets in massive protest actions. What came strongly to the fore, this past Youth Day, is that many youngsters are deeply troubled and concerned about not being employed after obtaining a hard-earned and well-deserved education. After all, that is, in the main, a top target of all our youth. This is not happening as wave after wave of educated youth, year after year, are deeply despondent as their frantic attempts to get employment are not…

A 43-year-old warrant officer attached to the Limpopo provincial Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) has been charged with contravening the Firearms Control Act after his nephew allegedly killed himself using his state-issued firearm. “This after his 13-year-old nephew allegedly shot himself with his (Hawks officer’s) official firearm at Shayandima in Thohoyandou on Monday,” said Limpopo spokesperson for the SAPS Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo. The child reportedly accessed his uncle’s 9mm Z88 service pistol which the uncle left in the room, and shot himself in the head. He died instantly. The SAPS in Limpopo said it was not clear at this stage whether the child had accidentally shot himself or taken his own life.…

THE Chinese Communist Party (CPC) was founded on July 1, 1921 in Shanghai. On July 31, 1921, the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) was founded in Cape Town. Both parties were “vanguard” parties in terms of Marxism/Leninism, that is they saw themselves as being the leaders of the working class and would strive to raise their living standards. That is why the CPC and CPSA, now called the South African Communist Party (SACP), both aim to improve the lot of the mass of the proletariat by providing free education, free health care, food security and low-cost housing. Unlike the few thousand members of the SACP, the CPC membership is just short of 92 million or 6.5% of the population of China. The CPC aims to be able to help…

THERE is a sense of déjà vu about the mayhem that unfolded during the branch general meeting of the ANC in Lephalale in Limpopo at the weekend. Kemotho Daniel Nkanyane appeared before the Phalala Magistrate’s Court on Monday following a brutal altercation at the meeting. Two people were shot dead and 16 others were wounded during the altercation. However, this was not the first time such matters have been reported after branch general meetings. It is at these crucial meetings where branch leaders are chosen. The leaders generally become candidates for ward councillors and to be part of regional structures. Apart from disagreements about the candidates, nominees allegedly manipulate the attendance lists to ensure that only members guaranteed to vote for them are at the meeting. In the build-up to…

FOUR police officers who had gone missing after a militant attack in Burkina Faso on Monday have been found dead, raising the police death toll to 15, police sources said yester- day. The ambush occurred while the unit was on a relief mission to the town of Yirgou, which has been hit by recent violence, Security Minister Ousseini Compaore said in a statement. Initially 11 police officers were reported killed and four missing. Five police sources told Reuters that the four missing were now confirmed dead. Attacks by militants linked to al- Qaeda and Islamic State are surging across Africa’s Sahel region, killing thousands and displacing millions across Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. About 1.2 million people have been displaced by the violence in Burkina Faso. At least 132 people…

VATICAN CITY: A different type of participant dropped in on Pope Francis’ general audience at the Vatican yesterday – Spider-Man. A man dressed in a full, skin-tight, red, black and blue costume of the comic book character – including head cover – was sitting in a VIP section of the audience in the Vatican’s San Damaso Courtyard. He sat quietly next to a priest dressed in black who appeared to be unperturbed by the colourful character with big white eyes in the next seat. It was not immediately clear why Spider-Man had dropped in.…

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia’s parliamentary polls held on Monday, were conducted in a “credible” manner, the AU’s election observer mission said yesterday. “Overall the election and election day processes were conducted in an orderly, peaceful and credible manner,” former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo, the head of the mission of 100 observers, told a news conference in Addis Ababa. The election in the country of 109 million people has been billed by the government as the first free vote in the country’s history. But it has been marred by an opposition boycott, war and reports of irregularities in some areas.…

THE Junior Boks overcame heavily inclement conditions and a spirited Argentina yesterday afternoon to maintain their unbeaten record in the four-nation competition under way in Stellenbosch, with a 33-26 win. The South Africans were underdogs going into the match after they had struggled to beat Uruguay in their first match while the Pumitas had put 80 points past Georgia, who are the Boks’ opponents in the next round of matches on Monday. Rain lashed down on the players as they lined up for the national anthems and while it lessened when the game got under way, a muddy surface and a ball as slippery as soap had been ensured. Right wing Canan Moodie repeated his brace scored against Uruguay while Jordan Hendrikse, who is the current Lions…

