Innehållsförteckning för 2022-11-16 från Cape Argus

An individual who ceases to be a South African tax resident may have two consecutive tax years in a single 12-month tax period (that is, March 1 to February 28). This happens when an individual ceases to be a South African tax resident. That individual’s tax year is deemed to have ended on the date immediately before the day on which they ceased their South African tax residency. The same individual’s subsequent tax year is deemed to commence on the day on which that individual ceased to be a South African tax resident. For example, if Person X ceases to be a tax resident on September 1, 2022, their last tax year as a South African tax resident would have begun on March 1, 2022 and ended on July 31,…

Compelling new dance piece Sullied explores what scholar Pumla Dineo Gqola calls South Africa’s “Female Fear Factory”: rape. Written by Nomakhwezi Becker and directed by Matjamela Motloung, Sullied is choreographed by the Standard Bank Young Artist of the Year for Dance 2021, Kristi-Leigh Gresse. Sullied will run at the Market Theatre from November 24 to December 11. It explores the themes of religion, body politics, racism, gender, sexuality, rape culture, and toxic masculinity in a politically charged country led by powerful male politicians. Motloung told IOL Entertainment the production examines the psychological effects of patriarchal ideologies and misogyny. “In Sullied, the story is not told purely from a survivor or victim’s point of view. We also try to explore the perpetrator’s mind. We wanted to create an art piece that…

A 16-year-old KwaZulu-Natal pupil appeared in court yesterday for shooting and wounding his teacher after an argument at Mqhawe Secondary School in Ntuzuma. The SAPS said that at about 11.30am last Thursday, a pupil shot a 30-year-old teacher after he reprimanded him for making a noise while matric pupils were writing an exam. The pupil then threatened the teacher and told him he would shoot him when school was over. Provincial police spokesperson Nqobile Gwala confirmed the incident. “A case of attempted murder is being investigated by Inanda SAPS. A 16-year-old suspect was arrested and charged. He is appearing in the Ntuzuma Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday (yesterday),” she said. KZN Education Department spokesperson Muzi Mahlambi urged society to lend a helping hand in dealing with unruly pupils. “We…

Retired police officer Johannes Burger yesterday insisted on standing by the evidence he gave at the original 1970 inquest into the death in police custody of anti-apartheid struggle activist Imam Abdullah Haron. This despite Judge Daniel Thulare assuring him he had no reason to fear telling the truth all these years later. Burger, the last surviving police officer from the period of the Imam’s detention, was testifying for a second day at the reopened inquest into Imam Haron’s death. The judge was questioning Burger about his evidence at the reopened inquest. This after the family’s advocate, Howard Varney, told Burger that when making his submissions he would say that Burger was aware of the abuse of political detainees by the apartheid police Security Branch in the last two weeks of…

The Basic Conditions of Employment Act No 75 of 1997, as amended, governs different types of leave. There was an Amendment Act No 10 of 2018 that covered various amendments, including leave for adoption. There is confusion within the Department of Employment and Labour. It doesn’t seem to properly educate its inspectors and advisers. Above this, many trade union officials have not been kept up to date on the new types of leave. Lately, I have had many queries about adoption leave. Obviously, adoption must be that as envisaged in the Children’s Act of 2005. Under the legislation, maternity benefits will be paid to adoptive parents. An employee who is an adoptive parent of a child below the age of 2 is entitled to at least 10 weeks’ leave…

Rassie Erasmus joined coach Jacques Nienaber at the Springboks team announcement press conference yesterday ahead of the Italy Test, and predictably, he drew much of the attention because of his perceived war on referees. Except Erasmus doesn’t see it like that, of course, and says the public are attaching their own interpretations and narratives to his ‘innocent” clips of passages of play. Earlier in the day, the former loose forward had been heavily criticised by former World No 1 referee Nigel Owens, who said the SA Director of Rugby was bringing the game into disrepute. In New Zealand, they would say Erasmus is playing “ducks and drakes” with his play on words and concealed messages in that he doesn’t directly have a go at poor refereeing decisions, but the subtext…

Morocco have been drawn in a tough Group F alongside Belgium, Canada and Croatia, but they can still realistically aim to advance beyond the group stage of the World Cup starting in Qatar on Sunday. Things will not be easy for Walid Regragui’s side, especially as every team in the group will feel they can go beyond the group stage. Even Canada, who are playing in the World Cup for the first time since 1986, will feel that they can be a surprise package in Qatar. If coach Regragui’s side want to progress, it is vital that they aim to record a victory over Canada, while also picking up a point at least against Belgium and Croatia. The team will be led by veteran Besiktas defender Romain Saiss, and their…