Thobile Mazibuko thobile.mazibuko@inl.co.za Rich Mnisi is a true fashion icon. The multi award-winning designer broke the internet on Monday when he posted a picture of himself in a miniskirt, showing off his long legs. Mnisi wore a brown pleated miniskirt, white long sleeve shirt, Gucci pullover, white socks, sneakers and sunglasses, and completed the look with a Christian Dior saddlebag. Many people on Twitter loved his look. Some even encouraged more men to wear skirts. “If your masculinity depends on what you’re wearing, my man, you have issues. Your insecurities are showing,” commented @MogomotsiLebot2. It wasn’t the first time Mnisi rocked a miniskirt. I mean, with legs like his, it would be a crime if he didn’t show them off and teach the haters that clothes are non-binary. In November…

Baldwin Ndaba baldwin.ndaba@inl.co.za special tribunal DIGITAL Vibes’s legal troubles are mounting following the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) pledge to launch another court application to recover the entire R150 million which was allegedly irregularly and unlawfully paid to them. The pledge came after the SIU won a first-round victory to freeze more than R22m found in the company’s banking and investment accounts. Now the law enforcement agency has vowed to approach the Special Tribunal within 30 days with the aim of recovering the remainder of the amount through the attachment of properties belonging to the owners of Digital Vibes and those who benefited from the “irregular and unlawful” tender. SIU spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago said their next application would seek an order against Digital Vibes and other entities/individuals to pay back…

Ever wondered how astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) do their laundry? Well, they don't, and Nasa is working hard to solve what is one of the most thorny tasks in space – washing clothes. The space agency is planning to conduct a series of experiments using specially designed detergents from Procter and Gamble (P&G) to find a solution to the problem, the US consumer goods giant said this week. The vital nature of water on space missions has meant that astronauts have simply jettisoned used clothes, happy in the knowledge they will disintegrate as they re-enter the atmosphere. As a result, Nasa sends 72 kilograms of clothing per crew member to the ISS per year. For the longer run, with the US agency and Elon Musk's Space X…

GERRY NELSON | Durban North THE letter in The Mercury, June 22, titled: “Voters in quandary as major political parties comprised”, refers. When it comes to the best running of municipalities, the DA wins hands down according to the auditor-general. Other opposition parties to the ANC may also do just as well as the DA in running municipalities if only given the chance. There is no quandary. The ANC run their municipalities so badly that they, like eThekwini, have to continually raise rates and service charges to cover their continual mismanagement, ever growing size and poor service delivery. ANC-run municipalities are nothing more than an extension of central government. Socialist economic policies create unemployment, and municipalities help cater for the poor and for the growth of the ANC…

ERROL HICKS Hillcrest IT IS an acknowledged fact that hunger resulting from unemployment drives people to steal in desperation in order to feed their families. In South Africa, we have what is one of the worst situations in the world of violence accompanying theft, as evidenced in the brutal assault and murder of homeowners in their homes and on their farms, and in the hijacking of vehicles for illegal resale for cash. From the time that the ANC commenced governing the country in 1994, the expanded unemployment rate has risen year by year from 29% until, as at the third quarter 2019, when it reached 38.5% (before the impact of Covid-19), as per the Quarterly Labour Force Survey released by Statistics SA. It is an indisputable conclusion that the ANC’s…

Sibusiso Mboto sibusiso.mboto@inl.co.za Organised agriculture has called on the government to place farmers and farmworkers in the essential service category so that they can get Covid-19 vaccines early. African Farmers Association of South Africa (Afasa) and Agri SA have warned the government that failure to vaccinate the farming community could have dire implications and put the country’s food security at risk, this as the vaccination of teachers and other workers in the education sector got under way yesterday. Afasa president Jabulani Mthembu said the farming community had been at work even during the lockdown, a move which he said underlined the importance of the sector in the country’s economy. “This means that from the word go, the farming community has been exposed to a health risk for quite a while…

Sibusiso Mboto sibusiso.mboto@inl.co.za MORE than 10 branches of the ANC’s eThekwini region will not be represented when the governing party holds its elective conference set for next month, an interim report has revealed. The report was compiled by a three-member team from the party’s Joburg headquarters, Luthuli House, and is headed by NEC member Nomvula Mokonyane. Some of the reasons cited for the disqualification include: The inability for the meeting to have a quorum, which is the minimum number required to hold a meeting. Membership not meeting the threshold of making or setting up a branch. Members attending the meeting without their cards getting scanned. The report which was compiled on June 16 further indicates that of the party’s 111 branches, 63 have been verified with 48 qualifying, and 14…

Mushtak Parker A YEAR ago Dubai Police, in co-operation with the FBI, arrested a transnational cyberscam gang living in the UAE. They tracked the Nigerian gang leader through his Instagram account “Hushpuppi” and extradited him to the US to face criminal charges for alleged money laundering. The UAE and South Africa finally ratified an extradition treaty in June after 11 years of trying. What chance of a similar joint operation between Dubai Police and the Hawks in nabbing the Gupta sibling troika – Ajay, Rajesh and Atul, and their sidekick Salim Essa, and returning them from their emirate refuge to face charges of alleged corruption in South Africa? The fact that they fled suggests they either distrust South African justice or they have something to hide. After all, there is…

London: Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday extolled Britain’s decision to “take back control of our destiny”, five years after a divisive Brexit referendum whose political and economic aftershocks are still reverberating. The coronavirus pandemic has masked the trade dislocation caused by the referendum of June 23, 2016, in which a slim majority voted to end five decades of integration with the European mainland. The benefits promised by Johnson for a newly invigorated “Global Britain” remain a work in progress, while the UK’s own cohesion is at risk from an emboldened nationalist movement in pro-EU Scotland. But Johnson, who rode to power after years of post-referendum paralysis, remains upbeat. “Five years ago the British people made the momentous decision to leave the EU and take back control of our destiny. “Now…

Carrying a banner demanding “freedom for Catalonia”, separatist leaders who were jailed over their role in a failed 2017 bid for independence walked out of prison yesterday after the central government granted them pardons. Seven of the nine pardoned leaders were greeted by the pro-independence head of the Catalan regional government, Pere Aragones, outside the Lledoners jail, Reuters footage showed. “Amnesty is what we want and we will achieve it,” said former Catalan parliament speaker Carme Forcadell as she walked out of a separate jail in Barcelona, calling her release a “small victory”. Catalan separatists are seeking a broad amnesty for all those involved in the 2017 independence bid. The central government pardoned the nine politicians and activists in a gesture aimed at starting negotiations on solving the political conflict…

Stockholm: A draft UN report on a warming planet allows the world to “face the reality” of climate change, Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, 18, said yesterday. While the draft from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirmed that the “situation is very dire” and there is a “need to act right now”, Thunberg said it also made her hopeful since it “could wake people up”. The report, seen exclusively by AFP, projects how species extinction, more widespread disease, unliveable heat, ecosystem collapse, cities menaced by rising seas and other devastating climate impacts are accelerating. It says the impacts are bound to become painfully obvious before a child born today turns 30. Many thresholds are closer than thought and dire consequences stemming from decades of unbridled carbon pollution are…

New Delhi: India yesterday handed over to Bangladesh a 17-year-old girl who was pushed into prostitution six months ago by a gang involved in illegal human trafficking between the two countries. The girl, whose name was withheld, was lured by two members of the human trafficking gang in Bangladesh on the pretext of providing her with a job in a beauty parlour in India. Ravi Kant, commanding officer of 99 Battalion BSF, said the BSF was taking strict steps to prevent infiltration and human trafficking along the India-Bangladesh border.…

Stuart Hess stuart.hess@inl.co.za CRICKET South Africa’s new board of directors, will make the appointment of senior management - including a chief executive - one of its primary tasks as it sets out to restore trust in the organisation. At a meeting on Tuesday, Lawson Naidoo, one of the newly-appointed independent directors was chosen as chairman of the board, with senior counsel, Steven Budlender named as lead director. Naidoo said yesterday that in addition to filling management vacancies - which besides the chief executive also includes a new chief commercial officer - the board would look into the organisation’s finances, which have suffered as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic but also the incompetence of the previous administration. “We need to start working on stabilising the finance, and we must investigate…

SPANIARD Jon Rahm's thrilling victory at last weekend's US Open vaulted him past American Justin Thomas and into top spot in the final Olympic Golf Rankings, which were released on Tuesday. Americans rounded out the top five with Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Xander Schauffele and Bryson DeChambeau expected to represent Team USA in Tokyo. World number two Dustin Johnson had previously said he would not compete in the men's tournament, which will be held from 29 July to 1 August at the Kasumigaseki Country Club, clearing the way for DeChambeau to take the fourth US spot. Patrick Cantlay will serve as the first alternative for the American contingent, which will be the largest as no other country has more than two qualifiers in the 60-player field. Notable players who also finished…