Black Friday is a major highlight on countless people’s calendars – and for good reason: it signals the start of the festive season and holidays to come. It’s also the one time of the year when just about everything seems to be on sale. With yet another interest rate hike expected the day before Black Friday, Farzana Botha, Segment Solutions Manager at Sanlam Savings, warns that these deals might not be all they’re cut out to be. Botha shares five things you need to know before you splurge on the biggest shopping day of the year: 1. Determine wants versus needs It’s gratifying to get a discount on something you need or have wanted for a while, says Botha. It makes sense to delay a purchase until you are confident…

Rescued girl’s father speaks as 7 are held the father of kidnapped Abirah Dekhta has revealed chilling details about the 8-year-old girl’s 10-day ordeal after she was reunited with her family unharmed. Aslam Dekhta recounted the joy and sense of relief when his daughter was brought to their Rylands home by police on Monday evening. The Rylands Primary School learner was kidnapped on her way to school just after 7am on November 4, at Amber Court, along Yusuf Gool Boulevard, Rylands. The two men, who were in a white Nissan twin-cab bakkie, also accosted and robbed the driver of the learner transport vehicle Abirah was in. “I was crying. I couldn’t control my emotions. When she came, all she said was ‘Papa’,” he said. Dekhta, who owns a cellphone shop…

Police Minister Bheki Cele has issued a stern warning to criminals planning on breaking the law this festive season. Cele joined the provincial police management yesterday in Mitchells Plain to launch the Safer Festive Season campaign. From December 15, the province will receive 1 118 of the 10 000 newly recruited police officers. Cele said the province was one of the three that would receive the larger number of these officers. With this year’s holiday season operations being held under the theme of “More boots on the ground towards enhanced police visibility”, 16 vehicles were also handed over and would be deployed at different police stations in the province. Three mobile police stations for the Vrygrond, Dunoon and Zwelitsha communities were also handed over. Cele called on the…

Members of the family of assassinated ANC political activist Dulcie September will be in a Paris court today for the hearing of a civil matter about whether the French government should have accorded her protection when she alerted local police that her life was in danger. Athlone-born September was the chief representative for the ANC in France, Switzerland and Luxembourg at the time of her murder in Paris on March 29, 1988. The tribunal judiciaire de Paris (Court of Paris) will hear final arguments in a case brought by the Mandela Foundation which will determine whether the French state should have acceded to her request after she had asked them twice for protection. September’s nephew, Michael Arendse, said yesterday that the most favourable outcome the family could wish for from…

THE Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Company (TMACC) is to host another international “Take A Hike” campaign which will take place over three days. Hikers can participate in the venture from today until Friday from 7.30am to 3pm. It will begin at the Platteklip Gorge trail towards the top of the mountain. Hikers will collect litter along the way and discard it on top at the Twelve Apostles Terrace. This will be the third time the TMACC will host this event. Last year, 310 hikers participated and 28.5kg of litter was collected. Managing director Wahida Parker said: “This initiative talks to the values which hold up our organisation; working collaboratively because it is our shared responsibility to preserve this heritage site for future generations. “As custodians, we take it upon…

The Western Cape Education Department is calling on schools in the province to enter the “Letter to my library” contest in which schools can win up to R25 000 in library resources. The contest is held in celebration of International School Library Month by the Western Cape Education Department’s Education Library in partnership with Information Services. It takes place in October each year. This year pupils are asked to write a letter to their library. Each letter must be addressed to the library, and must speak about several points, such as why the library is important to the pupil, what it can be used for, what the pupil’s favourite books are, and how R25 000 would help their school. Each school can collate as many letters as it wishes to…

Lionel Messi says he is cautious over Argentina’s chances as he prepares to lead the team at the World Cup, seeking to crown a glorious career by lifting the trophy in Qatar. The South American side have won the trophy twice – in 1978 and 1986 – with Messi a defeated finalist in 2014. “We are very excited,” Messi said in an interview with Conmebol, the South American football federation. “We have a very nice group that is very eager, but we think about going little by little. We know that World Cup groups are not easy.” Argentina’s opening match at the World Cup is next Tuesday against Saudi Arabia in Group C, which also includes Mexico and Poland. They will play a final friendly today in Abu Dhabi against…