ENGLAND’S limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan has denied mocking Indians in historical tweets, saying that the posts had been “taken out of context”. Morgan and white-ball vice-captain Jos Buttler were accused of mocking the Indian use of English language in tweets made in 2017 and 2018, which showed the use of the word “sir”. “I don’t really reflect on it a lot,” Morgan said. “If I call somebody ‘sir’ on social media, or anywhere around the world, it’s a sign of admiration and respect. “If that’s taken out of context there’s nothing I can control or do about it. “So I haven’t actually looked into it.” Reuters requested comment from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) but none was forthcoming at the time of going to print. Fast bowler Ollie…

Thami Magubane thami.magubane@inl.co.za RESIDENTS of eThekwini will have to fork out more for services as the municipality has announced it is imposing a water and sanitation infrastructure levy to raise funds to upgrade its infrastructure. It said ageing infrastructure affected the efficient supply of water and the treatment of sewage effluent. The levy will come into effect from the beginning of next month. The state of infrastructure is a huge concern for the municipality, as it is struggling to meet growing demands. However, the levy has come under fire from the opposition parties which said the levy was shifting the responsibility of infrastructure upgrades from the municipality to the residents. “This levy was approved at a full council meeting on May 27. The infrastructure levy will be charged at an…

Yes, a story to inspire us all – a rags-to-riches story from the US, land of opportunity. Every morning, the CEO of a large bank in Manhattan walks to the corner for a shoeshine. He sits in an armchair and reads the Wall Street Journal while the shoeshiner buffs his shoes to a mirror shine. One morning the shoeshiner asks: “What do you think about the situation in the stock market?” “Why are you interested?” ‘I have millions in your bank. I’m considering investing in the capital market.” “What’s your name?” “John H Smith.” Back at the bank the CEO asks: “Do we have a client named John H Smith?” “Certainly,” answers a senior manager, “he’s a high-net-worth customer with $12.6 million in his account.” The CEO walks back to…

PETER LIDDIARD | Botha’s Hill MUSHY peas have always been part of my life. My mother made them alongside her steak and kidney puddings. Regretfully, the puddings are no longer available in South Africa, even Harrods in London no longer stock them. We used to get tins of Batchelors Original Mushy Peas, imported from Liverpool in the UK, at Spar and Checkers but they are no longer on their shelves. Our chef Gareth Holland and his team make an excellent dish of mushy peas, but here at Rob Roy with a 100 residents with differing tastes, he cannot serve mushies every week. I used to scrape the pumpkin, butternut, rice and green beans off my lunch plate and substitute mushy peas or baked beans. What am I to…

COLIN BURGER | Assagay IT IS regularly brought to the public’s attention by the media that “South Africa is one of the most unequal societies in the world”. What we are not told is that inequality persists internationally and is not only racially based. I have been to Paris, London, Rome and Buenos Aires, and there is gross inequality in all of these cities. To keep blaming colonialism and apartheid for South Africa’s problems is incorrect and misleading. The ANC has been in power for 27 years and has done little to improve the lot of the millions of homeless and unemployed. The Zondo Commission has brutally exposed the state capture, corruption, theft, fraud and misappropriation of funds and the sheer negligence that has occurred under ANC rule.…

Police have arrested six soldiers, who were deployed to the Beitbridge border post, for alleged corruption. “Instead of carrying out their constitutional mandate of ensuring national security at the borders, they allegedly connived with vehicle smuggling syndicates to smuggle stolen vehicles in exchange for money. “It is further alleged that the suspects would demand R15 000 per vehicle that would be shared among themselves, which also endangers the majority of their honest colleagues,” said police spokesperson Matimba Maluleke. The suspects, between 30 and 51, whose military ranks range between lance-corporal and private, were arrested by the team in North West, Northern Cape and Free State this week. They were expected to make their first court appearance in the Musina Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Hawks head Godfrey Lebeya hailed the collaborative efforts…

Thami Magubane thami.magubane@inl.co.za AN Audit Committee report on the cash-strapped Durban Marine Theme Park (DMTP-Ushaka) has painted a bleak picture of the entity’s board of directors revealing numerous shortcomings that include lack of training. The eThekwini Municipality’s Audit Committee chairperson Nala Mhlongo tabled the report on Tuesday, detailing the numerous inadequacies they have identified. The report covered the municipal year quarter ending December 2020. Ushaka Marine is under serious financial strain, its viability has been questioned and opposition parties at council have been calling for its status as a stand-alone entity to be reviewed. The park recently received a R160 million bailout from the city to stay afloat, saying Covid-19 had led to decreased customer visits. In February, it requested a bailout of R66m from the municipality but was only…

Dr Deks Dekenah | Claremont IT IS SO sad, even heartbreaking to know, that so many people’s lives can be saved and the burden on the hospitals with this Covid-19 third wave can be lessened by a cheap treatment if someone in the health department or the government will just have the guts to do it. I cringe to think I am sharing this beautiful country with so many ignorant people in power. I have been helping many, many patients with the use of this miracle, lifesaving treatment regime and have not lost a single patient to Covid, even keeping them out of hospitals, and the government can do the same for all our citizens who have not been vaccinated yet. I personally have always used this treatment myself whenever…

Three people were killed, while 26 were injured in a blast in the Pakistani city of Lahore; six of the injured are in critical condition, police sources told Sputnik yesterday. The incident occurred in the Johar Town area, close to the residence of Hafiz Saeed, a UN-designated terrorist who is a co-founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba and the chief of Jamaat-ud-Dawah militant groups. Lahore Deputy Commissioner Mudassir Riaz Malik told Samaa TV that the injured include one police official, women and children. The cause of the explosion remains unclear. Lahore Police Chief Ghulam Mehmood Dogar told reporters the incident appeared to be a bomb blast and an investigation was under way. According to local medias, it could have been a gas pipeline explosion or an improvised explosive device blast. Punjab Inspector…

Nicaragua’s government is facing growing international pressure this week to halt a crackdown on political opponents amid reports that a prominent journalist fled the country and a former first lady was placed under house arrest. In a joint statement, 59 countries at the UN Human Rights Council, including the US, urged the government of President Daniel Ortega to roll back the campaign that has targeted opposition leaders, journalists, human rights activists and business executives for harassment and arrest ahead of presidential elections in November. “We are deeply concerned that recently enacted laws unduly restrict political participation, freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association. The arbitrary dissolution of political parties and the criminal proceedings against multiple presidential contenders and dissidents are especially worrisome,” the statement said. In recent weeks, authorities have…

COLOMBO: Marine creatures including sea turtles that were washed ashore along the Sri Lankan coastal line over recent days died over a chemical leak from the X-Press Pearl vessel, Sri Lanka’s Minister of Wildlife and Forest Conservation CB Rathnayake said yesterday. Rathnayake said investigations would continue to determine the exact cause of deaths. “A large number of sea creatures in the ocean have died as a result of the fire aboard the X-Press Pearl vessel that was transporting chemicals. Investigations were conducted to determine the cause of death and clear signs of acid burns were visible on the dead sea turtles,” Rathnayake said.…

eshlin.vedan@inl.co.za Comment KAIZER Chiefs fans will do well to keep that champagne on ice ahead of this weekend’s second leg of the CAF Champions League semi-final against Wydad Casablanca. Undoubtedly, the Glamour Boys did fantastically well to beat Wydad away from home and they deserve praise for that. But the shock victory was also made possible by goalkeeper Bruce Bvuma who delivered the greatest performance of his career in the game. There is no doubt that the away team will once again be looking to test the Chiefs shot-stopper at the FNB Stadium on Saturday and it would be unrealistic for the club to expect heroics from him in every game. Should Chiefs win the Champions League despite their poor league form, it will not be the first time…

WHILE South Africa battles its third wave of Covid-19 infections, the Safa says everything will be done to ensure the bio-secure environment of the Cosafa Cup next month. The Cosafa Cup runs from 6-18 July in Nelson Mandela Bay, and as this week SA was recording in excess of 11 000 new Covid-19 cases per day on a seven-day average. “We are in the third wave, so it means our protocols must be strictly adhered to. Everyone that will be coming into the bio-secure environment will have to produce a negative Covid-19 certificate. That includes players, team officials, Cosafa staff and all volunteers,” Safa’s chief medical officer Thulani Ngwenya said. Ngwenya added that at the end of the group stage, everyone that remains will have to have a second test.…