When planning for the future, having an end goal in mind is essential on your journey to success. When it comes to our finances, saving is the reason we plan, but many South Africans are finding saving to be an unattainable goal. The South African Reserve Bank’s Quarterly Bulletin revealed that only 13.3% of South Africa’s GDP is saved. Some of the world’s top national savings rates are between 44% and 64%, which indicates that South Africans severely lack a savings culture. Janine Horn, a certified financial adviser from Momentum Financial Planning, encouraged South Africans to take that leap and set up a savings plan. She said: “As South Africans, we are proud people but also keep our heads in the sand. Our financial literacy is so dismal, and if…

Three Grassy Park men who were arrested for a triple murder after a breakthrough by Anti-Gang Unit detectives in September have put reasons before court as to why they should be released on bail. Ishmael Amardien, Ebrahim Barendse and his brother Yusuf Barendse will return to court on November 24 and 28 where they face three counts of murder and four of attempted murder following their arrest on September 8. A damning affidavit by AGU detective Camilla Jones, handed to court in opposition to their release, suggested that the State had a strong case against the trio. Jones said if released on bail there was a likelihood that witnesses would be intimidated by them, given that their father, Muhsin Barendse, was arrested for the same offence. She said the safety…

The Constitutional Court has reserved judgment in the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) constitutional challenge to the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act (Aarto) and the Aarto Amendment Act. The challenge brought the constitutionality of South Africa’s strict new driving laws into focus following January’s court ruling declaring parts of the legislation unconstitutional. It was on hold pending confirmation from the Constitutional Court. Speaking after the court reserved judgment, Outa executive director Stefanie Fick said: “We are still confident the judges will consider our argument favourably. Aarto needs to be scrapped and to go back to the legislators.” Aarto is the legislation that provides for the penalising of drivers and operators of motor vehicles who are guilty of traffic or road infringements through a system of demerit points that…

After years of neglect and surrounding communities complaining about the poor state of the Strandfontein area, the City is ramping up efforts to develop and rehabilitate the coastal area of the Strandfontein Pavilion To this end it has called for public comments on its draft development framework for a possible Strandfontein urban node on the False Bay coastline. However, some residents felt this call was simply a check-box exercise and their comments would not be meaningfully incorporated into the City’s plans, despite the appeal for input from residents and local communities. The City said the primary focus area of this development, which was informed by a study that was completed in June this year, was the Strandfontein pavilion. Deputy mayor and spatial planning and environment MMC, Eddie Andrews, said: “Once…

Cristiano Ronaldo says Manchester United’s owners, the Glazer family, “don’t care” about how successful the Premier League giants are on the pitch in another salvo against the club. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner has been a peripheral figure this season under new manager Erik ten Hag, and was disciplined for refusing to come on as a substitute. But the Portugal superstar had returned to the side in recent weeks, and even captained the Red Devils in a 3-1 loss at Aston Villa. However, the 37-year-old was absent from the squad in Sunday’s 2-1 victory over Fulham in United’s final match before a six-week break for the World Cup. In an explosive interview with TalkTV on Sunday, Ronaldo – who made his name at Old Trafford – said he felt “betrayed”…

Gerald Coetzee is a firebrand who bowls with great pace and possesses the same kind of snarling aggression that made Dale Steyn popular. Coetzee was called into the Proteas Test squad for the tour to Australia, although he’s only likely to play in the case of injury. It’s a call-up that has been long in the making … not because of any startling form Coetzee has shown at domestic first-class level, but possibly because he’s started fulfilling the potential he had as a kid. Coetzee has long been on the radar of South African cricket – there was talk of a lanky teenager out of Bloemfontein eight years ago, with phrases like ‘Morné Morkel 2.0’ being thrown around. He cemented his name in local circles with an impressive set of…

Monnapule Saleng had a fantastic first half of the season at Orlando Pirates and he’s eager to take his career up a notch by becoming a Bafana Bafana regular. Two seasons ago, Saleng bagged the Golden Boot award in the National First Division thanks to his trickery, speed and eye for goal at Free State Stars. That prompted Pirates to sign him, but he didn’t become an instant fit at the club, which saw him loaned out to Swallows FC for the rest of the campaign. Saleng, though, was so good at Swallows that he booked a one-way ticket back to the Bucs, where he’s working with a new coach in Jose Riveiro. Life at Pirates got off to a slow start for Saleng, but when he got a rare…